Difference Between Refusal and Inability to Pay

What is the difference between refusal and inability to pay?
Midlevel Provider and Peer Review

Can a Mid-level Provider complete Peer Reviews on a Physician?
Demonstrable Connection for Board Members

What does HRSA mean when it states that non-patient board members who don’t live or work in the community should have a demonstrable connection to the community.
New LAL – What is the Next Step?

Our clinic just got FQHC LAL status; what should we do next?
Board Approval of Credentialing Documents

Can you please tell me if it is a HRSA requirement to obtain board approval of credentialing and privileging documents?
Board Voting via Email

If we are in between board meetings, can our health center do an electronic vote through email?
Education and Training of OCS

We are in the process of restructuring our credentialing and privileging files. Can you please tell us what is required to demonstrate compliance for verification of education and training of Other Clinical Staff?
Nurse Triage After-Hours Coverage

We contract with a nurse triage service to provide after-hours access to care for our patients. Is it necessary to also have a provider on-call as a back-up?
Credentialing of Consulting Provider

Do we need to credential and privilege contracted providers like we do our employed providers?
Good Faith Estimate Workflows & Suggestions

The CMS rule of the Good Faith Estimate has been difficult to implement. Do you have any workflows and suggestions to help health centers?