Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce supply and demand
A National Agenda for Community Paramedicine Research
Summarizes comments from community paramedicine stakeholders at an October 2012 meeting on community paramedicine. Includes discussion and collaboration aimed at building a national evidence base on community paramedicine.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Summarizes comments from community paramedicine stakeholders at an October 2012 meeting on community paramedicine. Includes discussion and collaboration aimed at building a national evidence base on community paramedicine.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis
Discusses cancer care in the United States, with a focus on patient-centered care, the workforce available to care for cancer patients, quality and improvement measures, health information technology, and access and affordability. Includes information specific to rural areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Medicine
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Discusses cancer care in the United States, with a focus on patient-centered care, the workforce available to care for cancer patients, quality and improvement measures, health information technology, and access and affordability. Includes information specific to rural areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Medicine
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Achieving Health Equity through Nursing Workforce Diversity: Eleventh Report to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Congress
Summarizes progress in nursing workforce diversity over the past 10 years. Highlights Advanced Practice RNs who are independent care providers who often locate in underserved and minority communities, the growth of online nursing education to rural communities, and recruiting and retaining nursing professionals in rural and underserved areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Summarizes progress in nursing workforce diversity over the past 10 years. Highlights Advanced Practice RNs who are independent care providers who often locate in underserved and minority communities, the growth of online nursing education to rural communities, and recruiting and retaining nursing professionals in rural and underserved areas. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
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Rural Mental Health Workforce Needs Assessment: A National Survey
Examines the shortages of mental health professionals in rural communities and the impact of inadequate mental health services access on rural hospitals.
Author(s): Daniel Thomas, Martin MacDowell, Michael Glasser
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(4), 2176
Date: 10/2012
Type: Document
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Examines the shortages of mental health professionals in rural communities and the impact of inadequate mental health services access on rural hospitals.
Author(s): Daniel Thomas, Martin MacDowell, Michael Glasser
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(4), 2176
Date: 10/2012
Type: Document
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Characteristics of Rural RNs Who Live and Work in Different Communities
Explores individual and community-level factors associated with registered nurses' decisions to commute away from their rural areas of residence for work. Discusses the implications of the findings for recruiting and retaining nurses in rural communities.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Lorella Palazzo, Mark P. Doescher, Patricia Butterfield
Date: 09/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Explores individual and community-level factors associated with registered nurses' decisions to commute away from their rural areas of residence for work. Discusses the implications of the findings for recruiting and retaining nurses in rural communities.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Lorella Palazzo, Mark P. Doescher, Patricia Butterfield
Date: 09/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Washington State Primary Care Workforce: Summary of Physician Focus Group Findings
Presents findings from five focus groups consisting of primary care physicians in five areas of Washington State conducted by the Washington State Office of Financial Management. Assesses physicians' perspectives of factors affecting access to primary care, especially for Medicaid patients, and how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will change the primary care physician's role in the health delivery system.
Author(s): Barbara Matthews, Thea Mounts
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Presents findings from five focus groups consisting of primary care physicians in five areas of Washington State conducted by the Washington State Office of Financial Management. Assesses physicians' perspectives of factors affecting access to primary care, especially for Medicaid patients, and how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will change the primary care physician's role in the health delivery system.
Author(s): Barbara Matthews, Thea Mounts
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Medical Student Characteristics Predictive of Intent for Rural Practice
Presents findings from a study exploring the effect of student characteristics on choosing rural practice.
Author(s): Pamela Royston, Kathleen Mathieson, Joan Leafman, Olivia Ojan-Sheehan
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2107
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
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Presents findings from a study exploring the effect of student characteristics on choosing rural practice.
Author(s): Pamela Royston, Kathleen Mathieson, Joan Leafman, Olivia Ojan-Sheehan
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2107
Date: 08/2012
Type: Document
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Osteopathic Physicians and International Medical Graduates in the Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce
Provides state-level and national analyses of rural osteopathic (DO) and international medical graduate (IMG) primary care physicians by rural/urban location.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Frederick M. Chen, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(6), 396-403
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Provides state-level and national analyses of rural osteopathic (DO) and international medical graduate (IMG) primary care physicians by rural/urban location.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Frederick M. Chen, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Family Medicine, 44(6), 396-403
Date: 06/2012
Type: Document
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Projection of North Dakota Physicians: 2010-2040
Describes a projection of both the population of North Dakota and physicians in North Dakota. Includes projection models, graphs, and tables.
Author(s): Mandi-Leigh Peterson, Marilyn Klug, Gary Hart
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Describes a projection of both the population of North Dakota and physicians in North Dakota. Includes projection models, graphs, and tables.
Author(s): Mandi-Leigh Peterson, Marilyn Klug, Gary Hart
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Understanding Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Distribution in Urban and Rural Areas of the United States Using National Provider Identifier Data
Examines the distribution of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) by state and by urban and rural areas. Describes provider characteristics and highlights states with a higher portion of APRNs in rural areas. Includes nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Louise Kaplan, Meredith A. Fordyce, Peter D. McMenamin, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the distribution of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) by state and by urban and rural areas. Describes provider characteristics and highlights states with a higher portion of APRNs in rural areas. Includes nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Louise Kaplan, Meredith A. Fordyce, Peter D. McMenamin, Mark P. Doescher
Date: 04/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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