PCDC NEWS

PCDC continues to make headway in our efforts to ensure excellent healthcare in every neighborhood.

PCDC SUPPORTS NYS BUDGET PRIMARY CARE BOOST: Read more.

PCDC ASKS: WILL NYS GET HEALTHCARE REFORM RIGHT THIS YEAR?: Read more.

PCDC STANDS BY MAYOR BLOOMBERG'S COMMITTMENT TO PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY CARE: Read more.

PRIMARY CARE COMPENSATION NEEDS MORE THAN A BAND-AID:Read more.

PCDC STUDY IDENTIFIES KEYS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND SPREAD OF IMPROVEMENTS ATTAINED THROUGH A LEARNING COLLABORATIVE: Read full study.

THE PRIMARY CARE DEVELOPMET CORPORATION (PCDC) WINS THE WACHOVIA NEXT AWARD FOR OPPORTUNITY FINANCE: Read more.

DOCTORS SERVING POOR COMMUNITIES LOSE MONEY ON EVERY PATIENT VISIT, LEAVING THEM TO SCRAMBLE TO MAKE UP FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT SHORTFALL—READ PCDC’S STUNNING NEW REPORT: “New York’s Primary Care Reimbursement—A Roadmap to Better Outcomes”

The Crain's Health Pulse 12.07.07 - "Primary Care Study"

The New York Sun 12.07.07 - "Report Shows Poor Patients Cost Doctors"

The New York Post 12.07.07 - Lo$ing Patients"

The New York Daily News 12.07.07 - "Docs to poor burned"

NY1 News 12.07.07 - "Community Health Clinic To Open In Fordham"

NY 1 TV Coverage 12.07.07

NY1 Noticias TV Coverage 12.07.07

1010 Wins Radio 12.07.07

WFUV Radio 12.07.07

The Epoch Times Chinese Edition 12.08.07

Drum Major Institute(DMI) Blog

PCDC PROVIDES $5.8 MILLION LOAN TO THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY HEALTH TO ACQUIRE MID-HUDSON HEALTH CARE NETWORK: The acquisition saves access to primary care for 43,000 patients in New York’s Mid-Hudson region.

Daily Freeman 10.31.07-“Health institutes merge to survive”

Times Herald-Record 10.29.07-“Takeover means major overhaul in family health”

PCDC RECEIVES $1.1 MILLION HIT GRANT: PCDC receives $1.1 million from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study how health information technology can improve health outcomes for patients with high blood pressure. Read more.

The New York Sun 10.23.07-“Funds to Study Impact of Health Information Technology”

PCDC ASSUMES THE LENDER COORDINATOR ROLE FOR THE BUREAU OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (BPHC) LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM FOR FQHCs: Read more.

PCDC RECEIVES $40 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS: PCDC receives $40 million in tax credits from the U.S. Treasury Department to provide low-interest loans to community health centers across New York State. Read more.

Crain’s Health Pulse 10.12.07-“PCDC Award”

PCDC NATIONAL SUMMIT ON PRIMARY CARE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: PCDC thanks the supporters, speakers, and all those  who attended the Summit on September 19th, 2007 in NYC! Read Summit highlights and presentations and learn more about our national Primary Care Emergency Preparedness Program™.

PRIMARY CARE POLICY: PCDC is committed to advancing New York State's primary care system and is proud to be one of the founding founders of the Primary Care Coalition. To learn more about the Primary Care Coalition, please go to www.nyprimarycarehome.org.

NYC PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE REPORT: PCDC and The New York Health and Hospitals Corporation issued a report showing a significant shortage of primary care physicians serving low-income communities in New York City. To learn more, please read the report: A Primary Care Capacity Shortage in New York City and The Potential Impact of Hospital Closures.

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