Vision 2020

To make the Keene area the healthiest community in the US by the year 2020

Residents of the Keene area, community leaders, area providers

To assure ready access to primary care services
To identify measurement tools and to measure and improve quality of care and services provided
To set an example for other communities to emulate in achieving community health improvement
To utilize technology to provide efficient, streamlined communication and electronic medical records

2006 - present

Primary funding is provided by the Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth Hitchcock

There are three phases to the program:

Phase 1: Getting it right inside: Achieving service excellence (2006-2009). This phase involves improving access to primary care services; building measurement tools to assess the needs of patients and the community and to improve the quality of care and services provided; and evaluating patient and employee satisfaction within the medical centers and to act on the results.
Phase 2: Leading the Way (2010-2014). This phase involves pulling together community partnerships and resources to build the leadership needed to become the nation's healthiest community.
Phase 3: Transforming (2015-2020). Building on the knowledge and partnerships gained during the earlier phases, phase 3 involves implementation of innovative approaches to community health improvement. Sharing the knowledge gained to allow others to learn from Vision 2020's experience is a critical component of phase 3, as well.

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