PCDC Deal

The Primary Care Development Corp. is partnering with the Crescent City Beacon Community to strengthen the New Orleans health care infrastructure and improve care for more than 50,000 underserved patients. One of 17 communities chosen to participate in the Beacon Community Grant Program of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Crescent City Beacon was awarded $13 million over three years to improve the quality of health services for populations suffering from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. PCDC will provide training to support clinical and administrative staff for 18 Crescent City Beacon practices, including community health centers. The training will focus on risk stratification of patients, creating disease registries, developing care management protocols, using care teams to manage patients with chronic diseases, and adopting clinical decision support systems.