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Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic, PLLC, or IFEHC; is a FREE internal medicine (providing some pediatrics) clinic and employment health clinic (mainly performing DOT-CDL physical exams). It is a community-run free clinic located in the periphery of Yellowstone National Park in Idaho Falls Medical District.
Our high-quality care is what
Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic, PLLC, or IFEHC; is a FREE internal medicine (providing some pediatrics) clinic and employment health clinic (mainly performing DOT-CDL physical exams). It is a community-run free clinic located in the periphery of Yellowstone National Park in Idaho Falls Medical District.
Our high-quality care is what sets us apart. These days, many callers who have heard of us by word of mouth do not realize we are completely FREE. They have heard of us for our quality. Many frustrated people go to us for a second or third opinion. To this effect, even high-income people have inquired about our services.
We repeat: our services are FREE. There is NOT a sliding scale. There is NO means testing. We do NOT collect any financial information. The exclusive eligibility requirement is being a permanent resident of the Noncoastal West. We also discourage individuals who are on Medicaid (viz, since they are already insured) unless they are referred to us.
Importantly, we work hard with other players in the healthcare system to coordinate care. On both individual and populations based levels, we work with the departments of health. We work with various specialists and other primary care providers (viz, to ensure smooth transition of care). We work with health insurance brokers. In addition, we work with the Department of Labor, who works hard to overcome barriers for able-body adults to hold gainful employment. Furthermore, it means doing our best to help our patients/examinees access the other free and affordable resources available. We also partner with other free and affordable clinics to find the best possible fits for people's needs.
See later in this section for a list of cases. Please note that many disclaimers are in effect. Many of them are printed in this section. For a full list, go to the About page (IFEHC.com/About). Select the link to Disclosures & Disclaimers.
If you like what we do, please click the link below to donate. However, please be aware we have strong conflict of interest policies (see Disclosures & Disclaimers) preventing us from accepting contributions from employment health examinees.
IFEHC is pleased to announce the New Scholarship for Healthcare Providers Brought to You By Lookout Credit Union for $500. This scholarship applies concurrently or retroactively. We appreciate that there are healthcare providers in student loan debt who could use relief. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must feet the follow
IFEHC is pleased to announce the New Scholarship for Healthcare Providers Brought to You By Lookout Credit Union for $500. This scholarship applies concurrently or retroactively. We appreciate that there are healthcare providers in student loan debt who could use relief. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must feet the following criteria:
In addition to agreeing to applicable terms of service, recipients agree to pose in a check photo with IFEHC and Lookout Credit Union and to cooperate with efforts to be published. We will give recipients latitude to edit what we print. However, we would like a photo and basic explanation to the public what the money was funding. In addition, winners agree to make their essays public record.
How the winner will be selected. The winner will be selected by satisfactory completion of the above. The Medical Director will appoint a committee of volunteers to select eight finalists, of which exactly six must be Idaho permanent residents. This selection will be based exclusively on the essays submitted. A second committee appointed by the Medical Director will select a preliminary winner who may be asked to verify stated credentials. No winner will be selected unless at least 50 applicants apply. This requirement ensures that the application process is appropriately competitive and helps provide safeguards against conflicts of interest. IFEHC engages in equal opportunity practices. Please see the Registration page for more information.
These terms were first posted April 24, 2023 and were modified May 8, 2023 to allow students to apply. The terms are still being updated. Final terms will be published by June 1, 2023.
IFEHC regrets to announce it is terminating the longitudinal primary care (LPC) program, effective May 31, 2023 at 11:59 P.M. M.T. In select cases, 30 days after the individual can demonstrate having received notice. This notice is subject to change. Affected patients should check this link for updates or inquire directly (see Contact Inf
IFEHC regrets to announce it is terminating the longitudinal primary care (LPC) program, effective May 31, 2023 at 11:59 P.M. M.T. In select cases, 30 days after the individual can demonstrate having received notice. This notice is subject to change. Affected patients should check this link for updates or inquire directly (see Contact Information link).
