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A Quality Protocol For A Federally Qualified Health Center: A Pilot Project, John K. Dekock
A Quality Protocol For A Federally Qualified Health Center: A Pilot Project, John K. Dekock
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Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have become a vital part of access to care for low socioeconomic status individuals. The federal government has allocated funds to be distributed to FQHCs via Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement based on insurance claims and through the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) via grants and incentives based on Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting. Federally Qualified Health Centers must complete annual uniform data system (UDS) reporting on quality indicator metrics to receive grants and incentives from HRSA. The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) funded health centers are expected to have ongoing quality assurance and …