COMMUNITY CARE OUTCOMES MATURITY MODEL (C-COMM)®

The foundation for strong non-acute care and population health.

Maturity Models
Effective care across every community setting

C-COMM is the framework for measuring the value of your digital systems and connecting all non-acute care settings.

  • Improve care continuity with a framework

    C-COMM helps you roll out cutting-edge healthcare tech—and save money with vendor-agnostic guidance.

  • Engage patients in their healthcare

    You’ll use digital tools to identify gaps in access and leverage technology to meaningfully connect patients with their clinical team.

  • Build governance across your entire system

    Our framework will help you create clear governance policies, so your facilities handle patient data the same way.

  • Measure the value of your digital tools

    your digital technology’s impact on community care, and measure adoption by patients and clinicians.

  • HIMSS helped us understand where we’re at- and where we needed to go.

    Gabriel Garcia-Lopez

    Director, Los Angeles LGBT Center

  • Your C-COMM journey

    Explore the stages of the C-COMM implementation process and see how this solution will allow you to securely capture and exchange data between healthcare settings.

  • Stage 0

    Manual and paper-based documentation

    Heavy reliance on manual and paper-based documentation, which often led to inefficiencies and errors.

  • Stage 1

    Establishing digital access

    Establish digital access to patient records, ensuring that healthcare providers could retrieve information quickly and accurately.

  • Stage 2

    Digitally-enabled patient engagement

    By leveraging digital tools, healthcare providers enhanced patient engagement, allowing for more interactive and personalized care experiences.

  • Stage 3

    Fully-digital clinical documentation

    Transitioning to fully-digital clinical documentation streamlined workflows and improved the accuracy and accessibility of patient information.

  • Stage 4

    Population-level data usage

    Utilizing population-level data enabled healthcare systems to identify trends, improve public health strategies, and allocate resources more effectively.

  • Stage 5

    Clinical governance and online records

    Implementing robust clinical governance and maintaining online records ensures compliance with regulations and enhanced the security and integrity of patient data.

  • Stage 6

    Advanced clinical decision support

    Advanced clinical decision support systems provides healthcare professionals with real-time insights and recommendations, improving patient outcomes and care quality.

  • Stage 7

    Fully-integrated health information exchange

    A fully-integrated health information exchange facilitates seamless sharing of patient information across different healthcare providers, enhancing coordination and continuity of care.

Talk to an expert about our Maturity Models

There's a HIMSS Maturity Model for everyone, and each model classifies a dimension of your digital health from Stages 0 to 7. Your system’s future starts right here.

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