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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 optimize |
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and increase the efficiency of the health care system; and |
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WHEREAS, From its inception, the not-for-profit organization |
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has performed analyses on health care inequity in order to empower |
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Parkland and other partners to make clinical decisions for the |
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benefit of those who need care the most; by working with Medicaid |
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payers and safety-net providers, the organization has been |
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instrumental in developing actionable strategies for fighting |
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COVID-19, preventing pre-term births, and helping children manage |
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asthma, while further leveraging its data resources to resolve |
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other public health issues impacting 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 with |
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philanthropic foundations, federal agencies, rural and urban |
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health systems, local municipalities, and other organizations; one |
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of its major partnerships resulted in the creation of the COVID-19 |
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Proximity and Vulnerability Indices, which have assisted county |
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health leaders in determining where to allocate resources for |
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COVID-19 testing and vaccinations; PCCI has also extensively |
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studied social, environmental, and economic factors in developing |
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its Connected Communities of Care model for the purpose of |
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facilitating collaboration between health systems, municipalities, |
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and local organizations to better serve a community's most |
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vulnerable residents; to date, PCCI's work has impacted the lives |
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of more than two million patients and resulted in around $76.3 |
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million in savings for patients and medical providers; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its first decade of service, the Parkland |
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Center for Clinical Innovation has demonstrated the potential of |
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technology to shape the future of medicine and build more equitable |
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and inclusive health care systems, and it is fitting to recognize |
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PCCI's significant contributions to the health and well-being of |
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Texans in Dallas County and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby honor the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation on the |
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occasion of its 10th anniversary and extend to all those affiliated |
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with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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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 by the Texas |
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Senate. |