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Lance Luttrell 5/7/24 Lance Luttrell 5/7/24

Contract Lists and Supporting Documentation

When it comes to Chapter 12 of the HRSA Site Visit Protocol (SVP),so many of get stopped in our tracks. For the rest of us, we just assume the documents we selected for Form 5A are sufficient. Neither response is correct. With a review of the details in the Site Visit Protocol for Chapter 12: Contracts and Subawards along with the Compliance Manual, we can nail down with certainty what reviewers need for compliance and why.

In this blog post we will review what documents are required, what questions are being answered, and why those questions are being asked. We’ll turn to the Site Visit Protocol for the first two points, and the revert back to the Compliance Manual for the last point.

Kyle Vath 10/27/23 Kyle Vath 10/27/23

Quarterly Assessments of Clinician Care (AKA Peer Review)

Lance Luttrell 4/20/23 Lance Luttrell 4/20/23

The Naming Convention: RegLantern’s Solution

RegLantern has developed a clever solution to the Naming Convention in our platform to assist users with easily applying the naming convention in front of the document name for all HRSA documents.

Kyle Vath 4/13/23 Kyle Vath 4/13/23

HRSA Site Visit Protocol (SVP) Updates - 2023

The HRSA Site Visit Protocol was updated on April 13, 2023.

Lance Luttrell 10/7/22 Lance Luttrell 10/7/22

Changing of the Guard: Preparing for Prior Approval for a new CEO or Program Director

Bringing on a new CEO or Program Director is an exciting time for a health center. There is fresh energy and new opportunities. There are also learning curves for the CEO, Board and staff as everyone adjusts to a new leadership and a new vision for the organization.

Lance Luttrell 6/27/22 Lance Luttrell 6/27/22

Boards and Policies - Establish, Adopt and Approve

Which policies must the Board approve? Does the Board adopt policies or approve them? Is there a difference?

Lance Luttrell 6/21/22 Lance Luttrell 6/21/22

Piloting the Engaging Health Centers in Compliance and Excellence Site Visit (HCCESV)

The Bureau of Primary Health Care is piloting a new Virtual Operational Site Visit (vOSV) format called Engaging Health Centers in Compliance and Excellence Site Visit (HCCESV).

Kyle Vath 8/10/21 Kyle Vath 8/10/21

Newly-Released Form 5B Tools (From HRSA)

HRSA released two new tools to help health centers improve their Form 5B accuracy.

Kyle Vath 7/23/21 Kyle Vath 7/23/21

FTCA Required Trainings

FTCA requires community health centers to train their Board and staff in certain key areas.

Kyle Vath 6/29/21 Kyle Vath 6/29/21

Credentialing & Privileging: How do I organize my files?

After reviewing hundreds of credentialing and privileging files, we have a few recommendations for how to keep them up-to-date, compliant, and organized.

Kyle Vath 6/22/21 Kyle Vath 6/22/21

Credentialing & Privileging: COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement?

When consulting with health centers about their HRSA-compliant credentialing and privileging policies (HRSA Site Visit Protocol, Chapter 5: Clinical Staffing), I have frequently been asked the question over the past six months: “Can we require our staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?”

Kyle Vath 5/11/21 Kyle Vath 5/11/21

Verifying Cognitive Fitness

HRSA updated the Health Center Program Site Visit Protocol in May of 2021 (Effective May 27, 2021) and added an additional question regarding fitness for duty verification. The health center must now be able to explain, “how the health center has verified fitness for duty to ensure all clinical staff have the physical and cognitive ability to safely perform their duties”.