http://www.nachc.com/default.cfm National Association of Community Health Centers en websupport@locusinteractive.net (Locus Interactive) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:02:34 EST Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:02:34 EST http://www.nachc.com/site-images/nachc-logo.gif http://www.nachc.com/default.cfm NationalAssociationOfCommunityHealthCentershttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4047 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:10:50 EST Thu, 09 Feb 2012: Dentist http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4047 http://www.nachc.com/S&B-Planning.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:29:09 EST Wed, 08 Feb 2012: This seminar will offer instruction regarding the critical and optional tasks, analyses and participants needed to develop a strategic plan that directs your health center?s future. The presenters will review each component of the strategic planning development process, including a case study that will give attendees practical experience. http://www.nachc.com/S&B-Planning.cfm http://www.nachc.com/Governing Board Responsibilities.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:51 EST Wed, 08 Feb 2012: The National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. (NACHC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance and expand access to quality, community-responsive health care for America's medically underserved and uninsured. http://www.nachc.com/Governing Board Responsibilities.cfm http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4046 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:22 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Licensed Clinical Social Worker http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4046 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4045 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:19 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4045 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4044 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:16 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Chief Medical Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4044 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4043 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:14 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Certified Nurse Midwife http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4043 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4042 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:12 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Nurse Practitioner http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4042 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4041 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:10 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Physician Assistant http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4041 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4040 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:08 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Dental Hygienist http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4040 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4039 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:05 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Dentists http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4039 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4038 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:04 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Physicians http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4038 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4037 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:20:00 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Medical Directors http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4037 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4036 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:58 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Psychiatry http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4036 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4035 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:56 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: OB/GYN Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4035 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4034 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:51 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Pediatrician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4034 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4033 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:49 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Internal Medicine Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4033 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4032 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:47 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Family Practice Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4032 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4031 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:44 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Family Nurse Practioner http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4031 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4030 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:42 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Physician Assistant http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4030 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4029 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:39 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Family Nurse Practioner http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4029 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4028 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:37 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Dentist http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4028 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4027 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:33 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4027 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4026 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:31 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Chief Operating Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4026 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4025 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:28 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Chief Executive Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4025 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4024 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:08:42 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2012: Staff Pediatrician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4024 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4021 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:08:34 EST Mon, 06 Feb 2012: Family Medicine Physicians (New Tazewell, TN; Alcoa, TN; Lenoir City, TN) http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4021 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4020 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:08:31 EST Mon, 06 Feb 2012: Pediatrician (Morristown, TN) http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4020 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4019 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:08:28 EST Mon, 06 Feb 2012: Executive Director http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4019 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4022 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:08:37 EST Sun, 05 Feb 2012: Chief Operations Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4022 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4023 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:08:39 EST Fri, 03 Feb 2012: Clinic Director http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4023 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4018 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:08:23 EST Fri, 03 Feb 2012: LVN - Care Coordinator http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4018 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4017 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:08:18 EST Fri, 03 Feb 2012: ADULT MEDICINE NURSE PRACTITIONER TRIAGE/CLINIC MANAGER http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4017 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4014 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:50:58 EST Thu, 02 Feb 2012: Family Practice Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4014 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4013 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:50:55 EST Thu, 02 Feb 2012: Family Practice Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4013 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4012 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:50:53 EST Thu, 02 Feb 2012: Chief Financial Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4012 http://www.nachc.com/Alert-detail.cfm?AlertID=84 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:27:37 EST Thu, 02 Feb 2012: This March, over 1,3000 health leaders and professionals will gather for the 13th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community. Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are eligible for a 50% discount. To apply this discount during registration, please enter the following passcode: NACHC2012. http://www.nachc.com/Alert-detail.cfm?AlertID=84 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4016 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:08:04 EST Thu, 02 Feb 2012: OB/GYN Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4016 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4015 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:51:00 EST Wed, 01 Feb 2012: LPN with OB/GYN Experience http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4015 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4011 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:50:50 EST Wed, 01 Feb 2012: Family Practice Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4011 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4010 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:58:19 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2012: Pediatrician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4010 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4009 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:58:15 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2012: Internal Medicine Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4009 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4008 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:58:10 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2012: Family Medicine Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4008 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4007 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:58:06 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2012: Pediatrician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4007 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4006 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:58:01 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2012: Family Medicine Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4006 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4005 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:57:53 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2012: Staff Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4005 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4004 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:57:40 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2012: Chief Operating Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4004 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4003 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:24:24 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2012: Chief Medical Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4003 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4002 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:14:20 EST Mon, 30 Jan 2012: Family Medicine Physician in Flagstaff, AZ http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4002 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4001 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:14:18 EST Mon, 30 Jan 2012: Chief Finance Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4001 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3998 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:05:24 EST Fri, 27 Jan 2012: ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3998 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4000 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:14:18 EST Fri, 27 Jan 2012: CFO http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=4000 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3997 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:19:34 EST Thu, 26 Jan 2012: Director of Healthcare Operations http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3997 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3996 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:19:28 EST Thu, 26 Jan 2012: Quality Director http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3996 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3999 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:05:27 EST Thu, 26 Jan 2012: Growing FQHC looking for Providers to join us! http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3999 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3995 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:01:27 EST Thu, 26 Jan 2012: Vice President for Product Line Management: Community Health Services http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3995 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3991 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:01:09 EST Thu, 26 Jan 2012: Senior Program Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3991 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3994 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:01:24 EST Wed, 25 Jan 2012: Medical Director/Family Medicine http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3994 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3993 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:01:18 EST Wed, 25 Jan 2012: Director of Finance http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3993 http://www.nachc.com/pressrelease-detail.cfm?PressReleaseID=736 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:12:58 EST Wed, 25 Jan 2012: "We stand ready to work with the Administration and Members of Congress in bipartisan efforts to lower health care costs, expand access, and create jobs." http://www.nachc.com/pressrelease-detail.cfm?PressReleaseID=736 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3955 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:11:51 EST Tue, 24 Jan 2012: Executive Director http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3955 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3992 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:01:14 EST Tue, 24 Jan 2012: Executive Director http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3992 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3988 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:23:07 EST Mon, 23 Jan 2012: PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN - p/t - f/t - Geriatrics Preferred http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3988 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3990 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:17:45 EST Mon, 23 Jan 2012: Project and Compliance Manager http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3990 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3989 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:17:41 EST Mon, 23 Jan 2012: Family Practice/Internal Medicine http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3989 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3949 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:52:55 EST Fri, 20 Jan 2012: Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3949 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3984 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:45:44 EST Thu, 19 Jan 2012: PSYCHIATRIST ? Bilingual Only http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3984 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3987 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:28:40 EST Thu, 19 Jan 2012: Staff Dentist http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3987 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3986 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:28:37 EST Thu, 19 Jan 2012: Business Administrator/CFO http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3986 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3985 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:28:33 EST Thu, 19 Jan 2012: Chief Operations Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3985 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3983 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:45:42 EST Wed, 18 Jan 2012: Family Medicine Residency Program http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3983 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3982 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:45:38 EST Wed, 18 Jan 2012: Certified Nurse Midwife http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3982 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3981 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:45:33 EST Wed, 18 Jan 2012: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3981 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3980 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:45:28 EST Wed, 18 Jan 2012: Nurse Practitioner http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3980 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3979 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:45:22 EST Wed, 18 Jan 2012: Family Practitioner http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3979 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3978 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:53:28 EST Wed, 18 Jan 2012: Pediatrician opening http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3978 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3977 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:53:24 EST Tue, 17 Jan 2012: Controller http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3977 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3976 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:53:22 EST