Formerly known as Southern Piedmont Community Care Plan, our name has changed and we are doing business as Community Care of Southern Piedmont.  Our new logo symbolizes the core values and goals of the organization.  The trunk of the tree is a human being that represents the focus we have on healthcare and the well-being of the people of North Carolina.  The branches represent Community Care of North Carolina’s (CCNC) strength from the united energies and resources of its 14 North Carolina networks.  The effervescent colors communicate the staying power of good health and the different hues reflect the diversity of each local network, designed around specific community needs.  Underneath the surface of the tree, deep roots reflect CCNC’s great, extended efforts to provide North Carolina one of the oldest and largest medical home programs.

CCSP  is one of the 14 local networks that make up Community Care of North Carolina, an innovative statewide partnership.  Over five years, Community Care networks have saved the state more than $700 million, according to independent studies.  The tremendous success of Community Care of North Carolina’s fourteen networks has positioned the state and its networks for significant opportunities during the forthcoming changes in healthcare.  All of these changes position CCofSP to be a vehicle for a shared savings pilot with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  CCofSP will also partner with Blue Cross & Blue Shield’s telephonic case management provider, Active Health, in managing the State Health Plan employees.

For more than a decade CCofSP has served patients and taxpayers by reducing reliance on emergency rooms, emphasizing prevention and promoting evidence-based care.  That reputation earned us a $15 million grant, in May of 2010, to strengthen local health information technology (HIT) infrastructure making us one of just 17 winners, in the U.S., selected by The Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program.

With this three-year investment, CCofSP will work to establish a more seamless, integrated health care experience focused on:

• Transitioning patients to medical homes
• Improving management of chronic conditions
• Managing population health through increased collaboration among communities

Everyone in the communities, regardless of income level, insurance status or health condition, stands to benefit from stronger HIT and improved care models that enhance quality of care, reduce costs and create more engaged patients.