Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Primary care
Incidence of Solid Tumors Among Pesticide Applicators Exposed to the Organophosphate Insecticide Diazinon in the Agricultural Health Study: An Updated Analysis
Presents an analysis of the cancer risk for pesticide applicators detailed in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS). Looks at cancer incidence in applicators from Iowa and North Carolina who reported diazinon usage in their lifetime.
Author(s): Rena R. Jones, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Stella Koutros, et al.
Citation: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72(7), 496-503
Date: 07/2015
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Presents an analysis of the cancer risk for pesticide applicators detailed in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS). Looks at cancer incidence in applicators from Iowa and North Carolina who reported diazinon usage in their lifetime.
Author(s): Rena R. Jones, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Stella Koutros, et al.
Citation: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72(7), 496-503
Date: 07/2015
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Missouri Community, Public Health, and Primary Care Linkage: 2011–2012 Pilot Project Results & Evaluation
Describes a study examining the Missouri Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP), which established partnerships between community organizations, healthcare providers, and local public health departments to identify, refer, and provide follow-up for community members with uncontrolled high blood pressure or pre-hypertension in communities in rural Missouri.
Author(s): Shumei Yun, Ellen Ehrhardt, Lisa Britt, et al.
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 112(4), 323-328
Date: 07/2015
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Describes a study examining the Missouri Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (HDSP), which established partnerships between community organizations, healthcare providers, and local public health departments to identify, refer, and provide follow-up for community members with uncontrolled high blood pressure or pre-hypertension in communities in rural Missouri.
Author(s): Shumei Yun, Ellen Ehrhardt, Lisa Britt, et al.
Citation: Missouri Medicine, 112(4), 323-328
Date: 07/2015
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Provider Workforce Assessment in a Rural Hepatitis C Epidemic: Implications for Scale-Up of Antiviral Therapy
Analyzes the quantity and distribution of healthcare providers who actively prescribed direct acting antiviral drugs for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Wisconsin. Discusses strategies to increase the number of healthcare providers in rural areas, as well as the education, training, and support provided to rural physicians. Figure 1 illustrates the prevalence of HCV and the distribution of HCV treatment prescribers.
Author(s): Ryan P. Westergaard, Lauren J. Stockman, Heather A. Hyland, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 6(3), 215-217
Date: 07/2015
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Analyzes the quantity and distribution of healthcare providers who actively prescribed direct acting antiviral drugs for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Wisconsin. Discusses strategies to increase the number of healthcare providers in rural areas, as well as the education, training, and support provided to rural physicians. Figure 1 illustrates the prevalence of HCV and the distribution of HCV treatment prescribers.
Author(s): Ryan P. Westergaard, Lauren J. Stockman, Heather A. Hyland, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 6(3), 215-217
Date: 07/2015
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Evaluation of CMS's Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Advanced Primary Care Practice (APCP) Demonstration
Reports on a 3 year demonstration project regarding the change of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) into advanced primary care practices (APCPs) that provide comprehensive patient-centered healthcare for Medicare beneficiaries. Examines the processes and challenges involved in this change and the effects of the APCP model on access, quality and cost of care delivered to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Includes a rural/urban comparison of findings and data.
Author(s): Katherine L. Kahn, Justin W. Timbie, Mark W. Friedberg, et al.
Date: 07/2015
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Reports on a 3 year demonstration project regarding the change of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) into advanced primary care practices (APCPs) that provide comprehensive patient-centered healthcare for Medicare beneficiaries. Examines the processes and challenges involved in this change and the effects of the APCP model on access, quality and cost of care delivered to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Includes a rural/urban comparison of findings and data.
Author(s): Katherine L. Kahn, Justin W. Timbie, Mark W. Friedberg, et al.
Date: 07/2015
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Examining the Relationship Between Health IT and Ambulatory Care Workflow Redesign
Analyzes the implementation of health information technology (HIT) in ambulatory care settings to better understand the underlying associations between HIT and workflow processes. Examines data from 6 ambulatory care practices that included 5 primary care practices in rural locations.
