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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 530
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WHEREAS, For 10 years, the Parkland Center for Clinical |
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Innovation has worked to improve health outcomes and elevate the |
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quality of patient care at Parkland Health; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded on May 14, 2012, PCCI supports the mission |
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of Parkland Health to address the health care needs of vulnerable |
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communities through the application of data and technology; the |
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center employs a diverse, multidisciplinary team of clinicians, |
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informaticists, data analysts, and health services researchers, |
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who combine their expertise in advanced mathematics, computer |
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science, and clinical science to uncover opportunities to |
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optimize and increase the efficiency of the health care system; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, From its inception, the not-for-profit |
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organization has performed analyses on health care inequity in |
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order to empower Parkland and other partners to make clinical |
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decisions for the benefit of those who need care the most; by |
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working with Medicaid payers and safety-net providers, the |
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organization has been instrumental in developing actionable |
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strategies for fighting COVID-19, preventing pre-term births, |
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and helping children manage asthma, while further leveraging its |
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data resources to resolve other public health issues impacting |
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Dallas County; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to working to improve the delivery of |
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health care within the Parkland system, PCCI has collaborated |
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with philanthropic foundations, federal agencies, rural and |
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urban health systems, local municipalities, and other |
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organizations; one of its major partnerships resulted in the |
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creation of the COVID-19 Proximity and Vulnerability Indices, |
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which have assisted county health leaders in determining where to |
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allocate resources for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations; PCCI |
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has also extensively studied social, environmental, and economic |
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factors in developing its Connected Communities of Care model for |
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the purpose of facilitating collaboration between health |
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systems, municipalities, and local organizations to better serve |
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a community's most vulnerable residents; to date, PCCI's work has |
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impacted the lives of more than two million patients and resulted |
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in around $76.3 million in savings for patients and medical |
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providers; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its first decade of service, the |
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Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation has demonstrated the |
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potential of technology to shape the future of medicine and build |
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more equitable and inclusive health care systems, and it is |
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fitting to recognize PCCI's significant contributions to the |
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health and well-being of Texans in Dallas County and beyond; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby honor the Parkland Center for Clinical |
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Innovation on the occasion of its 10th anniversary and extend to |
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all those affiliated with the organization sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for PCCI as an expression of high regard from the Texas |
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Senate. |
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Johnson, Parker |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 9, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |