So You Want To Become A FQHC?—The Cherokee Health Systems & Community Health Network Case Studies

This presentation took place at The 2025;OPEN MINDS;Performance Management Institute during The 2025;OPEN MINDS;Whole Person Care Summit. Parinda Khatri, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Cherokee Health Systems, and Penny Pabst, M.Ed., OHCC, Chief Administration Officer of Community Health Network explored the fundamental criteria and regulatory requirements for obtaining FQHC or FQHC Look-alike status, including eligibility criteria, scope of services, governance structure, and compliance standards, the unique benefits and challenges associated with operating as an FQHC or FQHC Look-alike, including access to federal funding, reimbursement mechanisms, quality improvement initiatives . . .