CCI is excited to announce their recent application for the Health Care Innovation Challenge (HCIC) Grant. CCI was introduced in the spring of 2010 to a developing consortium of medical professionals in Wisconsin that were interested in combining the traditional medical model with the behavioral or 'social determinants of health'. They were excited that CCI had a comprehensive system to assess, plan, and monitor behavioral components in multiple core areas of life through a HIPAA compliant web-based platform.

Over the last several months, they introduced CCI to several additional partners in both the medical and behavioral arenas, and the developing relationships formed an ideal foundation for the Health Care Innovation Challenge grant. It was decided that CCI, along with its Rockford based ally SupplyCore, would be the preferred applicant with our combined experience in collaborative software development and data integration. The grant will be a dual state initiative with implementations and partners in Wisconsin and Rockford.

The HCIC is a one billion dollar national grant funded through Health and Human Services (HHS). Grant recipients will receive their awards over three years, ranging from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000 per year. CCI applied for more than $16,000,000 over the three year grant period.

If the application is successful, advantages for Rockford will include: 1) increased health and welfare of the uninsured and underinsured in our community; 2) a significant portion of the grant application being administered and spent locally in the form of new jobs including a new breed of workforce development with cross training in both medical and behavioral aspects; 3) expansion of our local collaborative efforts; 4) significant positive recognition for Rockford.

Our commitment to Rockford and building a better Rockford has remained strong as we experience tremendous growth on a national scale, and continue to search for opportunities to bring additional jobs, revenue streams, and positive recognition into Rockford.