Tue, 17 Jan 2012: Director Patient Financial Services http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3976 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3975 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:53:17 EST Tue, 17 Jan 2012: Chief Executive Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3975 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3974 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:53:13 EST Tue, 17 Jan 2012: PART-TIME NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTOR http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3974 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3973 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:20:11 EST Mon, 16 Jan 2012: Chief Financial Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3973 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3972 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:20:08 EST Sat, 14 Jan 2012: HIV Physician http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3972 http://www.nachc.com/Alert-detail.cfm?AlertID=83 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:09:53 EST Fri, 13 Jan 2012: Covidien and NACHC are offering challenge grants is to assist health centers in small- to mid-level capital improvement projects. OPEN TO ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS ONLY. http://www.nachc.com/Alert-detail.cfm?AlertID=83 http://www.nachc.com/Alert-detail.cfm?AlertID=82 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:06:41 EST Fri, 13 Jan 2012: Covidien and NACHC are offering challenge grants is to assist health centers in small- to mid-level capital improvement projects. OPEN TO ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS ONLY. http://www.nachc.com/Alert-detail.cfm?AlertID=82 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3971 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:14:45 EST Thu, 12 Jan 2012: Qulaity and Compliance Officer http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3971 http://www.nachc.com/pressrelease-detail.cfm?PressReleaseID=735 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:03:12 EST Wed, 11 Jan 2012: "We have worked with Cecilia over the past 25 years on a wide range of health care and related issues." http://www.nachc.com/pressrelease-detail.cfm?PressReleaseID=735 http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3916 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:09:56 EST Wed, 11 Jan 2012: Director of Clinical Systems Development and Training http://www.nachc.com/jobs-detail.cfm?JobID=3916 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=212 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:15:30 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: Regional Extension Centers are loosely patterned after the Department of Agriculture?s Cooperative Extension Service Program, an educational program designed to facilitate access to research-based information to help the farm community improve its agricultural capabilities. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=212 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=211 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:03:51 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: On November 2, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register the final rule to implement the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), a key accountable care initiative mandated under Section 3022 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to transform the health care delivery system. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=211 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=210 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:51:29 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: This Committee was tasked with attempting to reach agreement on a deficit reduction package that would cut at least $1.2 trillion in the federal debt over the next 10 years. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=210 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=209 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:58:02 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: It was a great honor and proud moment in my life to assume the office of NACHC Chair of the Board at the Community Health Institute this past August. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=209 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=208 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:54:18 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in March 2010, set a lot of things in motion ? from planning and positioning by just about every player in the health care arena, to a frenzy of new rules and regulations, to court challenges on the constitutionality of the law itself. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=208 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=207 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:46:04 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: After more than a year of meetings, the Negotiated Rulemaking (NRM) Committee established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) concluded its efforts this October to develop new methodologies for designations of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUAs/Ps). http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=207 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=206 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:37:35 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: Almost half all adults have at least one chronic illness, and 50% of adults aged 65 and older have at least two. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=206 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=205 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:18:23 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: In 2010 NACHC initiated the Advocacy Leadership Program (ALP) to develop and cultivate the skills of health center advocates in building a stronger grassroots movement on behalf of America?s Health Centers and their patients. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=205 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=204 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:09:54 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: NACHC has begun working with IBM to broaden the company?s work with community health centers and develop partnerships both locally and nationally that will benefit health centers and their patients. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=204 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=203 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:01:44 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: For nearly nine years now, we?ve been watching the familiar scenes on the evening news ? soldiers arriving at U.S. airports to the kisses and hugs of families and to the well-deserved cheers and applause of Americans. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=203 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=202 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:48:06 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) last year kicked off a flurry of activity in the states ? from vigorous planning to furious opposition. One thing is clear: Despite the heated anti-health reform rhetoric churning in various political and media arenas ? states are progressing with implementation. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=202 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=201 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:21:15 EST Tue, 03 Jan 2012: While lawmakers in states across the nation grapple with tight budgets, community health centers are facing a steep decline in state funding for the fourth year in a row. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=201 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=200 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:32:33 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2011: NACHC submitted comments in response to the NPRM, urging that in lieu of revising specific provisions, HRSA recognize a presumption of coverage for all services and activities included within a health center?s federally-approved scope of project and approved deeming application. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=200 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=199 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:14:34 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2011: In just a short period of time, the health care landscape has changed dramatically. At the highest level, the move toward implementation of a broad health reform program has resulted in a plethora of new laws, regulations and guidelines. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=199 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=198 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:54:54 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2011: Over the course of the 45 years since its creation, the Medicaid program has had a perilous existence. It was barely 15 years old when, in 1981, the Reagan Administration proposed a block grant that would have ended its guarantee of coverage for the very few Americans who qualified (only those in families receiving cash assistance, or welfare, and those with Supplemental Security Income/SSI assistance). http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=198 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=197 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:44:31 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2011: I have confidence that we will persevere in the upcoming fight to protect health centers and our communities. But none of us should mistakenly assume that past support for health centers alone will guarantee the future. