Best Practices for Meeting Minutes
Taking minutes is one mode of documentation that health centers can use to demonstrate compliance with various state and federal requirements, including HRSA…
Financial Hardship and Waiving of Fees
Adequate preparation for an OSV requires time, resources, and attention to detail that can often be anxiety provoking. Here are three misconceptions about OSVs that are important to remember, both during the preparation process and during the OSV itself.
The Misconceptions of the Operational Site Visit
Adequate preparation for an OSV requires time, resources, and attention to detail that can often be anxiety provoking. Here are three misconceptions about OSVs that are important to remember, both during the preparation process and during the OSV itself.
FTCA Event Reporting Requirements
In order to receive federal funding and Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) deeming status, health centers are required to implement a Risk Management Program that includes Risk Management Policies and Procedures and the completion of Risk Management assessments, in an attempt to reduce the level of risk placed on the health center.
Representation of Special Populations in an FQHC
Special populations funding is a term that HRSA uses to distinguish whether Community Health Centers (CHCs) receive additional specialized funding to serve a specific population…
The Fundamentals of a Quality Improvement/Assurance Program
Health centers must develop and implement a Quality Improvement/Assurance (QI/QA) Program and must address the monitoring of both clinical services and clinical management metrics.
Employee Satisfaction Surveys
Employee satisfaction surveys are used to gauge employee feelings within the workplace, to receive constructive feedback with hopes to make an organization better.
Ransomware Attacks and Cybersecurity
Cyber thieves are quite busy, and they’re launching ransomware assaults on small, medium, and large health-care providers at an alarming rate.
Selecting Clinical Patient Samples for an Operational Site Visit
During an Operational Site Visit (OSV), the health center is required to demonstrate compliance with certain clinical elements by providing patient samples.
Requirements for Approval of Credentialing and Privileging by the Board of Directors
HRSA requires health centers to develop and implement a comprehensive board approved Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance (QI/QA) Program.
