Resources: Federally Qualified Health Centers (195)
How Can a Dental Hygienist Improve Access and Productivity in Your Community Health Center (CHC)?
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Provides a brochure highlighting how dental hygienists can increase access to oral health care. Identifies states where dental hygienists can initiate patient care or receive direct Medicaid reimbursement.
Organizations: American Dental Hygienists' Association, National Network for Oral Health Access
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Scope of Practice, State-by-State
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A Sketch of Community Health Centers: Chart Book 2013
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Provides an overview of community health centers. Describes what they do, who they help, and barriers they face. Addresses the community health center workforce on pages 66-72 and 76-78.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, International Medical Graduates, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Subcommittee Hearing - Successful Primary Care Programs: Creating the Workforce We Need
Video or multimedia
Provides a video of a hearing on workforce programs that increase access to primary care. Includes testimony papers. Addresses the National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers, community health centers, medical schools that encourage physicians to go into primary care, the role of nurse practitioners in primary care, and more.
Author: Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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America's Health Centers
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Provides basic facts on Federally-Qualified Health Centers. Includes the annual economic impact of health centers.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National
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The Health Care Workforce in New York, 2012: Trends in the Supply and Demand for Health Workers
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Describes trends in New York's health workforce by setting, occupation, and region using labor market data, licensure data, and surveys conducted by the center. Covers current and projected supply. Addresses recruitment and retention difficulty.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Armstrong D, Martiniano R, Moore J
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, New York, Profession-by-Profession, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care Access, 30 Million New Patients and 11 Months to Go: Who Will Provide Their Primary Care?
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Reports on lack of access to primary care and contributing factors. Identifies solutions to address these issues.
Author: Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Subcommittee Hearing - 30 Million New Patients and 11 Months to Go: Who Will Provide Their Primary Care?
Video or multimedia
Provides a video of a Subcommittee hearing on primary care access. Includes testimony papers. Addresses teaching health centers, community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, use of nurse practitioners, physician specialty choice, and more.
Author: Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Scope of Practice, Specialty Choice
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Virginia Behavioral Health Workforce Survey Results - 2013
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Reports on a survey of Virginia's nurse practitioners, community health centers, free clinics, and community services boards regarding Virginia's behavioral health workforce capacity.
Organization: Virginia Health Care Foundation
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Nurse Practitioners, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers, Virginia
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Community Oriented Primary Care Curriculum
Curricula
Offers a curriculum and resources to teach educational health center trainees how to assess community health needs and integrate public health with primary care. Provides slides, notes, case studies, geographic information systems (GIS) tools, resource guides, and more.
Organizations: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care, National Association of Community Health Centers, Robert Graham Center
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Health Center Dental Employment Frequently Asked Questions
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Provides answers to frequently asked questions for dentists and dental hygienists considering working at a community health center. Highlights the benefits of working at a health center, addresses typical procedures performed, and includes salary information.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Hiring Our Nation's Veterans
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Lists resources to help community health centers assist veterans in obtaining jobs with health centers.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Fresno: Health Providers Expand Capacity, but Health Reform Preparation Lags
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Discusses health care developments in the Fresno, California region. Covers access to providers, recruitment and retention, Federally Qualified Health Centers, provider-hospital collaborations, and health reform implementation.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: California Health Care Almanac
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Hospitals, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Report of the Survey of Dental Safety Net Providers in Maine
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Summarizes the results from a survey of oral health safety net providers in Maine. Addresses their location, capacity, services provided, providers employed, vacancies, revenue sources, referral difficulty, and strategies for addressing workforce shortages.
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, MCD Public Health
Author: Langelier M, Continelli T
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Maine, Rural
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Teaching Health Centers: A New Paradigm in Graduate Medical Education
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Additional Link: Abstract
Addresses the work of the first teaching health centers (THCs) and implications for primary care training, the graduate medical education (GME) system, and future policies and legislation aimed at strengthening the health care workforce.