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=197 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=196 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:41:35 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2011: Faced with an increasingly complex health care environment, growing demands for health center services, and a troubling economic landscape that threatens the financial stability of health centers, board governance has become a more challenging responsibility. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=196 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=195 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:32:49 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2011: 2011 has already seen the most significant changes to the revenue cycle for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in many years. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=195 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=194 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:17:55 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2011: The health care industry is undergoing a profound period of turbulence and transformation presenting unique challenges for governance and leadership. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=194 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=192 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:52:00 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2011: Ask any American what they think about health care reform and, for better or worse, you?ll find very strong opinions about the role of government and spending. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=192 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=191 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:55:00 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011: As we all know by now, the health reform law includes unprecedented funding for Federally-Qualified Health Centers to expand cost-effective health care to more people and communities in need over the next few years. That funding has brought with it heightened scrutiny and increased penalties for noncompliance. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=191 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=190 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:29:57 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011: The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was enacted in 2009 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=190 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=189 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:22:15 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011: After a brief pause to honor the fallen and wounded in the deplorable event in Tucson, AZ, Members of Congress reconvened in Washington, and promptly served notice that the new 112th Congress will be quite different from its predecessor, the 111th. The House, with its new Republican majority, quickly voted, largely along party lines, to repeal the landmark health reform law ? the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ? that had been enacted last year. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=189 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=188 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:10:53 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011: We enter a period of great uncertainty. Towering budget deficits feeding an unprecedented federal debt now approaching 15 trillion dollars have triggered a national debate about priorities ? the levels of government spending ? if not the role and size of government itself. From Congress to state houses and municipalities, intense efforts are underway to rein in spending and bring tight fiscal discipline to the budgetary process. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=188 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=187 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:07:21 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011: While the Congressional budget battle rages on in Washington, the nation?s health care delivery system continues to prepare for change ushered in through the passage in recent years of historical health care legislation (i.e., the Recovery Act and the Health Reform law). http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=187 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=186 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:00:29 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011: In Ivan Doig?s novel Ride With Me, Mariah Montana, a character asks Mariah, ?How good are you going to get?? She replies, ?How good is there?? This is a universal question, applying to countless topics and situations ? even the health center model. Is there such a thing as too good, and at what point does something become great? What is the best way to move a community health center from good to great? http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=186 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=185 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:48:03 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011: The primary care medical home (PCMH) has emerged as one of the core building blocks of transforming the nation?s health care delivery system. David Stevens, MD, FAAFM, NACHC Associate Medical Officer and Director of NACHC?s Quality Center, was asked to talk about the PCMH concept, its impetus under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)and implications for America?s Health Centers. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=185 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=183 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:11:08 EST Thu, 17 Mar 2011: $1 billion will be made available to federally qualified health centers from the Community Health Centers Trust Fund created under the Affordable Care Act ? in addition to discretionary program funding. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=183 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=176 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:23:22 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010: September 23rd marked the six-month anniversary of the signing of the landmark health reform law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), by President Obama. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=176 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=175 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:43:49 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010: With the committed investment of $11 billion dollars made in America?s Health Centers under the new health reform law, we have been given an unprecedented opportunity to extend the reach of our programs. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=175 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=179 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:40:16 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010: The previous issue of Community Health Forum detailed some of the various fraud-related provisions that are included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the Health Reform law). Health care providers, including health centers, were told they should expect, among other things, a surge in fraud and abuse enforcement and oversight activities. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=179 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=173 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:25:15 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010: In his speech before the large and enthusiastic audience at NACHC?s annual meeting this past September, former HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt said that health centers will go from being just a part of the safety net to become a part of the foundation of health reform. However, as he pointed out ? and as we know ? there is much work ahead for health centers to assume the mantle. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=173 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=178 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:13:51 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010: ?Show me the money!? We all remember that line from the film Jerry Maguire. Given that funds are becoming more readily available to help foster the adoption, implementation and use of information technology (IT) in the provision of health care, more and more health centers are doing their best Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. impressions. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=178 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=177 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:44:03 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010: On July 13, 2010, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced her agency?s final regulations defining ?meaningful use? of electronic health records (EHR) and criteria that health providers must meet to qualify for incentive payments in support of EHR adoption. