Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Clinics
Performance of Rural Health Clinics: An Examination of Efficiency and Medicare Beneficiary Outcomes
Examines the relationship between two aspects of performance, efficiency and effectiveness, and factors that influence variation in Rural Health Clinic (RHC) performance. Includes comparative data on independent and provider-based RHCs for measures on performance and characteristics, such as poverty, mortality rate, region, size, age, and more.
Author(s): Judith Ortiz, Thomas Wan
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(1), 1925
Date: 02/2012
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Examines the relationship between two aspects of performance, efficiency and effectiveness, and factors that influence variation in Rural Health Clinic (RHC) performance. Includes comparative data on independent and provider-based RHCs for measures on performance and characteristics, such as poverty, mortality rate, region, size, age, and more.
Author(s): Judith Ortiz, Thomas Wan
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(1), 1925
Date: 02/2012
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Quality Incentives for Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics and Free Clinics: A Report to Congress
Discusses initiatives and incentives that apply to primary care clinics regarding quality of care and the use of health information technology.
Date: 01/2012
Sponsoring organization: George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management
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Discusses initiatives and incentives that apply to primary care clinics regarding quality of care and the use of health information technology.
Date: 01/2012
Sponsoring organization: George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management
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Partnership for Implementation of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices in Rural Federally Qualified Health Centers: Theory and Methods
Discusses the findings of a study to develop an effective implementation strategy between an academic health center and a rural community health center to facilitate the modification and adoption of an evidence-based mental health program to be used by primary care providers in rural community health centers located in Arkansas.
Author(s): Justin B. Hunt, Geoffrey Curran, Teresa Kramer, et al.
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 6(3), 389-398
Date: 2012
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Discusses the findings of a study to develop an effective implementation strategy between an academic health center and a rural community health center to facilitate the modification and adoption of an evidence-based mental health program to be used by primary care providers in rural community health centers located in Arkansas.
Author(s): Justin B. Hunt, Geoffrey Curran, Teresa Kramer, et al.
Citation: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 6(3), 389-398
Date: 2012
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Rural Veterans' Use of CBOCs for Primary Care: FY07
Discusses the role of Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in providing access to primary care services for rural veterans. Highlights the use of telehealth to deliver services at CBOCs.
Author(s): Michelle A. Mengeling, Mary Charlton
Date: 2012
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Discusses the role of Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in providing access to primary care services for rural veterans. Highlights the use of telehealth to deliver services at CBOCs.
Author(s): Michelle A. Mengeling, Mary Charlton
Date: 2012
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Collaboration with Rural Community Health Centers VISN 5, Task 4: Final Report
Outlines the implementation steps of a pilot project for community-based providers to improve coordination of care between rural community health centers (CHCs) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Includes lessons learned and recommendations to increase enrollment and improve data collection, outreach, and education. Offers information on developing a framework for clinical coordination between VHA and rural CHCs at the local and national levels.
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Outlines the implementation steps of a pilot project for community-based providers to improve coordination of care between rural community health centers (CHCs) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Includes lessons learned and recommendations to increase enrollment and improve data collection, outreach, and education. Offers information on developing a framework for clinical coordination between VHA and rural CHCs at the local and national levels.
Date: 06/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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A Mixed-Method Evaluation of Challenges and Opportunities in the Care of Rural Veterans in VISN 23
Explores the perceptions and experiences of rural veterans, providers, and staff at VA Medical Centers primary care and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in the upper Midwest.
Author(s): Colin Buzza, Sarah Ono, Stacy Wittrock, et al.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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Explores the perceptions and experiences of rural veterans, providers, and staff at VA Medical Centers primary care and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in the upper Midwest.
Author(s): Colin Buzza, Sarah Ono, Stacy Wittrock, et al.
Date: 2011
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers
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COGME Twentieth Report: Advancing Primary Care
Makes recommendations related to the ideal number of primary care physicians, primary care physician reimbursement, financial aid programs, as well as physician education and distribution. Addresses rural and underserved areas, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and community health centers (CHCs).
Author(s): Jerry Kruse, Mark Kelley, Tom Keane, et al.
Date: 12/2010
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Makes recommendations related to the ideal number of primary care physicians, primary care physician reimbursement, financial aid programs, as well as physician education and distribution. Addresses rural and underserved areas, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and community health centers (CHCs).
Author(s): Jerry Kruse, Mark Kelley, Tom Keane, et al.
Date: 12/2010
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Safety Net Activities of Independent Rural Health Clinics
Explores to what extent independent Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are serving a safety net role and whether the proximity of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) affects that role.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Are Rural Health Clinics Part of the Rural Safety Net?
Author(s): David Hartley, John A. Gale, Al Leighton, Stuart Bratesman
Date: 09/2010
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Explores to what extent independent Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are serving a safety net role and whether the proximity of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) affects that role.
Additional links: Policy Brief: Are Rural Health Clinics Part of the Rural Safety Net?
Author(s): David Hartley, John A. Gale, Al Leighton, Stuart Bratesman
Date: 09/2010
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Evaluation of a Patient Assistance Program Pilot Project at Health Clinics in the Appalachian Region During Fiscal Year 2007 & 2008
Analyzes the administrative burdens faced by rural providers in accessing donated medications from pharmaceutical company assistance programs for their low-income patients.
Date: 06/2010
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Analyzes the administrative burdens faced by rural providers in accessing donated medications from pharmaceutical company assistance programs for their low-income patients.
Date: 06/2010
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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The Provision of Mental Health Services by Rural Health Clinics
Reports on a study that examined changes in the delivery of mental health services by RHCs, operational characteristics of these services, barriers and challenges experienced by RHCs, and policy options to encourage more RHCs to deliver mental health services.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Barbara Shaw, David Hartley, Stephenie Loux
Date: 05/2010
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Reports on a study that examined changes in the delivery of mental health services by RHCs, operational characteristics of these services, barriers and challenges experienced by RHCs, and policy options to encourage more RHCs to deliver mental health services.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Barbara Shaw, David Hartley, Stephenie Loux
Date: 05/2010
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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