Lesson

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Activity 1: Case Study:THE FEDERALLY FUNDED HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM: PROVIDING ACCESS, OVERCOMING DISPARITIES (in chapter 5)

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Together read the case.

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Research the federally funded health center program.A good place to begin is with HRSA http://bphc.hrsa.gov/

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On the basis of your research of the federally funded health center program and its achievements, answer the following questions:

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• What is a federally funded health center?
• Provide examples of recent studies that demonstrate the value of the HC program.
• Are HCs sufficient to address the lack of access of diverse and vulnerable populations?
• How can HCs prepare for future challenges?
• What does it take to become a federally supported Community Health Center?
• What policies regulate these clinics?

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Activity 2: Design

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Design the clinic layout. This will affect policies such as meeting HIPAA regulations, electronic records compliance, patient privacy an security, staff protection.

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Does it matter where the bathroom is located or how many there are? What about access into the clinic? What policies regulate this?

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Make the clinic diagram first on paper. Indicate what each room is, whether it is for special procedures, where medical personnel work and break, where the access is, bathrooms, waiting area, etc.

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Activity 3: Plan for Shortage of Professional Personnel

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Develop a plan to deal with the issue in the proposed clinic location of the shortage of doctors, nurses, etc.Make is specific. What is the problem? What do you propose to do to deal with the problem? How will it work? Will itmeet current policy for care delivery?What happens after hours?

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Project Assignment:

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With your team develop policies for reimbursement; financing of operations: and delivery of care.Also develop policies on hours of services, after hours’ services, accessibility, any contractual agreements, financial management and control, billing, and governing board.