- Hospital Community Benefit Obligations: Implications for Health Centers and Communities (December 2012)
December 11, 2012
Community Benefit is the obligation of nonprofit hospitals to invest in the communities they serve beyond the provision of direct medical services. The Affordable Care Act calls for strengthening and clarifying this obligation. Panelists Sara Rosenbaum and Maureen Byrnes introduce the concept of community benefit, review new requirements for Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation …
- “Moving Toward Widespread Electronic Exchange of Health Information: Update and Status of Meaningful Use and Related Efforts”
November 28, 2012
Speakers will provide a high-level update of the implementation status of HITECH programs and discuss ongoing impediments to the robust interoperable exchange of healthcare information, and consider what steps the 113th Congress and the Administration may take to further address these issues. (November 28, 2012)
- UPCOMING WEBINAR – FQHC Emergency Preparedness and Recovery
October 22, 2012
Dr. Shin and Ms. Jacobs will discuss opportunities and challenges Health Information Technology (HIT) brings to emergency preparedness and will illustrate steps a FHQC took to adopt HIT and their impact on securing continuity of care after a natural disaster, while Ms. Marselian will discuss the considerations in putting together a self-sufficient emergency plan. (October …
- Supreme Court Ruling on ACA’s Medicaid Expansion: How Will Non-Implementation Affect CHC Capacity? (August 2012)
August 16, 2012
A webcast presentation on implications of the Supreme Court’s ACA ruling for community health centers and the patients and communities they serve, featuring the lead authors of a recent policy brief on the subject. (August 16, 2012)
- NEW WEBINAR: August 16, 2012 2:00PM-3:30PM Eastern
August 7, 2012
“Supreme Court Ruling on ACA’s Medicaid Expansion: How Will Non-Implementation Affect CHC Capacity?”
- Celebrating America’s Health Centers: Powering Healthier Communities
August 2, 2012
National Health Center Week (NCHW), August 5-11, 2012 recognizes our nation’s community health centers and the role they play in providing accessible, high quality, cost-effective health care to all people, regardless of ability to pay.
- “Supporting Health Centers through Workforce Development”
April 9, 2012
Presentation by Feygele Jacobs, RCHN CHF EVP/ COO at the NACHC Policy and Issues Forum in Washington, D.C. on March 23, 2012.
- RCHN Community Health Foundation’s EVP / Chief Operating Officer Presenting at NACHC Policy and Issues Forum
March 23, 2012
Feygele Jacobs, the EVP and chief operating officer of the RCHN Community Health Foundation, will participate in an upcoming panel discussion devoted to “Strengthening Your Incumbent Clinical Workforce.”
- 8th Annual Geiger Gibson Symposium Focuses on Issues of Civic Engagement in Communities around the Country
March 22, 2012
The 8th Annual Geiger Gibson Symposium, which celebrates the achievements of health centers and commemorates the groundbreaking work of Drs. H. Jack Geiger and Count Gibson, founders of the U.S. health centers movement and pioneers for health and human rights, will take place on March 24 at 10:30 am, at the National Association of Community …