One method Southcentral Foundation uses to both control costs and improve community health is population-based care management. One of the main ways SCF achieves this is through nurse case management, where registered nurses work as part of SCF’s Integrated Care Teams to support customer-owners in achieving wellness.
As part of its efforts to provide comprehensive healthcare in the region it serves, Southcentral Foundation operates 17 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). An FQHC is defined as “a community-based health care provider that receives federal funding to provide comprehensive primary care services to underserved populations.”(1) 15 of the FQHCs SCF operates are located in rural Alaska, while two are located in Anchorage.
