Clinician's Network
The Florida Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. Clinician's Network is a quality enhancement network comprised of health care professionals from Federally Qualified Health Centers throughout the state of Florida. The network is comprised of individuals representing various areas of clinical services including, but not limited to medical, nursing, mental health, dental and pharmacy.
The Clinician's Network is designed to strengthen and spread quality improvement processes and best practices through communication and the exchange of knowledge and experiences. The network also serves as a means by which resources, tools, policies and procedures are shared among clinicians throughout Florida.
The network provides a forum for discussion and problem solving related to the needs of clinicians throughout the state regarding the medical care delivered in Federally Qualified Health Centers, including underserved and special (homeless, migrant, etc.) populations. The information acquired by this means will play a critical role in planning improvement projects, as well as pursuing funding opportunities to address the needs of health centers throughout Florida.
The association places a strong emphasis on its role in assisting Florida's Federally Qualified Health Centers to ensure that the highest level of clinical quality is maintained. The Clinician's Network Advisory Committee assists association staff in determining the technical assistance and educational programming content that will best serve the Clinician's Network.
The Clinician's Network Advisory Committee meets at times that coincide with regularly scheduled board meetings, typically three times per year, and much of the business and progress of the network is discussed during such meetings. In addition to these meetings, FACHCs Clinician's Network hosts an annual Clinical Symposium which serves as a method to provide and promote continuing education for any health center clinical staff. These annual symposiums are designed especially for health center staff to receive training and knowledge in most aspects of clinical care provided to patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers. Special emphasis is placed on allowing the opportunity for networking with clinicians serving similar populations and working in similar situations.
Health center staff serving on the network's advisory committee has a strong knowledge of issues affecting community health centers in Florida as a whole.
For more information on FACHCs Clinician's Network, please contact:
Miranda Paschal, M.Ed.
Clinical Quality Coordinator
(850) 942-1822
miranda@fachc.org