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Resources by Topic: Physicians

Annual Report on the New Hampshire Health Care Workforce and Data Collection: Calendar Year 2024
Includes aggregate data and information on current and projected New Hampshire primary workforce needs and the participation rate on surveys completed by clinicians for the Health Professions Data Center. Features a state map showing rural and nonrural New Hampshire regional public health networks, and statistics on demographics, barriers to care, substance use and mental health, and maternal health. Includes license renewal data for various providers types, and workforce data on physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, including percentage in rural regions.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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Physician Engagement in Addressing Health-Related Social Needs and Burnout
Results of a 2022 study exploring physicians' engagement in addressing health-related social needs and its association with burnout. Supplementary material features statistics including geographic location with breakdowns by greater or less than 20% rural patient care.
Additional links: Supplementary Content
Author(s): Masami Tabata-Kelly, Xiaochu Hu, Michael J. Dill, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(12), e2452152
Date: 12/2024
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2024 West Virginia Health Sciences and Rural Health Report
Review of medical school enrollment, licensing rates, student debt ratios, residency training, and retention rates in West Virginia, with special focus on the Rural Health Initiative Program. Includes dental and pharmacy program profiles, and describes the Medical Student Loan Program and the Health Sciences Service Program, providing financial awards to health professionals who agree to practice in underserved areas of West Virginia.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
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Report to the 2025 Legislature: Annual Report on Findings from the Hawai'i Physician Workforce Assessment Project
Reports on Hawaii physician workforce characteristics and shortages by county and specialty. Summarizes activities to support the physician workforce, including recruitment, rural training, and mentoring programming. Offers data on shortages by specialty and by county, as well as physician supply and demand data.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii and Pacific Basin Area Health Education Centers
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An Enticing Offer: How Some Rural Communities Are Winning the Competition for New Clinicians
Discusses workforce shortages in rural communities, changing workforce demographics, and challenges to recruiting and retaining physicians in rural areas. Features strategies adopted by rural communities and providers to recruit and retain physicians, including leveraging relationships to promote retention and the promotion of rural fellowship and residency programs.
Author(s): Sarah Klein, Patricia Richardson Schoenbrun
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Quantifying Arizona's Primary Care Shortage Using Health Professional Shortage Data: Updated December 2024
Report describing the shortages of primary care physicians in Arizona. Includes data on shortages at the county level and in tribal nations.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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The State of Rural Provider Compensation in 2024: Rural Provider & Advanced Practice Provider Compensation Survey Results
Results of a survey of over 2,841 rural providers, conducted in January and February of 2024 to provide insight into rural healthcare organizations and promote evidence-based, informed decisions when considering physician and advanced practice provider compensation. Features statistics with breakdowns by type of provider, specialty area, region, and more. Must provide email to access report.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, National Rural Health Association, Stroudwater Associates
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Florida Physician Workforce: 2024 Annual Report
Presents a summary of results from Florida physician workforce surveys completed between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2024. Features statistics on demographics and practice characteristics, and includes sections on primary care, OB/GYN, and Medicare and Medicaid. Appendix B includes numbers of Florida physicians per capita, with breakdowns by county.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Primary Care Collaborative 2024 Evidence Report: An Evaluation of Primary Care in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
Examines the role of primary care in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), and includes 3 case studies of MSSP ACOs that are primary care centric. Explores how the performance of ACOs may be affected by serving beneficiaries with high economic and social need. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Ann Greiner, David Muhlestein, Ann Kempski, Melissa K. Fillippi, Alison N. Huffstetler
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Primary Care Collaborative, Robert Graham Center, Simple Healthcare
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State of the U.S. Health Care Workforce, 2024
Offers demographic data on a variety of health professions from data sources between 2019 and 2023. Examines distribution, education and licensing, and projected shortages for the physician, nursing, and oral health fields. Describes challenges contributing to health workforce shortages. Highlights nonmetropolitan workforce shortages and state by state comparison of physician distribution.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Health Resources and Services Administration, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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