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To clarify staff responsibilities about mandatory reporting of abuse of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.

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Two-page form specific to an individual coming into the clinic for an initial hypertension visit.
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A series of health maintenance forms that cover adolescents and children from 1 week to 18 years.
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Persons administering biologic products or serum must be prepared to recognize and treat allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis and must have appropriate resources at hand.

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In order to meet the needs of special populations such as migrant farmworkers, Health Centers often use non-traditional delivery methods to provide health care. For example, services may be provided at locations other than their own bricks-and-mortar location that are more convenient for patients. Health Centers can reduce their liability for lawsuits from incidents arising while their employees are working off-site by ensuring they are eligible for coverage by the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which offers protection akin to medical malpractice insurance to federally-funded Migrant and Community Health Centers.

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The scope of the quality improvement program is organization wide and includes activities that monitor and evaluate all phases of the health care delivery system through objective, criteria-based audits, outcome audits, tracking tools, and reporting systems.

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An overall medical records policy that includes content, organization, and location (PDF format).
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A 3-page assessment of clinical assistant competencies.
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Outline of scope of medical practice guidelines.
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Sample policy statement describing how to provide appropriate evaluation and follow-up of diagnostic testing.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will maintain a current procedural list where employees are at risk of occupational exposure.
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This archived webinar originally presented by Jennie McLaurin, MD and Tillman Farley, MD, provides an overview of effective strategies to integrate behavioral health into health center operations. The presenters come with many years of experience in providing culturally appropriate and high quality health care to migrants and other underserved populations. This page includes links to other SAMHSA-HRSA sponsored archived webinars in additional topics.

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A preliminary total of fatal work injuries recorded in the United States. According to results from the 
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor
 Statistics.
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Geoffrey M. Calvert, Walter A. Alarcon, Ann Chelminski,
Mark S. Crowley, Rosanna Barrett, Adolfo Correa, Sheila
Higgins, Hugo L. Leon, Jane Correia, Alan Becker,
Ruth H. Allen and Elizabeth Evans
doi:10.1289/ehp.9647 (available at http://dx.doi.org/)
Online 21 February 2007

Geoffrey M. Calvert, Walter A. Alarcon, Ann Chelminski,Mark S. Crowley, Rosanna Barrett, Adolfo Correa, SheilaHiggins, Hugo L. Leon, Jane Correia, Alan Becker,Ruth H. Allen and Elizabeth Evans

doi:10.1289/ehp.9647 (available at http://dx.doi.org/) Online 21 February 2007

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