About AFMC

We don’t provide health care. We help make it better.

The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the clinical evaluation and improvement of health care in Arkansas. Our community-based board of directors includes physicians and representatives from hospitals and other health care providers, businesses and consumers across the state.

AFMC provides in-depth quality evaluation and improvement programs for Medicare, Medicaid and other payors. Our services include:

• Data management and review services for both the public and private sectors
• Health care provider outreach and communications
• Continuing education programs for health care providers
• Patient education tools
• Cultural competency training
• Health information technology guidance and consultation

Executive Introduction

For more than 30 years, AFMC has helped improve the quality of health care in Arkansas. Through our contracts with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Arkansas Medicaid, we work with health care providers in every corner of the state to improve care. Together, we find opportunities to help ensure that every patient gets the right care at the right time.

How do we achieve our goal? We offer free training and education. We provide tools and materials to help health professionals communicate with patients. We meticulously measure and remeasure to track improvement and tailor our approach. And we help make the most of state and federal resources so that Medicare can effectively serve nearly 500,000 Arkansans, and Arkansas Medicaid and ARKids First can continue to serve some 700,000.

AFMC is made up of physicians, nurses, statisticians, social marketers and others who know the value of hard work and partnership. Time after time, these professionals have found their commitment matched by the dedication of health care providers, organizations and advocates across the state. Our combined efforts are paying off in meaningful, measurable progress. We are reaching patients, sharpening processes, saving lives.

Health care is evolving, and so must our priorities and roles. But AFMC remains committed to the common goals of Medicare and Medicaid — meeting and raising standards of care, carefully applying new technology and knowledge, providing high-quality, cost-effective care. Together, we’re creating a better health care system for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and all Arkansans — and a healthier state in which to work, play and live.