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=177 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=182 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:54:12 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010: Perhaps the most striking similarity between health centers in Canada and the United States is that we don?t just see ourselves as health providers, but as part of a powerful movement for positive social change. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=182 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=181 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:42:09 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010: Under the new health care reform paradigm, community health centers are being asked to provide a higher level of care for America?s medically underserved, including those who are uninsured and underinsured. For that reason, they will need to increase their number of providers and implement new methods to improve health care. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=181 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=180 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:12:34 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2010: While the calendar may say we are in the fall of 2010, Community Health Centers around the country have their collective eyes focused on 2014 when the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will begin to take effect. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=180 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=172 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:25:44 EST Mon, 19 Jul 2010: Health centers should not delay in conforming to the OIG?s compliance program guidances because there may not be adequate time to establish a compliance program by the effective date ultimately established by HHS. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=172 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=171 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:51:28 EST Mon, 19 Jul 2010: The new health reform law is expansive and in many aspects, provides for general policy guidelines for reform. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=171 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=170 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:40:56 EST Mon, 19 Jul 2010: In the course of the past year, health centers have faced enormous changes as the country struggled through an economic crisis and prepared for health reform. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=170 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=169 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:22:02 EST Mon, 19 Jul 2010: NACHC estimates that, with the new funding, health centers will expand to serve another 20 million people over the next five years. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=169 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=168 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:09:22 EST Mon, 19 Jul 2010: The coming months will leave no ?time out? for Community Health Centers. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=168 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=167 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:04:22 EST Mon, 19 Jul 2010: No matter how loud political pundits continue to shout for or against it, or the latest results of constantly shifting opinion polls ? judgment about whether the new health reform law was a good or bad idea will, in the end, be about how it personally affects each and every American. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=167 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=166 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:00:12 EST Mon, 19 Jul 2010: When Daisy L. Harris, President and CEO of West End Medical Center (WEMC) in Atlanta, GA, closes her office door for the last time this summer, there will be tears and memories of a career spanning 32 years of service. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=166 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=165 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:48:47 EST Mon, 19 Jul 2010: Planning is important for any organization, but it has become increasingly important for health centers in light of the recent passage of health care reform. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=165 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=164 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:34:26 EST Mon, 19 Jul 2010: Over the last 25 years, foreign-born physicians have become an integral part of the medical workforce. Over 22 percent of active physicians in the United States are foreign-born graduates of international medical schools. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=164 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=163 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:59:16 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: A November 2009 report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found significant reporting (and non-reporting) and quality issues in connection with the government-wide reports submitted in October 2009 by recipients of funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including erroneous and questionable data entries and inconsistent reporting of jobsrelated data. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=163 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=162 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:44:33 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: Health centers must thoroughly review compliance requirements applicable to their ARRA funding and ensure procedures are in place to monitor them. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=162 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=161 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:35:14 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: HITECH creates financial incentives, in the form of additional reimbursement, for providers who demonstrate ?meaningful use? of health information technology. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=161 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=160 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:21:42 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: After running a health center in South Texas for seven years back in the 1970s, I came to D.C. to join the staff of Health and Human Services Secretary Joseph Califano's Planning and Evaluation office, under Assistant Secretary Henry Aaron and his Deputy Karen Davis. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=160 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=159 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:11:50 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: A huge amount of work has been accomplished this past year as we have put health centers to work under the Recovery Act to respond to America?s growing health needs. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=159 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=158 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:07:54 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: Representing the most far-reaching legislative change in our health care system since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid over four decades ago, America?s Health Centers now have the opportunity to take a giant leap forward in their mission to bring true access to all who need it. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=158 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=157 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:00:38 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: More than 2,000 community health leaders assembled for the Annual NACHC Policy and Issues Forum (P&I) and to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Health Centers Program. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=157 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=156 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:51:37 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: In response to increased demand for community health center services sparked by rising numbers of newly unemployed and uninsured people, NACHC has sought to develop creative partnerships that can help strengthen and provide an adequate primary care workforce for health centers. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=156 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=155 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:40:00 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: The level and visibility of security at a community health center is problematic in itself. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=155 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=154 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:24:38 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: Health centers have experienced tremendous growth over the past several years. With this growth has come increased outside scrutiny, making the need for first rate leadership even more critical. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=154 http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=152 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:45:37 EST Sat, 20 Mar 2010: As health centers prepare for their future in a reformed health care system, the relationship between health centers and states also warrants reexamination. http://www.nachc.com/magazine-article.cfm?MagazineArticleID=152