Author: Chen C, Chen F, Mullan F
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(12), 1752-6
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Will There Be Enough Providers to Meet the Need? Provider Capacity and the ACA
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Provides a brief on provider supply and access given the anticipated expansion of health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Identifies strategies to help based on interviews with stakeholders from ten states.
Organizations: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Urban Institute
Author: Hill I
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Colorado, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Maryland, National, Oregon, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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A Sketch of Community Health Centers: Chart Book 2012
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Provides an overview of community health centers. Describes what they do, who they help, and barriers they face. Addresses the community health center workforce on pages 65-71 and 75-77.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National
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Professional Liability Reform
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Addresses the impact of malpractice insurance rates on rural communities. Summarizes how the Federal Tort Claims Act helps Federally Qualified Health Centers. Discusses malpractice risk, tort reform studies, and changes that may affect the medical liability system.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Author: Christensen R
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy, Rural
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Riverside/San Bernardino: Vast Region, Market Fragmentation Add to Access Woes
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Updates a regional health care market report for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in California. Identifies physician shortages, more hospital alignment with physicians, challenges for community health centers, and preparations for health reform.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Center for Studying Health System Change
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, Hospitals, Physicians, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Sacramento: Health Providers Collaborate and Weather Economic Downturn
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Updates a regional market report of health care access, quality, and affordability for Sacramento, California. Addresses demand for physicians, physician consolidation, challenges faced by community health centers, preparation for health reform, and more.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Center for Studying Health System Change
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, Hospitals, Physicians, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Journal of Dental Education August 2012: Special Issue on the Economic and Workforce Issues Facing Dentistry and Dental Education in the Twenty-First Century
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Thematic issue on dental education and workforce issues. Includes several articles examining the impact of dental therapists on productivity and finances, a couple in relation to community health centers.
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 76(8)
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Expanding the Dental Safety Net: A First Look at How Dental Therapists Can Help
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Examines how dental therapists could be used in Federally Qualified Health Centers to improve the availability of dental care for underserved populations, particularly Medicaid patients. Highlights programs in Minnesota and Connecticut. Offers policy recommendations.
Organization: Pew Charitable Trusts
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Dental Occupations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Minnesota, National, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Implementation of Lean in a Community Health Center: A Case Study
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Reports on how a community health center implemented a more efficient model of health care. Addresses staff training, provider productivity, staff perception of changes in organizational culture, employee engagement, and how to address staff concerns.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Stephens J, Carman K, Smeeding L, Paez K, Yegian J
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Community Health Centers and Primary Care Teaching: A Look at the Future
Video or multimedia
Offers an archived webinar regarding the future of training primary care providers in community health centers.
Organization: Clinical Directors Network
Author: Geiger HJ
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Center Recruitment and Retention Review Tool
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Offers a tool to help health centers assess their readiness to recruit and retain clinical staff and to identify areas for improvement.
Organization: Migrant Clinicians Network
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Snapshot: Health Centers More Likely to Utilize Non-Physician Clinicians than Other Primary Care Offices
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Provides a brief comparing employment of non-physician clinicians at community health centers to other settings.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Primary Care
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Vacant Health Center Dental Positions Nationwide
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Lists the number of dental vacancies for health centers across the United States based on primary care association job boards and other resources.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Supply and Demand
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Community Health Centers and Veteran Hiring: Starting Points
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Identifies some lessons learned and suggestions for how community health centers can outreach to and hire veterans.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Community Health Centers: Workforce Challenges and Innovations
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Provides a Q&A with Dr. Donald Weaver, Chief Medical Officer for the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), regarding workforce issues in community health centers, model residency programs, and programs developed by NACHC.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Residency Programs
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Health Wanted: The State of Unmet Need for Primary Health Care in America
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Additional Link: Chartpack
Provides an overview of barriers to accessing primary care and how health centers help overcome them. Addresses the shortage of primary care providers and the need for culturally competent care on pages 11-14.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Medicaid and Community Health Centers: The Relationship between Coverage for Adults and Primary Care Capacity in Medically Underserved Communities
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Addresses how community health centers improve access to care in underserved communities for Medicaid patients. Includes a section on the community health center workforce on pages 8-9.
Organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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A Pilot Study of Training Family Medicine Residents in Procedural Skills at a Community Health Center
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Reports on a procedures clinic developed for family medicine residents. Highlights increased satisfaction with rural practice for family physicians who provide minor procedures.
Author: Firnhaber J, Kolasa K
Location: Family Medicine, 44(3), 202-4
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, North Carolina, Physicians, Residency Programs, Rural
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Oral Health and the Patient-Centered Health Home: Action Guide
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Identifies promising practices and barriers from health centers that integrated medical and dental health care in the Patient Centered Health Home. Addresses integration of the executive team, staff buy-in, and training issues. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians
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HRSA's Wakefield on CHCs, ACOs and Strengthening the Health Workforce
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Provides a transcript of an interview with Dr. Mary Wakefield, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), on the impact of the Affordable Care Act. Focuses on community health centers, the health workforce, teaching health centers, accountable care organizations, and more.
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Options for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas: Provider-Based Medical Practice, Rural Health Clinic, Federally Qualified Health Center
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Compares several types of health care facilities that can help improve access to care in rural areas. Addresses staffing requirements for each type of facility.
Author: Stroudwater Associates
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Rural
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Patient-Centered Medical Home Characteristics and Staff Morale in Safety-Net Clinics
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Links: Abstract, Surveys and Scoring Algorithms
Examines the impact of patient-centered medical homes on health care providers and clinical staff part of the Federally Qualified Health Center Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration. Focuses on morale, job satisfaction, and workload.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Lewis SE, Nocon RS, Tang H, et al.
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 172(1), 23-31
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention
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2012 CHAMPS Region VIII Health Center Salary Survey Report
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Link: Ordering Information
Reports on salary, benefits, turnover, and vacancy data for community health centers in six states. Available for purchase.
Organization: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Compensation, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Montana, North Dakota, Profession-by-Profession, Recruitment and Retention, South Dakota, Supply and Demand, Utah, Wyoming
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Health Center Salary & Benefits Report 2012-2013
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Link: Ordering Information
Offers compensation and benefits information for community health centers on CD for a fee. Provides profession-specific data organized by budget and staff size, geographic location, and other factors.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Administrators, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession
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Key Health Center Data By State, 2011
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Lists the number of grantees, delivery sites, patients, percent Medicaid and Medicare, percent uninsured, encounters, and FTEs for federally-funded health centers by state.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, State-by-State
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NNOHA Promising Practices for Health Center Oral Health Programs Directory
Web site
Provides a directory of promising practices for oral health programs in community health centers, including several related to the dental workforce.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Dental Occupations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National
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Physician Recruitment Plan
Web site
Provides step-by-step guidance for recruiting and retaining physicians. Includes information from planning through recruitment, retention, and exit interviewing.
Organization: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Montana, North Dakota, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
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Region VIII Job Opportunities Bank (JOB) Data Comparison Report
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Presents data on the number and type of jobs listed and filled for community health centers in the Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States region VIII. Includes the average recruitment time and the use of various recruitment resources.
Organization: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Colorado, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Administrators, Montana, North Dakota, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
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Retaining CHC Staff
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Provides guidance for retaining staff at community health centers. Includes steps for creating a retention plan, employee satisfaction survey examples, links to resources and archived webinars, and more.
