With Rural Health Clinic Initiative, GHCH Sets Stage for Expanding Primary Care
In early 2017 GHCH CEO Tom Jensen, his executive team and Harbor Medical Group providers, began the journey of transitioning the primary care clinics to a hospital-based Rural Health Clinic (RHC) designation.
“The hospital-based RHC designation significantly increases current reimbursement for primary care services and reduces hospital costs in subsidizing the clinics,” explains Jensen. “This will enhance the hospital’s ability to expand access to care, which is profoundly needed within our community.”