Improving Access to Health: A Business Plan Approach to Creating a Sustainable Nurse-Led Community Clinic.

BUSINESS planning; COMMUNITY health services; COST effectiveness; HEALTH promotion; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH insurance; NURSE administrators; ORGANIZATIONAL change; RISK assessment; STRATEGIC planning; HUMAN services programs; ORGANIZATIONAL goals; OUTPATIENT medical care management; FEE for service (Medical fees); EVALUATION of human services programs; ECONOMICS

The article discusses a business plan that focuses on the development and implementation of a community clinic in San Antonio, Texas as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to ensure its long-term financial sustainability. Topics discussed include business background and objectives, grant funding received by FQHCs from Health Resources & Services Administration under the Health Center Program, and shortage of primary care physicians and nurse practitioner surplus by 2025.