Organization: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Montana, North Dakota, Recruitment and Retention, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
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Montana State Health Workforce Planning Report: Montana Healthcare Workforce Statewide Strategic Plan
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Introduces a healthcare workforce plan to address the unique needs of the state of Montana. Presents strategies in four main areas: engaging Montanans in understanding and addressing the State's healthcare workforce needs, educating and training the state's healthcare workforce, recruiting health professionals to health professions shortage areas, and retaining a skilled healthcare workforce. Includes vacancy rates and projected employment. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organizations: Montana AHEC, Montana Governor's Workforce Investment Board, Montana Office of Rural Health
Author: Montana Healthcare Workforce Advisory Committee
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Audiologists, Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Chiropractors, Compensation, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Health Administrators, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Technologists and Technicians, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Laboratory Professionals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medical Assistants, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Montana, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Occupational Health and Safety Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatric Aides, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Radiologic Technologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Rural, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Surgical Technologists, Vision Care Occupations
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2011 National Primary Oral Health Conference (NPOHC): Envisioning a Better Future for Oral Health
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Offers presentations from the 2011 National Primary Oral Health Conference that was held in National Harbor, Maryland on October 23-26. Provides several presentations related to the oral health workforce, including one on dental therapists.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National
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The Community Health Center Workforce in New York
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Reports on a survey of community health centers in New York about staffing levels and recruitment and retention difficulties. Covers the primary care, nursing, behavioral health, and oral health workforce. Includes rural/urban comparisons.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Community Health Workers, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Educators, Medical Assistants, Midwives, New York, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Patient Navigators, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Rural, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand
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Health Center Dentistry: A Highly Rewarding Career Opportunity
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Summarizes dental recruitment and retention tips for community health centers.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Care Plus: An Alternative to Traditional Patient-Centered Medical Homes
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Link: Abstract
Describes the Care Plus model of care, a Patient-Centered Health Care Home, intended to improve patient health and satisfaction while also decreasing healthcare costs using an RN-managed, community-based approach.
Author: Windel L, Anderko L
Location: Home Healthcare Nurse, 29(7), 453-456
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Registered Nurses
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Community Health Centers: Providers, Patients, and Content of Care
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Reports on the roles of nonphysician practitioners and physicians in community health centers. Addresses services provided by physicians, physician assistants, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners as well as the types of patients each provider type treats.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Author: Hing E, Hooker RS
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Lessons from the Trenches — A High-Functioning Primary Care Clinic
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Describes how a community health center in Colorado redesigned its care model to become a patient-centered medical home using care continuity, prompt access to care, and health care teams. Addresses the transition to team-based care and roles of team members.
Author: Bodenheimer T
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 365(1), 5-8
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Clinics, Colorado, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Medical Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Pacesetter Case Study: Borinquen Health Care Center Miami, Florida 2011 Pacesetter Award Winner
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Highlights an award-winning health center workforce program. Provides an example of how front-line behavioral health workers can be trained to provide effective substance abuse and outreach services in an urban poverty area with an HIV epidemic.
Organizations: Hitachi Foundation, The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Florida
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Workforce Collaborative Trains Medical Assistants to Enhance Care at Community Health Centers
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Highlights a partnership including Area Health Education Centers, community health centers, and others that addressed area workforce needs. Focuses on their initial project which trained medical assistants to become medical interpreters, patient navigators, and community health workers while providing career ladder opportunities.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Blash L, Chapman S, Dower C
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Community Health Workers, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Massachusetts, Medical Assistants, Medical Interpreters, Patient Navigators, Recruitment and Retention
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DFD Russell Medical Centers -- Engaging Medical Assistants in Quality Improvement Efforts
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Offers a case study of a network of three rural clinics in Maine that engaged medical assistants in their quality improvement efforts. Addresses their new roles, training and performance evaluations, challenges, outcomes, and career impacts.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Blash L, Chapman S, Dower C
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Quality, Maine, Medical Assistants, Rural
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The Health Care Workforce in New York, 2009: Trends in the Supply of and Demand for Health Workers
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Addresses health care workforce trends in New York by employment setting and region. Includes the number of workers, recruitment and retention difficulties, and demand projections. Identifies the impact of the recession on the state's health care system.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Martiniano R, MacPherson M, Dionne M, and Moore J
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Integrated Primary Care and Behavioral Health: A Case Study Report
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Provides an overview of primary care and behavioral health integration based on a literature review. Reports on a pilot program in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Addresses health workforce team issues, facilitators, and barriers to integration.
Organization: Altarum Institute
Author: Lindly O, Skaff L, Ahmadi H, Fantacone J
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Michigan, National, Primary Care
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A Model Health Care Delivery System for Medicaid
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Supports creating Community Health Center and Academic Medical Partnerships (CHAMPS), a type of accountable care organization. Describes how CHAMPS would expand access to primary care for the newly insured while increasing the training pipeline for primary care providers.
