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Practice Based Versus Telemedicine Based Collaborative Care for Depression in Rural Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Pragmatic Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial
Reports on a research trial comparing patient outcomes between a practice-based and telemedicine based collaborative primary care model to address depression in rural Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Includes data on both collaborative care models by patient characteristics, for example age, race/ethnicity, income, insurance, marital status, and more.
Author(s): John C. Fortney, Jeffrey M. Pyne, Sip B. Mouden, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(4), 414-425
Date: 04/2013
Type: Document
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The U.S. Nursing Workforce: Trends in Supply and Education
Analyzes data from a variety of sources to describe trends and the current status of the registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforces in both rural and urban settings.
Additional links: Data Brief
Date: 04/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Family Physicians Are Essential for Mental Health Care Delivery
Examines trends in the provision of mental healthcare by family physicians based on rural-urban location. Identifies the availability of psychiatrists by rurality. Concludes that family physicians are important for providing rural mental healthcare.
Author(s): Imam M. Xierali, Sebastian T. Tong, Stephen M. Petterson, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 26(2), 114-115
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Promising Practices to Improve Access to Oral Health Care in Rural Communities
Identifies and discusses promising practices for developing an oral health program in rural areas, including information on barriers to accessing oral healthcare, evaluation and sustainability of oral health programs, and recruiting dentists to rural areas.
Author(s): Alycia Bayne, Alana Knudson, Arika Garg, Makda Kassahun
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Care Through Technology
Presents insights on establishing a telebehavioral health program shared at a meeting convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Office of Special Health Affairs with participants from HRSA-funded health centers in urban and rural areas.
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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National Consensus Conference on Community Paramedicine: Summary of an Expert Meeting
Reports on an October 2012 meeting of community paramedicine experts. Identifies meeting themes related to community paramedicine practices, resources, gaps to address, and opportunities for future collaboration and promotion of best community medicine practices.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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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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Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program in Public Health and Health Care Settings
Evaluates the effectiveness of a Community Health Worker system of care to help decrease coronary heart disease in primarily rural and frontier Colorado counties. Includes data and statistics broken down by age, race, risk factors, and geographic location.
Author(s): Mori J. Krantz, Stephanie M. Coronel, Elizabeth M. Whitley, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 103(1), 19-27
Date: 01/2013
Type: Document
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Rural Residency Training for Family Medicine Physicians: Graduate Early-Career Outcomes, 2008-2012
Discusses the effectiveness of family medicine rural training track (RTT) residency programs, which train physicians for practice in rural and underserved areas.
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, Randall Longenecker, David Schmitz, et al.
Date: 01/2013
Type: Document
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Most Family Physicians Work Routinely With Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, or Certified Nurse Midwives
Reports that more than half of family physicians work with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certiļ¬ed nurse midwives, and doing so helps ensure access to health care services, particularly in rural areas.
Author(s): Lars E. Peterson, Robert L. Phillips, James C. Puffer, Andrew Bazemore, Stephen Petterson
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 26(3), 244-245
Date: 2013
Type: Document
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