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Mastering Patient Engagement: The Essential FQHC Roadmap for 2023
Introduction In 2023, healthcare organizations are recognizing the importance of increasing patient engagement to achieve lasting patient results. By actively involving patients in their own healthcare journey, providers can improve patient retention, increase satisfaction, and ...
Generative AI: A Powerful Ally in the Battle Against Cancer
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT, has revolutionized many industries, including healthcare. Among the numerous applications of AI, generative models are playing an increasingly significant role in creating personalized patient education and building ...
The Staffing Challenge at Federally Qualified Health Centers: More Patients, Fewer Hands
According to a new survey, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are facing a growing crisis as they struggle to recruit and retain staff while serving an ever-expanding patient population. FQHCs play a critical role in ...
The Cost of Inequality: Why Health Equity Should Be a Top Priority
Health equity, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is the absence of unfair and avoidable differences in health status among different population groups. Ensuring health equity should be a top priority for governments, ...
Creating a Sliding Scale Fee: A Detailed Guide for FQHCs
A sliding scale fee is a vital tool for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to ensure that low-income and underserved patients can access essential healthcare services. It allows FQHCs to charge fees based on a ...
Funding vs. Fate: The Impact of FQHC Grants on Cancer Patients’ Survival
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are community-based healthcare providers that serve low-income, underserved, and vulnerable populations. They offer essential primary and preventive care services to individuals regardless of their ability to pay. Despite the invaluable ...
Researchers launch new lung cancer screening study on World Cancer Day
Screening rates are low for lung cancer, the No. 1 cause of cancer death worldwide. UC Davis researchers want to find out why that is. (SACRAMENTO) This World Cancer Day, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is taking action ...
When Cancer Ribbons Cause Chaos: Why a Lack of a Standard Screening System is Failing Patients
Did you know that there are currently 43 different cancer ribbons and 27 awareness months today? Confusing right? Not just for the patients, but for doctors too. I founded Oatmeal Health to establish a ...