Author: Rieselbach RE, Kellermann AL
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 364(26), 2476-8
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Primary Health Care in Community Health Centers and Comparison with Office-Based Practice
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Link: Abstract
Examines the roles of nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and nurse midwives (CNMs) in community health centers (CHCs). Compares primary care physicians in CHCs with office-based physicians. Discusses how CHC staffing patterns may serve as models for office practices as primary care demand increases.
Author: Hing E, Hooker RS, Ashman JJ
Location: Journal of Community Health, 36(3), 406-13
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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2011 Physicians Workforce Research Conference Presentations
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Provides presentations from the Seventh Annual AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference held in National Harbor, Maryland May 4-6, 2011. Covers state workforce data collection, health reform, diversity, supply and demand, and more.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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Building a Healthier Future Together: Alliance Goals, Accomplishments & Next Steps
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Discusses health care challenges for the island of Hawaii, including workforce shortages. Offers brief summaries of projects and programs from the Hawaii Island Healthcare Alliance to address the challenges. Includes future goals for the organization.
Organization: Hawaii Island Healthcare Alliance
Author: Pellegrin K, Surber R, Vitousek S
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Hawaii, Hospitals, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Increasing Access to Dental Care through Public Private Partnerships: Contracting Between Private Dentists and Federally Qualified Health Centers
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Provides background on contracting between private dentists and federally qualified health centers (FQHC). Includes a sample contract and offers step-by-step options for implementation.
Organization: Children's Dental Health Project
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Medicare and Medicaid, National
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Partnering California’s Health Centers with Private Dentists: Why and How?
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Describes a dental care delivery innovation for federally qualified health centers in California.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Children's Dental Health Project
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access
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Investing in Human Capital: An Academic-Service Partnership to Address the Nursing Shortage
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Link: Abstract
Describes the application of human capital theory between a health system and a school of nursing. Highlights a tuition advancement program for nurses to attain the associate degree or baccalaureate degree as well as support for graduate preparation of nurses interested in becoming faculty.
Author: Clark RC, Allison-Jones L
Location: Nursing Education Perspectives, 32(1), 18-21
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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NACHC 2010 Assessment of Behavioral Health Services in Federally Qualified Health Centers
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Examines the level of coordination between primary care and behavioral health services in community health centers. Reports the number of behavioral health staff employed at community health centers by provider type. Identifies training needs.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Author: Lardiere MR, Jones E, Perez M
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Primary Care
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Teaching Health Centers
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Provides a summary of the Affordable Care Act provisions related to teaching health centers. Identifies key issues related to implementing these provisions.
Organizations: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Teitelbaum J
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Residency Programs
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2011 Health Center Economic Impact Analysis
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Reports the economic impact of health centers in Wisconsin. Includes health centers' contribution to employment in the state.
Organization: Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Wisconsin
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CHAMPS Region VIII Health Center Program Grantee Recruitment & Retention Survey Report 2011
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Reports the results of a recruitment and retention survey of health centers in a six state region. Includes data on respondent demographics, employment history, and current title. Covers recruitment opportunities, job satisfaction, future career plans, and more.
Organization: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Administrators, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Montana, North Dakota, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers, South Dakota, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Utah, Wyoming
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Health Resources and Services Administration: Helping Veterans & Their Families
Web site
Provides information on programs intended to help veterans translate their military medical training into civilian jobs. Includes resources to help health centers recruit veterans.
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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Health Workforce Vacancies in Arkansas
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Presents workforce statistics and trends for 90 health professionals by type of facility and regions in the state of Arkansas.
Organizations: Arkansas AHEC Program, Arkansas Center for Rural Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Author: Bynum A, Irwin C, Jarry J
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Area Health Education Centers, Arkansas, Clinics, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Kansas Health Care Workforce Partnership Symposium
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Presents Kansas health care workforce information for the Workforce Partnership Symposium on April 18-1, 2011. Summarizes education, supply and demand, recruitment and retention efforts, funding opportunities, and more for physicians, physician assistants, and advanced registered nurse practitioners. Includes workforce data maps in attachments.
