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 patient's income and household size, making healthcare affordable for all patients, regardless of their financial circumstances. The following guide provides detailed steps for creating and implementing a sliding scale fee for FQHCs: Step 1: Understand Federal Guidelines and Requirements Before creating a sliding scale fee, FQHCs must familiarize themselves with the federal guidelines and requirements set by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). According to HRSA guidelines, FQHCs must offer a sliding fee discount program (SFDP) to eligible patients based on their ...
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 services FQHCs provide, they often face financial challenges due to their reliance on grants and government funding. This dependence can lead to negative consequences for patients when funding is cut, including loss of healthcare access and, in some cases, death. This article will explore the importance of diversifying funding sources for FQHCs to ensure their long-term sustainability and continued provision of vital healthcare services. The Importance of FQHCs FQHCs play a critical role in the healthcare system by providing accessible, high-quality care to vulnerable populations. ...
Oatmeal Health Chosen to Join Health Gorilla’s Inaugural Accelerator Program: Health Data APIs for Early-Stage Startups
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Mountain View] - Oatmeal Health was chosen as 1 of 3 startups to join Health Gorilla's Inaugural HG Accelerator Program, Offering Free Access to Health Data APIs for Early-Stage Startups Health Gorilla, a leading Health Information Network and interoperability provider has announced the launch of the HG Accelerator Program, enabling early-stage healthcare startups to access Health Gorilla's portfolio of healthcare data APIs, software, and services free of charge, subject to certain use cases and guidelines. Oatmeal Health joins Health Gorilla's HG Accelerator Program inaugural class along with Long Health and one other startup still in stealth. What is Health Gorilla Health Gorilla, a leading Health Information Network and interoperability provider has announced the launch of the HG ...
Oatmeal Health and The CHC Alliance Combine Efforts to Bring Greater Support to FQHCs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [San Diego CA] - The CHC Alliance and Oatmeal Health Partner to Expand Access to Preventive Healthcare Services, Improve Reimbursement, and Compliance for FQHCs. The CHC Alliance, a revenue cycle management company, and its CEO Meric Cavanaugh support FQHCs and their mission to ensure patients receive the treatment they need by offering robust reimbursement and billing services. Meric Cavanaugh shares a similar story to Jonathan Govette, the Co-Founder and CEO of Oatmeal Health. They have all been personally affected by cancer, which has driven them to work tirelessly to improve the care provided by FQHCs to their patients. Meric is deeply dedicated to creating a positive influence and has joined forces with Oatmeal Health, a company whose ...
Joining Hands for Better Health: Oatmeal Health and Lowell Community Health Center Partner to Offer Lung Cancer Screening in Massachusetts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [San Diego CA] - Lowell Community Health Center in Massachusetts and Oatmeal Health are excited to join together to help patients receive better care. Oatmeal Health, an AI-Enabled Cancer Screening as a Service, has recently announced its partnership with Lowell Community Health Center (LCHC) to improve patient care for over 31,000 individuals by providing life-saving lung cancer screenings. This collaboration brings together two organizations that are committed to delivering high-quality healthcare to underserved communities and is expected to significantly enhance the quality of care provided to patients. Padmaja Sastry, Senior Director, Digital Transformation at Lowell Community Health said, "We are pleased to partner with Oatmeal Health on this proof-of-concept initiative. We are proud to continue our commitment ...
Oatmeal Health was selected for MassChallenge’s 2023 HealthTech Cohort
Jonathan Govette 415-404-1919 Jonathan@oatmealhealth.com Oatmeal Health was selected for MassChallenge’s 2023 HealthTech Cohort. Oatmeal Health joins 37 startups invited to participate in this year’s program. SAN DIEGO CA, MARCH 20TH, 2023 - Oatmeal Health was selected to participate in the MassChallenge 2023 HealthTech Sprint. Oatmeal Health was one of over 200 startup applications for this year’s program. Jonathan Govette, Co-Founder / COO of Oatmeal Health Jonathan Govette, Co-Founder / COO of Oatmeal Health "Ty Vachon, M.D., and I are looking forward to working alongside Mass Challenge's partners and fellow startups to build some remarkable innovations that will change the fabric of healthcare forever." By participating in this accelerator, Oatmeal Health will receive unrivaled access to a global network of partners, experts, ...
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 to address the No. 1 cause of cancer death in the world: lung cancer. The cancer center’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) is launching a study to investigate why it is so challenging to get eligible patients to come in for lung cancer screening. “The purpose of the study is to interview UC Davis patients, doctors, and nurses to discover what is holding eligible patients back from being screened for lung cancer. We also want to learn how we, as a health system, can be more ...
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 structured approach to cancer screening, with the hope that someday soon, healthcare will be accessible to everyone and the use of ribbons will be unnecessary. What is the problem? 80% of seniors have chronic conditions Chronic disease is the cause of 70% of all deaths in America FQHCs are facing significant challenges due to being overworked and understaffed, which leaves little time for managing preventative lung cancer screenings. On average, clinics have only 13 minutes per patient visit, making it difficult to provide thorough preventative ...