What is Project ECHO ® ? Project ECHO ® (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) is an evidence-based intervention that transforms the interface between primary care and specialty medicine. Project ECHO ® is a recurring teleconference that joins primary care providers and specialists to discuss cases and brief didactics to improve health outcomes for patients with complex illnesses. Project ECHO ® is also a tool to help practices transform care delivery, implement best practices and improve quality of care. Unique Features of Community Health Center, Inc.’s Project ECHO ® Community Health Center, Inc. is the only Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to operate its own Project ECHO ® clinics. CHC’s Project ECHO ® clinics are specifically designed to meet the needs of safety net primary care providers and their communities. CHC conducts Project ECHO ® sessions for multiple specialties and provides nationwide access for individual health centers as well as larger entities. CHC’s Project ECHO ® uses a cloud-based videoconferencing system that is user-friendly, secure, and HIPAA-compliant. Participants can easily connect via desktop or laptop computer, Android, iOS smartphone, tablet computer, or videoconferencing systems. No additional infrastructure is required. See reverse side for information on options and features. About Community Health Center, Inc. and Weitzman Institute Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) is Connecticut’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), a Level 3 NCQA Certified Patient-Centered Medical Home, and a Joint Commission Certified Primary Care Medical Home offering comprehensive medical, behavioral health and dental services. It is an indepen- dent, private, non-profit organization. With 130,000 active patients, CHC is the health care home that works to keep its patients—and communities—healthy. In 2013, CHC created the Weitzman Institute (WI) as a dedicated research and quality improvement institute embedded within a large FQHC. The research agenda at WI focuses on answering questions that arise in the daily practice of primary care, adopting patient-centered strategies and promoting the im- plementation of evidence-based care. WI excels at providing targeted technical and systems redesign assistance and developing customized best practice resource manuals and evaluation plans for partner organizations engaged in community health and quality improvement research. Bring Specialty Care Expertise into your Primary Care Practice is a program of 631 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457 | www.weitzmaninstitute.org | Facebook/CHCInc; Twitter(@CHCProjectECHO) © Community Health Center, Inc. 2016. All Rights Reserved.