Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA, Senior Consultant
Hospital and clinic designation type can impact reimbursements and other opportunities received by a clinic; hospitals should evaluate each of the following clinic designation types to ensure they adopt the appropriate strategy:
• Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC)
• Provider-Based Entity (PBE)
• Rural Health Clinic (RHC)
• Includes Provider-Based Rural Health Clinic (PB-RHC)
• Free-Standing Health Clinic (FSHC)