To those who are NOT affected but happen to be reading this post, this means that no new LPC relationships are established. If any clinical encounter summary says to follow up, the advice should be understood as to follow up with your primary care physician. If IFEHC offers to follow up, that should be understood as an isolated offer that does not constitute an ongoing physician patient relationship. Any follow up is the responsibility of the patient to initiate (unless otherwise stated).
Please click the link below to access the letter. After June 1, 2023, the link to this letter will appear under the page General Documents (Patients menu).
Anyone who is sent here by third parties for legal purposes, including insurance physicals: please do NOT show up here unannounced. It is important that all communications go through the party that sent you here.
A few general guidelines are in effect.
(1) The third party who sent you here determines the rules to which you agreed. You shoul
Anyone who is sent here by third parties for legal purposes, including insurance physicals: please do NOT show up here unannounced. It is important that all communications go through the party that sent you here.
A few general guidelines are in effect.
(1) The third party who sent you here determines the rules to which you agreed. You should direct all questions to the third party who directed you here. In fact, many details are intentionally not communicated to us in order to preserve our objectivity.
(2) When you have legal evaluations, you are technically NOT a patient. If you are directed here by a third party, you are not even a client. Your legal designation is examinee. The nature of this examiner-examinee relationship affects confidentiality. For exact policies on confidentiality, we direct you to the agreements you signed as well as to the third parties who administer them.
(3) You should try your hardest but only to the level something is still comfortable. You need to speak up if anything is uncomfortable. We view failure to follow this rule as lack of complete cooperation.
(4) We are happy to provide a chaperone of the gender of your preference. To accommodate this request, we need at least five business days' notice. This preference should be communicated through the third party who directed you here.
(5) We appreciate it that people in the community are grateful for our services. However, compensation of any form is inappropriate. This obviously includes money or material gifts. We will report any suspected witness tampering to third parties with need to know interest and allow them to judge.
Disclosure: Since forensic examinees sent here by third parties are neither patients nor even clients, a number of conditions on this site may not apply. For instance, many of these exams are compensated by third party brokers. However, these evaluations are independent. Compensation is NOT affected by the conclusions reached.
Posted 02/13/2023, revised 05/14/2023.
IFEHC is proud to say that its patients and examinees are permanent residents of TEN (10) different states in the Noncoastal West in THREE (3) different time zones!
A clarification is that these are locations from which patients/examinees have traveled. These are NOT necessa
IFEHC is proud to say that its patients and examinees are permanent residents of TEN (10) different states in the Noncoastal West in THREE (3) different time zones!
A clarification is that these are locations from which patients/examinees have traveled. These are NOT necessarily locations of clinics or places where Dr. Boren is licensed. As of June 7, 2013; Dr. Boren is licensed in Idaho, Utah, and Nebraska
"A new opportunity for the lower middle range wage earners of the non coastal west has arrived." Local News 8
"This is a much needed community service." TheRev Water Springs Radio
"Idaho Falls doctor seeks to spread awareness about free health care." Post Register
"A new health clinic in Idaho Falls is on a mission to help people by staying
"A new opportunity for the lower middle range wage earners of the non coastal west has arrived." Local News 8
"This is a much needed community service." TheRev Water Springs Radio
"Idaho Falls doctor seeks to spread awareness about free health care." Post Register
"A new health clinic in Idaho Falls is on a mission to help people by staying open late and providing free services." East Idaho News
Click the link to the gallery to view some of the links.
The Employment Health Clinic free clinic offers many services:
The Employment Health Clinic free clinic offers many services:
Finishing DOT-CDL driving school? Need CDL recertification for driving a commercial truck or commercial bus? Need medical clearance to wear a respirator? Need a medicolegal expert opinion?
Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic (IFEHC) offers Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) DOT-CDL medical physical examination medical cards as part of its free clinic.
