Program areas at MPCA
Mpca provides administrative and non-financial assistance to community health centers and migrant health programs in Montana in three areas: program development (connecting 330 resources to need), performance improvement (operations/administration) and program requirements (finance/program management). Three major activities include training and technical assistance - mpca provides training and technical assistance to promote access and quality of Care in health centers. Topics include, but are not limited to, quality improvement, risk management, corporate compliance, coding, leadership, finance, human resources, grant requirements, advocacy, government relations and health policy, funding and partnership opportunities, health information technology, patient centered medical home and other new initiatives, data and evaluation, needs assessments, recruitment and retention, and governance and board training.
Community development - mpca helps identify areas with high unmet need and works with communities to develop local health Care solutions to improve access to Primary Care and preventative health services. This includes providing technical assistance in developing appropriate health systems, promoting collaborative community efforts and developing appropriate infrastructure and referral systems.
Advocacy -- mpca monitors current health policy and serves as a voice for community health centers on policy issues by identifying and supporting key state and federal issues, mpca works with the national Association of community health centers and other partners to provide education and advocacy to promote better access to quality healthcare.