ACMPE Article Assessment - FQHC acquiring a rural clinic: Opportunities and challenges

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* 1. Federally Qualified Health Centers:

Receive funding via Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act

Are under 1,300 centers in operation

Are considered safety net clinics

A and B

A and C

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* 2. The mission of a Federally Qualified Health Center is to:

Serve individuals who are homeless and receive Medicaid.

Serve every individual who comes to the FQHC doors irrespective of health insurance coverage or ability to pay.

Serve only individuals who can pay for their services with cash or through health care insurance.

Serve adult patients who live in poverty.

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* 3. FQHCs are governed by a voluntary board of directors that must have less than half of the members comprised of the center’s patients.

True

False

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* 4. FQHCs acquire Rural Health Clinics (RHC):

To find another source of payment

Change patient base to insurance covered patients only

To increase patient base, add physicians, increase scope of services, and add revenues to the FQHC

To reduce the number of RHCs.

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* 5. FQHCs can assist physicians in focusing on clinical duties which can lead to improvement of quality measures, prevent chronic care diseases and decrease avoidable ER visits.

True

False

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* 6. What is true about challenges when a FQHC acquires an RHC?

Practice leaders should not be concerned with productivity when consolidating practices to an EHR as services will not be affected.

Certification and licensing by Medicare and CMS should take place in advance or near the completion of the acquisition to ensure higher reimbursements are secured for the new practice.

Employment engagement is not a necessary component of RHC acquisitions issues as employees are not affected by new processes and changes that occur with the acquisition.

A timeline should be set for billing system conversion however it is not a necessity as loss of revenue post acquisition is not crucial to the center’s bottom line.