Author(s): Kai Zheng, Elizabeth L. Ciemins, Holly J. Lanham, Curt Lindberg
Date: 07/2015
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Analyzes the implementation of health information technology (HIT) in ambulatory care settings to better understand the underlying associations between HIT and workflow processes. Examines data from 6 ambulatory care practices that included 5 primary care practices in rural locations.
Author(s): Kai Zheng, Elizabeth L. Ciemins, Holly J. Lanham, Curt Lindberg
Date: 07/2015
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Wisconsin Primary Care Physician Retirement
Provides data on Wisconsin's primary care physicians related to future retirement, including information on physicians by age. Offers retirement projections by rural and urban service area.
Date: 06/2015
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Provides data on Wisconsin's primary care physicians related to future retirement, including information on physicians by age. Offers retirement projections by rural and urban service area.
Date: 06/2015
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Wisconsin Primary Care Physicians: Distribution, Demographics, Hours of Work, Population to Provider Ratios
Provides detailed information on the Wisconsin primary care physician workforce. Includes information for urban and rural service areas. Covers details on hours worked in different settings, population to primary care physician ratios, and medical school attended.
Date: 06/2015
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Provides detailed information on the Wisconsin primary care physician workforce. Includes information for urban and rural service areas. Covers details on hours worked in different settings, population to primary care physician ratios, and medical school attended.
Date: 06/2015
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Where are the Primary Care Doctors? A Look at Michigan's Primary Care Physician Shortage
Provides an overview of Michigan's primary care physician workforce. Provides demographic information on the physician workforce. Discusses factors contributing to primary care shortages, including those specific to the rural workforce. Includes maps with county-level comparisons of actual to suggested physician-to-population ratios for different types of primary care physicians. Discusses state policy options that can be used to address primary care shortages, with national maps comparing the states.
Date: 06/2015
Sponsoring organization: Citizens Research Council of Michigan
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Provides an overview of Michigan's primary care physician workforce. Provides demographic information on the physician workforce. Discusses factors contributing to primary care shortages, including those specific to the rural workforce. Includes maps with county-level comparisons of actual to suggested physician-to-population ratios for different types of primary care physicians. Discusses state policy options that can be used to address primary care shortages, with national maps comparing the states.
Date: 06/2015
Sponsoring organization: Citizens Research Council of Michigan
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An Overview of the Patient-Centered Medical Home for Rural Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Stakeholders
Summary of a project designed to prepare rural stakeholders to participate in comparative effectiveness research (CER), obtain baseline information to learn more about patient-centered medical homes from a rural perspective, select an area in need of CER, and create channels for sharing those results.
Date: 05/2015
Sponsoring organization: University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Center for Children and Families
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Summary of a project designed to prepare rural stakeholders to participate in comparative effectiveness research (CER), obtain baseline information to learn more about patient-centered medical homes from a rural perspective, select an area in need of CER, and create channels for sharing those results.
Date: 05/2015
Sponsoring organization: University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Center for Children and Families
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HERO: New Mexico's Health Extension as a Model for Primary Care Transformation
Describes the benefits and lessons learned of a New Mexico state-wide primary care improvement infrastructure program - Health Extension Rural Offices (HERO) - to address social determinants of health. Through the use of extension agents (HEROs) information about patient centered medical homes (PCMH) and university resources was provided to 34 participating small primary care clinics of which half were rural. Program was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants.
Author(s): Arthur Kaufman
Date: 04/2015
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Describes the benefits and lessons learned of a New Mexico state-wide primary care improvement infrastructure program - Health Extension Rural Offices (HERO) - to address social determinants of health. Through the use of extension agents (HEROs) information about patient centered medical homes (PCMH) and university resources was provided to 34 participating small primary care clinics of which half were rural. Program was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants.
Author(s): Arthur Kaufman
Date: 04/2015
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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