Nonprofit Arizona Health-e Connection received a $3.6 million federal grant for healthcare quality improvement, according to azcentral.
Here are five notes:
1. The nonprofit will use the funds to help physicians increase care quality and lower costs.
2. If the organization provides positive outcomes after one year, the grant could be increased to $14.6 million.
3. Arizona Health-e Connection will work with Mercy Care Plan and Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care to provide solutions.
4. The money will go toward the creation of patient notification alerts and improvement of behavioral health and substance abuse screening.
5. This grant is a part of the total $685 million given to healthcare organizations nationally to improve healthcare quality.