{"id":30718,"date":"2019-01-16T08:40:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T13:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=30718"},"modified":"2019-01-16T08:40:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T13:40:07","slug":"lch-moves-to-team-based-to-better-serve-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=30718","title":{"rendered":"LCH moves to Team-Based to better serve community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8873\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Blue-Team.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8873\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8873\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Blue-Team-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the LCH Blue Team left to right: Monserrat Balbuena, Medical Assistant, Dr. Federico Ceppa, M.D., Director of Primary Care, Clark Davis, Caseworker and Workforce Development Program Coordinator, Johana Guzman, Registered Nurse.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>KENNETT \u2014 La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) has a rich history of serving the southern Chester County community.\u00a0 Now, it has more resources than ever to be able to take care of its residents.<\/p>\n<p>LCH recently transitioned to Team-Based Care, a model in which a provider (physician or nurse practitioner) is paired with a team including a registered nurse, medical assistants, a member relations specialist (MRS), a social services caseworker, and a behavioral health consultant (BHC).\u00a0 Together, each team shares a panel of patients, coordinating care and following up with the patient\u2019s goals and needs.\u00a0 LCH has four Primary Care teams, as well as a Women\u2019s Health team and a Dental Center team.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are able to provide each patient with real continuity, since they see not only me each time they come to LCH, but each member of my team,\u201d said LCH Director of Primary Care Federico Ceppa, M.D.\u00a0 \u201cNow that I have a caseworker and an MRS on my team, I can go right to them for help with scheduling a specialty appointment for my patient.\u00a0 With a BHC on my team, I can make sure each patient is getting mental health care if they need it.\u00a0 Our team is getting to know each other better, and as a result we are all getting to know our patients better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to implementing Team-Based Care, LCH has grown in its capacity to take care of children and women with the recent hiring of Pediatrician Paula Brenn, MD, FAAP, and Women\u2019s Health Nurse Practitioner Kathryn Severson, APN, WHNP-BC.\u00a0 New patients are welcome across all LCH services and sites.\u00a0 Call 610-444-7550 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacomunidadhispana.org\/\">www.LaComunidadHispana.org<\/a> to join their practice.\u00a0 Most insurances are accepted with LCH, along with Medicaid and Medicare. Patients that do not have insurance are charged on a sliding fee scale based on income level and family size, but no one is ever turned away at LCH due to inability to pay.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KENNETT \u2014 La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) has a rich history of serving the southern Chester County community.\u00a0 Now, it has more resources than ever to be able to take care of its residents. 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