Organization: KANSASWORKS State Board
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Financial Aid, Kansas, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand
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Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Providing Primary Care in California Community Clinics
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Reports on a survey of community clinics in California where physician assistants (PAs) or nurse practitioners (NPs) provide the majority of primary care. Discusses patient demand, clinician supply, and cost effectiveness as reasons to use NPs or PAs. Addresses scope of practice issues.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Dower C, Chapman S, Patton J, Dumlao A
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Oregon Federally Certified Rural Health Clinics 2011
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Discusses federally certified rural health clinics in Oregon. Provides information on shortage designations and data for health clinics in the state. Covers recruitment and retention on pages 33-36, provider wages on page 40 and staffing on pages 43-44.
Author: Young S, Valley J, Soenen T, Johnson J, Ong E,
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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A Sample Retention Workplan
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Provides a fillable sample workplan for retaining health care staff in community health centers.
Organization: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Montana, North Dakota, Recruitment and Retention, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
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Growing Their Own Skilled Workforces: Community Health Centers Benefit from Work-Based Learning for Frontline Employees
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Describes how four community health centers partnered with education and community organizations to change how frontline employees are trained, rewarded, and developed through creating career paths.
Organizations: Jobs for the Future, Jobs to Careers
Author: Altstadt D
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Medical Assistants, Medical Interpreters, New York, Recruitment and Retention
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Health Reform Medicare DGME and IME Provisions: Final Regulations
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Offers the slides from a presentation on the health reform provisions related to graduate medical education. Covers the resident limit redistribution program, counting resident time for didactic and research activities, teaching health centers, and more.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Author: Fisher K, Mihalich-Levin LK
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Clinical Recruitment and Retention Toolkit
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Provides a toolkit to help community health centers recruit and retain primary care providers. Adapted from "Recruitment & Retention of Clinicians."
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Family Medicine Residency Training in Community Health Centers: A National Survey
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a survey of family medicine residency directors regarding community health center training affiliations.
Author: Morris CG, Lesko SE, Andrilla HA, Chen FM
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(10), 1640-1644
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Survey of Health Center Oral Health Providers: Dental Salaries, Provider Satisfaction, and Recruitment and Retention Strategies
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Reports on a survey of dental programs at community health centers. Covers satisfaction, dental salaries, and recruitment and retention strategies. Addresses dentists and dental hygienists. Includes the survey instrument.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
Author: Bolin KA
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Community Health Center Expansion, Primary Care Shortages, and Solutions in an Era of Specialists
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Presents a discussion with Thomas Curtin, Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer of Clinical Affairs for the National Association of Community Health Centers.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: Trude L
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Economic Assessment of Providing Mental Health Services in Rural Health Clinics
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Examines the economics of increasing mental health service delivery in Rural Health Clinics. Addresses provider salaries, sources of reimbursement, and the number of annual visits needed to support those salaries. Focuses on licensed clinical social workers, psychologists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Author: Eilrich FC, St. Clair CF, Doeksen GA
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Clinics, Compensation, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, Rural, Social Workers
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Meeting the Challenge: Delaware Health Centers and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010
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Addresses how health reform will impact community health centers in Delaware. Includes a section on workforce issues. Estimates how many health care providers will be needed by 2015.
Organization: Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Supply and Demand
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Meeting the Challenge: Maryland Health Centers and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010
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Addresses how health reform will impact community health centers in Maryland. Includes a section on workforce issues. Estimates how many health care providers will be needed by 2015.
