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Successfully Preparing Your OSV Patient Record Samples
During the Health Center Operational Site Visit (OSV) process, there are a number of patient record samples that are requested by the HRSA review team. These requests for documentation cover chapters 4, 7, 8, and 10 in the HRSA Site Visit Protocol. This is a part of the preparation process that can take a great deal of time and it's important to understand what the HRSA reviewers are looking for.
New “Reproductive Health Care Rule” and how it affects community health centers
In April of 2024, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule modifying the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act). The final rule was effective June 25, 2024, and health centers must be in compliance after December 23, 2024.
This new rule has raised questions with community health centers as to how it applies to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and their privacy practices.