SPEED Enrollment Guide for Federally Qualified Health Centers
Year Developed: 2021
Resource Type: Document..Primary Audience: C-Suite (CEO, CFO, CIO, COO, etc.); Administrative Staff
Language(s): English
Sponsored by: NACHC
Developed by: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: The Special Projects for Equitable and Efficient Distribution (SPEED) of COVID-19 Outpatient Therapeutics program supports direct federal allocation of COVID-19 outpatient therapeutics (i.e., monoclonal antibodies [mAbs]) to priority settings that care for populations at high risk for hospitalization. The four priority settings supported by SPEED are federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), long-term care facilities (LTCF), dialysis centers, and correctional facilities. Any FQHC or look-alike with the capacity and capability to administer mAbs to their patients is eligible to participate in SPEED.
Resource Details: FQHCs that do not have on-site capabilities to administer mAbs can partner with local hospitals or community infusion centers, approved to receive SPEED allocations directed for use with FQHC patients only.
Resource Topic: Operations
Resource Subtopic: —Clinical Issues, COVID-19.
Keywords: Partnerships.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.