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Resources by Topic: Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses

The Contribution of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to Generalist Care in Washington State
Describes the contribution to generalist care made by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in Washington State. Includes data on NP and PA contributions in rural areas.
Author(s): Eric H. Larson, Lorella Palazzo, Bobbi Berkowitz, Michael J. Pirani, L. Gary Hart
Citation: Health Services Research, 38(4), 1033-1050
Date: 08/2003
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Who is Caring for the Underserved? A Comparison of Primary Care Physicians and Nonphysician Clinicians in California and Washington
Compares the geographic distribution and patient populations of physician and nonphysician primary care clinicians. Includes the proportion of clinicians within each discipline practicing in rural areas, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), and areas with vulnerable populations.
Author(s): Kevin Grumbach, L. Gary Hart, Elizabeth Mertz, Janet Coffman, Lorella Palazzo
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 1(2), 97-104
Date: 07/2003
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The Characteristics and Roles of Rural Health Clinics in the United States: A Chartbook
Offers a comprehensive picture of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program and the operations of RHCs. Covers characteristics of RHCs, staffing and recruitment, location, and more.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 01/2003
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Maternal Health County Data Repository
An interactive county-level maternal health data repository that provides information on hospital obstetric (OB) services availability, population characteristics, maternal health provider workforce supply, and maternal health and birth outcomes. Includes county, state, and national maternal health data comparisons as well as a county-level map showing if and when OB services have been lost.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program
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Nebraska Loan Repayment Maps
Interactive county-level maps that show primary care, mental, dental, and allied health professional loan repayment award opportunities in Nebraska. Includes locations of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites and federal and/or state workforce shortage areas.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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State of Georgia Health Care Workforce Dashboard
Provides maps of the county-by-county distribution of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, and dental hygienists in Georgia. Displays county and state workforce totals and availability as well as demographic information such as age and gender distribution of healthcare workers, and allows sorting of data by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan statistical area. Utilizes data from the Georgia Board of Healthcare Workforce and U.S. census.
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Data Analytics Center (GDAC)
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Medicaid Primary Care Workforce Tracker
Interactive tool presenting state and county-level data on the primary care workforce providing healthcare to Medicaid enrollees. Uses data from the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) from 2016-2021 to identify primary care clinicians who saw Medicaid beneficiaries each year.
Sponsoring organization: Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
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Texas Health Data - Health Profession Supply
Provides supply data on various health professions at the county level in Texas, including data on advanced practice registered nurses, certified nurse aides, certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, physical therapists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and primary care physicians, among others. Fact sheets include comparisons of metro versus nonmetro and border versus non-border county population-to-provider ratios.
Additional links: Health Profession Fact Sheets
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Nebraska's Multi-Regional Nursing Workforce Model: Main Findings 2017-2025
Provides data and projections of Nebraska's nursing workforce by region, with information on supply and demand, shortages, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and more. Includes county-level map of Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) in Nebraska.
Sponsoring organizations: Nebraska Center for Nursing, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Bureau of Health Workforce Field Strength and Students and Trainees Dashboards
Data tools and information related to the National Health Service Corps, Nurse Corps, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program participants. Allows users to access subsets of data by filtering on various program, location, shortage designation, and site attributes, including rural location. Offers insight into disciplines and school locations of future clinicians preparing to serve in shortage areas across the country.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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