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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"FQHC"”.
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Insights in Depression Screening at a Latino-Serving, Integrated FQHC Clinic
… at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) through an ethnic-linguistic lens. Binary logistic regressions were performed to determine the effects of ethnicity and language on PHQ-2 screening rates for 10,285 adult patients seen during a primary care medical visit from 2014 to 2015; of …
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Care Coordination for Pediatric Patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers in Arizona
… diseases. Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) primarily serve uninsured, Medicaid, low-income and/or minority populations, and many incorporate PCMH/FCMH care coordination models. To date, few studies have investigated care coordination understanding by FQHC personnel. Limited studies …
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Assessing physical activity behaviors among patients in a federally qualified health center (FQHC) : implications for physician-based physical activity counseling.
Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for overall health. However, the high prevalence of physical inactivity is concerning. Race/ethnic minority groups, such as Blacks and Hispanics, report significantly lower levels of PA. Behavior change theories, such as the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), can …
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Strategic Community Healthcare Management
<p>Federally Qualified Health Centers(FQHC) and Community Health Centers are growing with the Affordable Care Act. This paper introduces literature that supports the need for Community Health Centers and management of low income patients with chronic illnesses. This paper also reviews the fieldwork …
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Implementing a Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool at a Federally Qualified Health Center
… process at a Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) in a rural county in a midwestern state. The project used the Health Leads (HL) tool in one clinic section at the FQHC to identify the social needs of patients, to provide provider referrals for SDOH, and to connect patients to community …
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Reducing missed behavioral health appointments in a federally qualified center : a quality improvement project
… 2023, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeastern Michigan has experienced a significant increase in no-show rates compared to the periods before and during the pandemic. Purpose: This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to reduce the no-show rate by 5% by identifying …
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Improving enrollment in outpatient group therapy at a federally qualified health center : a quality improvement project
… but is often underutilized. Local Problem: An FQHC in Battle Creek, Michigan attempted to initiate a group therapy program to improve access to psychotherapy and provide the benefits of group therapy. The program was unsuccessful due to low enrollment. Methods: This evidence-based quality …
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The Influence of Federally Qualified Health Centers on Selected Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Georgia
… of ACSCs. Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are designed to provide consistent, high-quality primary care to all people, but provisions are in place to ensure that economically vulnerable populations also have access to quality primary care. FQHCs are primary care access points that …
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Co-Creating Collaborative Health Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Exploring Clients' Experiences of Behavioral Health Services
… labeling. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are collaborative healthcare clinics that are uniquely positioned to eliminate many recognized barriers to care that hinder access to mental health services for some vulnerable and underserved populations. Most of the collaborative health …
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Enhancing Telehealth Use To Reduce No-Shows in a Rural Arizona Outpatient Clinic
… at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). The project examined whether a brief educational session could improve provider understanding and willingness to use telehealth. Background: Patients missing appointments is a common problem in rural clinics and remains a persistent issue, …
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A Model Of Primary Care To Meet The Needs Of The Underserved: Haven Free Clinic
… free-standing Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).</p> <p>Outcomes for HAVEN have been published while a description of the clinic, its structure, and how the collaborative practice model serves the needs of its patients needs to be disseminated. What makes HAVEN unique is its role as a …
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A Nurse-Practitioner-Led Collaborative Care Model Of Shared Medical Visits For Adult Patients With Diabetes Using The Centering® Group Healthcare Model
… (T2D) in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) setting, the fidelity to the intervention, as well as to determine the feasibility and acceptability of this intervention. </p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The study method was a quasi-experimental post-test design and the intervention consisted of …
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Improving Equity In Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk
… at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) involved training 9 providers, 3 case managers and 4 registered nurses on changes to clinical practice. ASCVD-RAMP was evaluated with a pre and post implementation survey, a comparison of ASCVD risk calculation and SDH Z code documentation. …
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Reducing Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Improving Patient Care Access to Primary Care
… patients to a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for primary care services in that county. The lack of access to a medical home is associated with higher ED visit rates; FQHCs can possibly reduce preventable emergency department (ED) visits for the primary care safety net for those in the …
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Queering Healthcare Equity: Exploring How Two Community Health Centers That Specialize in LGBTQ Healthcare Frame Cultural Competence
… Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that specialize in serving LGBTQ populations assess the needs and provide culturally competent care to the queer community. Health provider cultural competence is often cited as a promising practice in health disparities literature; however, …
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Medical Staff Education Improves Patient Education through the Use of Technology in a Predominantly Spanish Speaking Population: A Quality Improvement Project
This quality improvement project focused on an underserved clinic which serves primarily underserved Hispanic patients in the Phoenix area. The primary purpose of this QI project is to enhance existing tablets/screens with Spanish content at the Wesley Golden Gate community clinic (WGGCC). The …