Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Primary care
Evaluation of Health Care Innovation Awards (HCIA): Primary Care Redesign Programs, Second Annual Report
Second annual evaluations of 14 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on primary care redesign, addressing a range of intervention models, target populations, and organizational settings. Discusses common experiences across projects and profiles each project. Includes 2 rural-focused projects and 7 additional projects that included services to rural areas.
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mathematica Policy Research
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Second annual evaluations of 14 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on primary care redesign, addressing a range of intervention models, target populations, and organizational settings. Discusses common experiences across projects and profiles each project. Includes 2 rural-focused projects and 7 additional projects that included services to rural areas.
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mathematica Policy Research
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2016
Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Discussions of rural aspects of Medicare payment policies are included throughout the report. Focuses on payment adequacy, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Part D.
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Discussions of rural aspects of Medicare payment policies are included throughout the report. Focuses on payment adequacy, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Part D.
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Outcomes of Rural-Centric Residency Training to Prepare Family Medicine Physicians for Rural Practice
Reports the results of a study analyzing the number of graduates from rural-centric family medicine residency programs who chose to practice in rural areas and Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, C. Holly A. Andrilla, David Schmitz, Randall Longenecker, David V. Evans
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Reports the results of a study analyzing the number of graduates from rural-centric family medicine residency programs who chose to practice in rural areas and Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, C. Holly A. Andrilla, David Schmitz, Randall Longenecker, David V. Evans
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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How Could Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Be Deployed to Provide Rural Primary Care?
Examines various methods that can be implemented to help nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) meet the increased need for primary care services in rural areas. Provides rural and urban data on the number of new insurance enrollees and estimated primary care visits that resulted from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Cynthia Coulthard, Joanne Spetz
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Examines various methods that can be implemented to help nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) meet the increased need for primary care services in rural areas. Provides rural and urban data on the number of new insurance enrollees and estimated primary care visits that resulted from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Cynthia Coulthard, Joanne Spetz
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Stakeholders' Recommendations to Improve Patient-Centered "LGBTQ" Primary Care in Rural and Multicultural Practices
Discusses the results of a pilot study examining primary care practices when treating rural and ethnic-minority lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons within the mostly rural and multicultural state of New Mexico, and offers guidelines to enhance services for the LGBTQ population within clinical settings.
Author(s): Miria Kano, Alma Rosa Silva-Bañuelos, Robert Sturm, Cathleen E. Willging
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 29(1) 156-160
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Discusses the results of a pilot study examining primary care practices when treating rural and ethnic-minority lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons within the mostly rural and multicultural state of New Mexico, and offers guidelines to enhance services for the LGBTQ population within clinical settings.
Author(s): Miria Kano, Alma Rosa Silva-Bañuelos, Robert Sturm, Cathleen E. Willging
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 29(1) 156-160
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Outness, Stigma, and Primary Health Care Utilization among Rural LGBT Populations
Examines if a relationship exists between higher levels of stigma and/or lower levels of outness with less access to primary healthcare services for rural LGBT populations. Includes demographic statistics by race, ethnicity, orientation, relationship status, education, and other statistics regarding healthcare access and utilization.
Author(s): J. Whitehead, John Shaver, Rob Stephenson
Citation: PLoS One, 11(1)
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Examines if a relationship exists between higher levels of stigma and/or lower levels of outness with less access to primary healthcare services for rural LGBT populations. Includes demographic statistics by race, ethnicity, orientation, relationship status, education, and other statistics regarding healthcare access and utilization.
Author(s): J. Whitehead, John Shaver, Rob Stephenson
Citation: PLoS One, 11(1)
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care
Examines characteristics, including rurality, and services provided by family physicians within solo and small practices, and identifies the overall percentage of family physicians working in these practices.
Author(s): Winston R. Liaw, Anuradha Jetty, Stephen M. Petterson, Lars E Peterson, Andrew W. Bazemore
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 14(1), 8-15
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Examines characteristics, including rurality, and services provided by family physicians within solo and small practices, and identifies the overall percentage of family physicians working in these practices.
Author(s): Winston R. Liaw, Anuradha Jetty, Stephen M. Petterson, Lars E Peterson, Andrew W. Bazemore
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 14(1), 8-15
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Rhode Island: Key Determinants of Rural Health
An assessment and review of the health needs, behaviors, and status of rural populations in Rhode Island. Identifies places of need and recognizes the challenges prevalent in rural areas. Can be used as a tool to develop strategies and allocate resources targeted to underserved areas of the state.
Author(s): Katelyn Edel
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rhode Island Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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An assessment and review of the health needs, behaviors, and status of rural populations in Rhode Island. Identifies places of need and recognizes the challenges prevalent in rural areas. Can be used as a tool to develop strategies and allocate resources targeted to underserved areas of the state.
Author(s): Katelyn Edel
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rhode Island Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Minnesota Health Professional Shortage Areas, Primary Care
Shows counties fully or partially designated as Primary Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Minnesota.
Date: 2016
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Shows counties fully or partially designated as Primary Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Minnesota.
Date: 2016
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Graduates of Teaching Health Centers Are More Likely to Enter Practice in the Primary Care Safety Net
Assesses whether primary care graduates of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) programs are more likely than other physicians to begin practicing in rural or underserved settings.
Author(s): Andrew Bazemore, Peter Wingrove, Stephen Petterson, et al.
Date: 11/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Graham Center
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Assesses whether primary care graduates of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) programs are more likely than other physicians to begin practicing in rural or underserved settings.
Author(s): Andrew Bazemore, Peter Wingrove, Stephen Petterson, et al.
Date: 11/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Graham Center
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