Healthcare is constantly changing to remain beneficial and effective for patients, and for hospitals and facilities to provide excellent care. The cost of healthcare is also a factor for patients who are uninsured or underinsured, so coordination and continuity of care is a challenge. Community health centers (CHC), which are under the umbrella of federally […]
Staffing shortages affect so many aspects of healthcare, from the delivery of patient care to the ability of an organization to retain quality talent. The pandemic is certainly a factor in recent staffing shortages, but shortages have been brewing for decades. Rural hospitals and facilities face staffing challenges now more than ever, but there are […]
Answer: Administering a blood patch on the same day as labor and delivery is unusual because most physicians try to manage spinal headaches conservatively before turning to an invasive treatment. Double check a few things before billing the blood patch procedure Ensure that what you call a blood patch wasn’t simply injecting blood through the […]
Updated 10/6/2020 On April 17th, CMS released the much anticipated Medicare Learning Network Matter article (SE20016) as guidance for health centers regarding telehealth reimbursement during the COVID-19 and 1135 Waiver Public Health Emergency (hereafter “COVID PHE”). Health centers had been waiting for this directive since March 17th when expanded language around Medicare billing was provided […]
PAWTUCKET, R.I., Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Gaston Family Health Services (GFHS) was established in 1991 to provide family healthcare services to anyone in need, regardless of ability to pay. The organization started as a small neighborhood clinic and now provides medical, dental, behavioral health counseling and other specialty services at locations across seven North […]
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Part 4 in the PMG Series: Key Strategies for your health center By: Robert B Skeffington, PMG Partner and Co-Founder As my colleagues and I travel around the country visiting Community Health Centers (CHCs), a common concern bubbles up: “I hate month end”. We are hearing this more often than in past years and from […]
Your Community Health Center (CHC) front desk has many roles. It serves as a welcome face for those in need of care and must be a hub of efficiency when waits grow long and the waiting room is filled. An important and often overlooked facet of the front desk is its part in the CHC […]