Organization: Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Maryland, Supply and Demand
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Community Health Centers Lead the Primary Care Revolution
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Identifies primary care services provided by community health centers. Describes primary care health center initiatives in the Affordable Care Act. Details how health centers contribute to the economy by state.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Primary Care
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Health Centers’ Contributions to Training Tomorrow’s Physicians: Case Studies of FQHC-Based Residency Programs and Policy Recommendations for the Implementation of the Teaching Health Centers Program
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Describes how four health centers created and sustained physician residency programs. Identifies challenges, benefits, and the impact of the Affordable Care Act. Concludes that community health center-run residency programs help successfully recruit family medicine physicians into communities.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Author: Knight K, Miller C, Talley R, Yastic M, McColgan K, Proser M, Walter S
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Texas, Washington
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Primary Care Pipeline: CHC Physicians Fostering Healthier Communities
Video or multimedia
Offers a podcast series featuring primary care physicians who work in community health centers.
Organization: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
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Voices from the Frontline: Innovations in Workforce Development
Video or multimedia
Offers a podcast series featuring workforce innovations from community health centers.
Organization: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National
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CareOregon: Transforming the Role of a Medicaid Health Plan from Payer to Partner
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Describes a Medicaid health plan that partners with health care providers to improve primary care delivery. Supports care coordination and teams. Offers examples of innovations, such as a nurse-focused medical home model.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Klein S, McCarthy D
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Medicare and Medicaid, Oregon, Primary Care
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Rural Health Workforce Issues: Challenges and Opportunities National Rural Task Force, 2010 Meeting Summary
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Summarizes the NRHA National Rural Task Force meeting on the health workforce held in July 2010 in Arlington, VA. Offers updates from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Discusses the future of the health workforce, the impact of health reform, teaching health centers, and policy priorities.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Policy, Residency Programs, Rural
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Health Care Reform and Primary Care: The Growing Importance of the Community Health Center
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Discusses the network and importance of community health centers in the United States.
Author: Eli A, Geiger J, Fine M
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 362(22), 2047-2050
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, National, Primary Care
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Louisiana Federally Qualified Health Center UDS Report and Statistics 2009
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Provides data related to community health centers in Louisiana. Includes FTEs for each provider type and the number of visits in "Table 5: Staffing and Utilization."
Organization: Louisiana Primary Care Association
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Louisiana, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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The Path to Physician Leadership in Community Health Centers: Implications for Training
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Identifies methods and venues for providing leadership training programs for physicians through interviews and focus groups with medical directors.
Author: Markuns JF, Fraser B, Orlander JD
Location: Family Medicine, 42(6), 403-7
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Massachusetts, Physicians
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Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
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Outlines each of the provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) related to public health, health care quality, and the health workforce. Discusses the implications of these provisions for health policy.
Organization: Congressional Research Service
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Diversity, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Financial Aid, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health
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Strengthening Primary Care to Bend the Cost Curve: The Expansion of Community Health Centers Through Health Reform
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Examines the impact of the new health reform law on the number of patients who will receive primary care services at community health centers and the effect of the service expansions on overall health care costs. Summarizes the implications for primary care demand.
Organization: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Author: Ku L, Richard P, Dor A, Tan E, Shin P, Rosenbaum S
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Primary Care
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2010 Physician Workforce Conference Presentations
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Provides presentations from the Sixth Annual AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference held in Alexandria, Virginia May 6-7, 2010. Covers primary care, supply and demand research, non-physician clinicians, interdisciplinary training, and more.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Geriatrics, Interprofessional Training and Education, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Oregon, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand, Utah
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Academic Health Centers and Community Health Centers: The Landscape of Current Partnerships
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Examines partnerships between community and academic health centers. Identifies the number and types of training programs (medicine, nursing, etc.) in community health centers from survey respondents.
Organization: Association of Academic Health Centers
Author: Brutger RD
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National
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A Tale of Two Systems: A Look at State Efforts to Integrate Primary Care and Behavioral Health in Safety Net Settings
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Describes how two states approached the integration of community health centers and community mental health centers and offers lessons for other states. Discusses workforce issues such as a lack of interdisciplinary education.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Takach M, Purington K, Osius E
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Missouri, Primary Care, Tennessee
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AAMC Summary of Teaching Health Center Sections of the Health Reform Law
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Summarizes the sections of the health reform legislation related to teaching health centers, which intend to increase the primary care workforce supply.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Barriers to Training Family Medicine Residents in Community Health Centers
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Examines barriers to partnerships between family medicine residencies and community health centers and emphasizes the critical need to improve these partnerships and increase recruitment and retention of family physicians in underserved areas.