Disclaimer that examinees are not patients and are generally not subject to physician-patient relationship. Exceptions can apply if treatments are given. See our free clinic's terms of service for more details. Effective November 1, 2021; 100% refundable deposits shall be charged of new examinees.
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Consider our DOT-CDL physical exams if you are in Salt Lake City, Rexburg, Pocatello, Blackfoot, Boise, Twin Falls.
The Adult Internal Medicine Free Clinic is a free clinic for non-emergencies. Experiencing a nagging issue? Call our free clinic-adult internal medicine (click Contact at the bottom of the page).
Our free (as opposed to affordable or low-cost) health clinic-internal medicine's following list is not exhaustive - it is growing. It gives an i
The Adult Internal Medicine Free Clinic is a free clinic for non-emergencies. Experiencing a nagging issue? Call our free clinic-adult internal medicine (click Contact at the bottom of the page).
Our free (as opposed to affordable or low-cost) health clinic-internal medicine's following list is not exhaustive - it is growing. It gives an idea of the types of cases (actual and suspected/ruled out) IFEHC's free clinic-adult internal medicine has handled.
Disclaimer that callers do not become patients at IFEHC's free clinic-adult internal medicine until IFEHC's Medical Director (D.M. Boren, M.D.) agrees to accept them. In addition, any established patients at IFEHC's free clinic-adult internal medicine who fail to follow advice lose their standing as patients. Chronically failing to follow medical advice counts as terminating the physician-patient relationship. For emergencies, call 911. Effective November 1, 2021; 100% refundable deposits shall be charged of new examinees.
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Consider our free (as opposed to low-cost or affordable) clinic if you are in Salt Lake City, Rexburg, Pocatello, Blackfoot, Boise, Twin Falls.
Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic's (IFEHC's) non-partisan initiative that focuses on empowering consumers and workers through public education campaigns. At least one of our major campaigns has been fighting an aggressive war on prescription drug-seeking behaviors. This also includes being a resource. Have a question about the healthc
Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic's (IFEHC's) non-partisan initiative that focuses on empowering consumers and workers through public education campaigns. At least one of our major campaigns has been fighting an aggressive war on prescription drug-seeking behaviors. This also includes being a resource. Have a question about the healthcare system that no one else can answer? Try us. Our free clinics are happy to help in any way we can.
Click the link below to learn more or to donate to our free clinics and other causes. Disclaimer that IFEHC has not attained 501(c)(3) status. Nonetheless, the work we do (i.e.; free clinics including DOT-CDL medical, opportunities for students, and advocacy) is pro bono. Our organization is applying for 501(c)(3) status on the basis that
Click the link below to learn more or to donate to our free clinics and other causes. Disclaimer that IFEHC has not attained 501(c)(3) status. Nonetheless, the work we do (i.e.; free clinics including DOT-CDL medical, opportunities for students, and advocacy) is pro bono. Our organization is applying for 501(c)(3) status on the basis that we are organized exclusively for the charitable, educational, and scientific purposes as set forth in 501(c)(3).
If you live in the general area of Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Blackfoot, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Boise, or Salt Lake City; please consider getting involved as well.
On October 29, 2021; Governor Brad Little discussed with Medical Director D.M. Boren, M.D., the various barriers to outreach. Dr. Boren felt he gave thoughtful commentary that reflecting complexities on a Federal and state level. Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic, PLLC, or IFEHC; is grateful to Governor Little for his time.
Disclaimer:
On October 29, 2021; Governor Brad Little discussed with Medical Director D.M. Boren, M.D., the various barriers to outreach. Dr. Boren felt he gave thoughtful commentary that reflecting complexities on a Federal and state level. Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic, PLLC, or IFEHC; is grateful to Governor Little for his time.
Disclaimer: IFEHC is a non-politically partisan community run clinic that endorses neither political parties nor candidates for political office.
On September 15, 2021; Lookout Credit Union agreed to sponsor IFEHC's 2022 Paid Internship for Aspiring Healthcare Professionals. Click the link below to learn more.
