Medication-related harm remains one of the leading causes of preventable emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and poor health outcomes among older adults and individuals with complex medical needs. Many patients receive care from multiple providers, take numerous medications, and face social and economic barriers that can make medication management especially challenging. These factors create opportunities for medication errors, adverse drug events, and gaps in care that too often go undetecte...
PCCI Publishing: “Building Connected Communities of Care” is your guide to creating population health systems In a PCCI’s book, “Building Connected Communities of Care,” the authors Keith Kosel, PhD, and Steve Miff , PhD, created a playbook that offers a step-by-step program for coordinating medical and community-based resources to change how, where and when healthcare is delivered. The book is a practical, how-to guide for health systems, payers, communities, philanthropic agencies, found...
Download Here: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/182417982/ Urban solutions don’t solve rural health problems. Analyses through PCCI’s Community Vulnerability Compass (CVC) indicate that rural Texas faces a distinct chronic disease crisis characterized by entrenched clinical conditions and significant barriers to healthcare access, including connectivity, provider shortages, and infrastructure erosion. Despite stable family structures and low unemployment, over 80% of rural populations live in ...
PCCI has released its 2022 Annual Impact Report virtually. PCCI’s 2022 Annual Impact Report outlines PCCI’s efforts over the past year to help support those most in need in our communities. The report includes insights into PCCI’s innovations including PCCI’s efforts to fight COVID-19 in Dallas the conclusion of the Accountable Health Communities Model in Dallas County, pediatric asthma mitigation, preterm birth prevention and much more. Or click here to download the PDF version of the report: PCCI 2022...
Dallas County Launches New Diabetes and Hypertension Surveillance Systems DALLAS – On September 10, 2025, Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS), in collaboration with Parkland Health and the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI), launched the Diabetes and Hypertension Surveillance Systems, which are powerful new tools designed to track and better understand diabetes and hypertension across Dallas County. The systems will feature publicly accessible dashboards, available on the ...
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How PCCI’s Innovative Community Vulnerability Compass Offers the Most Effective Way to Understand Our Community’s Health and Root Causes Yolande Pengetnze, MD, MS, Senior Vice President, Clinical Leadership, PCCI If you are leading efforts to improve and understand public health in your community, we’ve researched and validated that PCCI’s Community Vulnerability Compass (CVC) offers an improvement in advanced insights and performance compared to existing tools that measure community socioeconomi...
VIDEO: PCCI ‘s Sachs Summer Scholars Innovation Showcase for 2025 This year’s class of PCCI’s Sachs Summer Scholars have spent this term working closely with PCCI’s data scientists and clinical leaders on programs that have real impact. They have also had a chance to witness Parkland Health and Parkland Community Health Plan programs to help them understand their contributions serving vulnerable communities. They’ve also had a lot of fun along their journey. The Innovation Showcase video shows ho...
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