Rural Health
Resources by State: Washington
Rural Hospital Emergency Department Quality Measures: Aggregate Data Report
Reports findings from a project that tested emergency department quality measures in a voluntary sample of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in Washington State.
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Ira Moscovice
Date: 03/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Reports findings from a project that tested emergency department quality measures in a voluntary sample of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in Washington State.
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Ira Moscovice
Date: 03/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Results of the 2004 Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey for Health Centers: Analyses for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI States)
Presents a subset of the findings from the larger national study of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) staffing needs of FQHCs located in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) overall and by urban and rural geography.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Presents a subset of the findings from the larger national study of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) staffing needs of FQHCs located in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) overall and by urban and rural geography.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 11/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Evaluation of Alternative Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Definitions in Washington State
Technical brief describing the differences in Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation status of the 124 Health Service Areas (HSAs) in Washington State that result when the current designation system is used and provider counts versus provider full-time equivalencies (FTEs) are used.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 08/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Technical brief describing the differences in Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation status of the 124 Health Service Areas (HSAs) in Washington State that result when the current designation system is used and provider counts versus provider full-time equivalencies (FTEs) are used.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 08/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Chronic Disease Management Systems (Registries) in Rural Health Care
Discusses the types of Chronic Disease Management Systems (CDMSs) used by a sample of 14 state organizations and 19 local rural clinics in Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Author(s): Anne Skinner, Roslyn Fraser-Maginn, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 05/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Discusses the types of Chronic Disease Management Systems (CDMSs) used by a sample of 14 state organizations and 19 local rural clinics in Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Author(s): Anne Skinner, Roslyn Fraser-Maginn, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 05/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Rural and Urban Parents Report on Access to Health Care for their Children with Medicaid Managed Care
Examines rural and urban healthcare access for children age 0-17 enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans in four states: New Mexico, Washington, North Carolina, and North Dakota. Includes information on access to urgent care, prescription medications, dental care, and transportation.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman, Rebecca Slifkin, Asheley Skinner, Robert Schwartz
Date: 12/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Examines rural and urban healthcare access for children age 0-17 enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans in four states: New Mexico, Washington, North Carolina, and North Dakota. Includes information on access to urgent care, prescription medications, dental care, and transportation.
Author(s): Victoria Freeman, Rebecca Slifkin, Asheley Skinner, Robert Schwartz
Date: 12/2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Investigating Rural Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Infrastructure: A Developmental Methodology for Measuring the Availability of EMS Resources
Explores a potential indicator of EMS availability, Expected Annual Emergency Miles per Ambulance (EXAMB). Illustrates how EXAMB could be applied using ambulance availability data from five states: Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, and Wyoming. Includes policy and research recommendations.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): P. Daniel Patterson, Janice C. Probst, Charity G. Moore
Date: 08/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Explores a potential indicator of EMS availability, Expected Annual Emergency Miles per Ambulance (EXAMB). Illustrates how EXAMB could be applied using ambulance availability data from five states: Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, and Wyoming. Includes policy and research recommendations.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): P. Daniel Patterson, Janice C. Probst, Charity G. Moore
Date: 08/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Modeling the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic Conditions of Participation and Reimbursement Methodologies
Discusses the financial feasibility of the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic (FESC), a proposed provider type to expand services in remote and isolated primary care clinics. Compares Medicare reimbursement for FESC status with Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Rural Health Clinic (RHC), and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) reimbursement. Includes detailed examples of financial impact for seven clinics in rural Alaska, Nevada, Washington, and Wyoming.
Date: 2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Discusses the financial feasibility of the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic (FESC), a proposed provider type to expand services in remote and isolated primary care clinics. Compares Medicare reimbursement for FESC status with Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Rural Health Clinic (RHC), and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) reimbursement. Includes detailed examples of financial impact for seven clinics in rural Alaska, Nevada, Washington, and Wyoming.
Date: 2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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The Contribution of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to Generalist Care in Washington State
Describes the contribution to generalist care made by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in Washington State. Includes data on NP and PA contributions in rural areas.
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, Lorella Palazzo, Bobbi Berkowitz, Michael J. Pirani, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Health Services Research, 38(4), 1033-1050
Date: 08/2003
Type: Document
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Describes the contribution to generalist care made by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in Washington State. Includes data on NP and PA contributions in rural areas.
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, Lorella Palazzo, Bobbi Berkowitz, Michael J. Pirani, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Health Services Research, 38(4), 1033-1050
Date: 08/2003
Type: Document
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Who is Caring for the Underserved? A Comparison of Primary Care Physicians and Nonphysician Clinicians in California and Washington
Compares the geographic distribution and patient populations of physician and nonphysician primary care clinicians. Includes the proportion of clinicians within each discipline practicing in rural areas, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), and areas with vulnerable populations.
Author(s): Kevin Grumbach, L. Gary Hart, Elizabeth Mertz, Janet Coffman, Lorella Palazzo
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 1(2), 97-104
Date: 07/2003
Type: Document
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Compares the geographic distribution and patient populations of physician and nonphysician primary care clinicians. Includes the proportion of clinicians within each discipline practicing in rural areas, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), and areas with vulnerable populations.
Author(s): Kevin Grumbach, L. Gary Hart, Elizabeth Mertz, Janet Coffman, Lorella Palazzo
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 1(2), 97-104
Date: 07/2003
Type: Document
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Northwest (Region 10) Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative - Events Calendar
Lists the events, trainings, and webinars for the Northwest (Region 10) Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Northwest (Region 10) Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative
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Lists the events, trainings, and webinars for the Northwest (Region 10) Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Northwest (Region 10) Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative
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