Next year, IFEHC also plans to offer a sponsored scholarship to the sum of $10,000. Stay tuned for details to come.
In addition to recognizing Lookout Credit Union, we would li
On September 15, 2021; Lookout Credit Union agreed to sponsor IFEHC's 2022 Paid Internship for Aspiring Healthcare Professionals. Click the link below to learn more.
Next year, IFEHC also plans to offer a sponsored scholarship to the sum of $10,000. Stay tuned for details to come.
In addition to recognizing Lookout Credit Union, we would like to thank several other contributors who have made our free clinics possible:
IFEHC thanks Eastern Idaho Public Health (District 7), the local department of public health, for its donations.
On November 24, 2021; Medical Director Dr. Boren addressed the Idaho Department of Labor (IDOL). The Department spoke of concerns transitioning the unemployed to employment. Among those transitions is potentially losing access to public aid coverage. We also addressed opportunities for aspiring providers in the region. Dr. Boren left the
On November 24, 2021; Medical Director Dr. Boren addressed the Idaho Department of Labor (IDOL). The Department spoke of concerns transitioning the unemployed to employment. Among those transitions is potentially losing access to public aid coverage. We also addressed opportunities for aspiring providers in the region. Dr. Boren left the discussion (as well as other dialogues) feeling like the local Department of Labor works hard to help people overcome barriers to gainful employment.
On April 19, 2022; Dr. Boren addressed the Exchange Club of Idaho Falls. He introduced his clinic's war on the prescription drug seeking epidemic. He addressed his clinics populations-based medicine initiatives that that address veterans and children.
Medical Director Dr. Boren was grateful to be nominated for Cannonball Radio's Essential Heroes Prize. Mid-February of 2022.
IFEHC must be the only free clinic, right? No, we're not the only free clinic. According to freeclinics.com (visited 08/28/2021); there are an estimated 1,893 free and affordable clinics in the Noncoastal West, of which Idaho contributes 48 (excluding IFEHC).
However, we believe we are special. First, we are making a campaign out of promot
IFEHC must be the only free clinic, right? No, we're not the only free clinic. According to freeclinics.com (visited 08/28/2021); there are an estimated 1,893 free and affordable clinics in the Noncoastal West, of which Idaho contributes 48 (excluding IFEHC).
However, we believe we are special. First, we are making a campaign out of promoting all the free clinics. An easy way to improve public health (especially during a pandemic) is to make the public aware of the resources available. Second, we're unaware of any free outpatient clinic open 10-10 x 7 days a week (by appointment only), including holidays that does no means testing whatsoever. We serve even individuals whose incomes place them above the poverty line. Third; we know of no other medical establishment west of the Mississippi, nonprofit or for-profit; where callers speak directly to the Medical Director, who personally schedules appointments.
There are no strings attached. It's pretty simple: we're free, and we're open late. We believe strongly that reducing barriers to healthcare is a critical step towards fighting a pandemic. Thus, we do no means testing whatsoever. We take financially struggling people who fall above the poverty line as well as wealthy people who are dependents on plans and do not want the main policy holder (e.g., parents or spouses) to learn sensitive medical information (e.g., pregnancy or STD). For the adult internal medicine clinic, we do not even require our patients to present government-issued ID's unless there is a legally justified purpose. Note that ID cards must be presented for the services offered by the Employment Health Clinic, as the nature of the work is forensic (i.e., legal) and not patient-care oriented.
However, some disclaimers are in effect. Chief among them: our free clinics do NOT handle medical emergencies, and we are by appointment only. If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911. Please do NOT show up unannounced. If you are considering donating, please be aware IFEHC has not attained 501(c)(3) status. However, we repeat our assurances that the money goes to pro bono work. See the discussion of common sense disclaimers that also apply.
IFEHC will take all reasonable measures to keep its programs (especially its free clinics) free to the public. However, a few disclaimers are in effect. The following list is NOT exhaustive (see the end of this post for more information).
