CapitalCare Collaborative*

From: Wake County Medical Society

Purpose: Improve access to care and quality of care available through medical safety net providers in Wake County.

How:

  1. Establish a web-based network for eligibility and screening of uninsured patients.
  2. Create a shared health record accessible to participating medical providers.
  3. Administer web based pharmaceutical patient assistance.

Outcomes:

  1. Improved identification and enrollment in reimbursable programs.
  2. Reduced duplication of services.
  3. Proactive management of complicated patients.
  4. Creation of a county-wide collaborative addressing the management of uninsured patients.

Cost/Term: $50,000 over two years. April 2007-March 2008