HealthMatch has distinct advantages over its community partners to be successful in the development and implementation of this initiative. These advantages include:
Understanding of local communities and needs vs. national recruitment firms with no community knowledge base.
Nationally recognized and supported mission
Neutral, non-competitive to community partners
Not constrained by anti-kickback legislation in regards to physician recruitment
Established relationships and partners within targeted communities
Expertise in facilitating collaborations between community organizations, healthcare partners and educational institutions
Possesses expertise in needs assessment, practice development and management, grant development and management, and physicians recruitment
Staff resources dedicated to the initiative
Access to data and resources through the New York AHEC Statewide System
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