(1) As many times as we can possibly repeat: if you are experiencing an emergency, call 911.
(2) IF
IFEHC will take all reasonable measures to keep its programs (especially its free clinics) free to the public. However, a few disclaimers are in effect. The following list is NOT exhaustive (see the end of this post for more information).
(1) As many times as we can possibly repeat: if you are experiencing an emergency, call 911.
(2) IFEHC's free clinics do not guarantee their services to everyone who calls. As indicated, IFEHC's free clinics (including DOT-CDL medical) are by appointment only. IFEHC's Medical Director triages all queries and decides whether to offer an appointment at the free clinics. Any conversation with the Medical Director in the absence of a formal evaluation does not constitute a physician-patient relationship. Even after a formal evaluation at the free clinics, the Medical Director still reserves the right to say a case is not appropriate for this clinic. As pertains to the Employment Health Clinic (e.g., forensic medicolegal expert consultation), IFEHC's Medical Director guarantees he will turn down anyone who he believes is dishonest.
(3) IFEHC values patient welfare above all other considerations. If the Medical Director deems a case urgent, he may allow the patient/examinee to defer signing agreements. In accepting treatment/evaluation, the patient/examinee consents to the applicable policies. In continuing to seek services, the patient/examinee consents to updates to applicable policies. You should ask questions if you do NOT understand policies. To reach the clinic for questions, go to the Contact page (IFEHC.com/Contact).
(4) Free simply means IFEHC's free clinics do not generate any revenue. See free clinics' terms of service for a detailed explanation. In the case of service as expert witnesses; it is reasonable to ask for assistance covering undue expenses such as lodging, fax cartridges, or paper. IFEHC will happily absorb up to $25 in costs per case after which it considers costs unduly burdensome.
(5) IFEHC is not guaranteeing its world-class services indefinitely - only for as long as the Medical Director deems it sustainable to render them free of charge. IFEHC reserves the right to, and will, reevaluate at the end of each financial quarter the sustainability of this initiative as well as the measurable effects on the community.
(6) Effective November 1, 2021; IFEHC's free health clinic-internal medicine and free employment health clinic shall charge 100% refundable deposits. See 7Document #315 for details.
(7) Like all American medical facilities, IFEHC's free clinics guarantee medically competent care. In our opinion, our free clinic delivers world-class care. However, neither IFEHC's free clinics nor any other healthcare facility can guarantee results.
(8) In IFEHC's efforts to be transparent, we have highlighted every known place that we have NOT attained 501(c)(3) status. However, our work is entirely pro bono (i.e., free).
For more details, see our Disclaimers & Disclosures statement in the registration section.
Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic (IFEHC), PLLC is NOT a hospital and does NOT treat emergencies. Accordingly; if you are experiencing a medical emergency, you should call 911.
Click link for reference list of nearby facilities. Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic (IFEHC) is providing this list as a courtesy and does NOT vouch for the accuracy of the information or the quality of care (i.e., this list is NOT a referral list). If you determine urgent care setting is most appropriate, you are highly encouraged to call facilities to find out their hours of operation. In high likelihood, hours of operation are reduced due to CoVid. These changes may NOT be reflected on websites.
Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic (IFEHC) cares about its employees, its patients, and the public; and is, accordingly, taking steps to address the novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2). A respiratory hazard evaluation (see link below) has determined that the engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE) available provide employees a substantially below average risk compared with employees in the same industry (i.e., healthcare) and a below average risk compared with employees in all industries that are currently working. Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic (IFEHC) minimizes this risk by working on a strict by appointment only basis, which minimizes unnecessary contact. For more information, see the following link.
Idaho Falls Employment Health Clinic (IFEHC)
2539 Channing Way Ste 260, Idaho Falls, ID 83404-7558 in Idaho Falls Medical District
T 208-932-4932, F 208-932-4935
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