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FQHC quality, HRSA compliance, and UDS reporting guidance
Written for quality directors and PCMH coordinators who have to produce evidence, not just improve care. Operational guidance first; every regulatory statement is cited to an official source or held back until it can be.
HRSA & Operational Site Visits
HRSA QI/QA Requirements for FQHCs: Chapter 10 Explained
What Chapter 10 of the HRSA Health Center Program Compliance Manual actually requires for quality improvement and assurance, how site visit reviewers assess it, and where health centers have discretion.
9 min read
HRSA & Operational Site Visits
HRSA QI/QA Documentation Checklist for FQHCs
A working checklist for organizing quality improvement and assurance documentation so it can be produced quickly and read in order.
6 min read
HRSA & Operational Site Visits
What Counts as a Quarterly QI/QA Assessment for HRSA?
How quality teams structure a recurring quarterly assessment so each period stands on its own and the year reads as a continuous record.
7 min read
HRSA & Operational Site Visits
What QI/QA Documents Does HRSA Review During an Operational Site Visit?
See the QI/QA documents HRSA reviews during an FQHC Operational Site Visit, including quarterly assessments, reports, patient records, and board oversight evidence.
8 min read
UDS Reporting
Why Is My UDS Hypertension Denominator Wrong?
A troubleshooting approach for hypertension denominators that do not match expectations, working from encounter capture through exclusion logic.
9 min read
UDS Reporting
UDS Exclusions vs. Exceptions Explained
Why the two concepts are not interchangeable, and how conflating them in EHR logic distorts measure performance.
6 min read
How encounter capture drives clinical measure populations, and where health centers commonly lose or over-count visits.
7 min read
How to track proposed UDS changes without rebuilding workflows around guidance that is not final.
6 min read
PDSA & Quality Improvement
FQHC Root Cause Analysis Guide: From Problem to Corrective Action
A practical root cause analysis method for community health centers: define the gap, map the system, find causes with a fishbone and 5 Whys, and turn them into measurable actions. Free fillable worksheet included.
11 min read
PDSA & Quality Improvement
PDSA for FQHC Quality Improvement: A Practical Guide
How to run Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles in a health center so the work is small enough to finish and documented enough to defend.
10 min read
PDSA & Quality Improvement
FQHC PDSA Example: Improving Hypertension Control
A worked structure for a hypertension control improvement cycle, from aim statement through the documented decision.
8 min read
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