Author: Sunshine J, Morris C, Keen M, Andrilla H, Chen F
Location: Family Medicine, 42(4), 248-254
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Health Care Reform and the Health Workforce: Workforce Provisions Included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148 (HR 3590)
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Summarizes provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 related to the health workforce.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Health Center Related Provisions in Health Reform Legislation
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Identifies the provisions in the final health reform legislation that relate to community health centers, including National Health Service Corps funding and HPSA shortage designation guidelines.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Policy
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Redesigning Specialty Care in Community Clinics: A California Case Study
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Reports on strategies used to increase access to specialty care for patients of safety-net clinics.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access
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Community Health Centers and Health Reform: Summary of Key Health Center Provisions
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Summarizes provisions in the Senate health care reform bill and the Reconciliation Act that relate to community health centers. Includes funding for the National Health Service Corps and health center residency programs in primary care.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Web site
Additional Link: Final Text of Legislation
Contains a number of critical provisions that will help strengthen the nation’s health care workforce. The Act establishes a National Health Workforce Commission and National and State Centers for Health Care Workforce Analysis. It also establishes Teaching Health Centers, an initiative that supports developing residency programs within qualified community-based ambulatory primary care settings.
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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One Year Later: Health Centers’ Accomplishments Under the Stimulus
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Identifies the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding on community health centers, such as increasing the number of primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Identifies the economic impact for each state.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Policy, Supply and Demand
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Rebuilding Primary Care in New Orleans
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Examines the safety-net clinic network developed in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in a twelve-minute podcast. Highlights the clinics that became medical homes.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Hausman S
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Louisiana, Primary Care
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The Economic Recession: Early Impacts on Health Care Safety Net Providers
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Reports on a survey of five metropolitan communities to determine the impact of the recession on safety net providers. Addresses increased demand for services and the impact on staffing.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Hospitals, National, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Washington
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Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Physicians at Community Health Centers: A Survey of Massachusetts Physicians
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Reports on a survey of primary care physicians in Massachusetts who work in community health centers. Focuses on why they work in community health centers.
Organizations: Massachusetts AHEC Network, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Massachusetts Primary Care Office
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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The Sustainability of Rural Community Health Service Providers
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Describes the role health centers play in Pennsylvania. Examines their sustainability, including their ability to recruit and retain health care providers.
Organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Author: Kanzleiter LK, Schwartz MR, Nyanungo HN
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Teaching Primary Care in Community Health Centers: Addressing the Workforce Crisis for the Underserved
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Introduces a model of graduate medical education that would address the need for more primary care physicians for underserved areas and Medicaid patients.
Author: Rieselbach RE, Crouse BJ, Frohna JG
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 152(2), 118-22
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Title VII Is Critical to the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps Workforce
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Highlights the impact of Title VII residency funding on National Health Service Corps and community health center physician staffing.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Harrison B, Rittenhouse DR, Phillips RL Jr, Grumbach K, Bazemore AW, Dodoo MS
Location: American Family Physician, 81(2), 132
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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Enhancing the Continuum of Care: Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care through Affiliations with FQHCs
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Offers examples of requirements and recommendations that federally qualified health centers and community mental health centers should consider when creating affiliation agreements.
Organization: National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Primary Care
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Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Medical Home Model That Works!
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Discusses how community health centers in New Jersey are adopting the medical home model. Includes a section addressing health workforce challenges on pages 8-9.
Organization: New Jersey Primary Care Association
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, New Jersey, Recruitment and Retention
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The Teaching Health Center: Training Team Players to Provide Better Health Care to the Underserved
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Highlights how teaching health centers (THC) can address the need for more primary care physicians in underserved areas and promote the use of teams. Identifies policy options to support THC, including adding a teaching component to the National Health Service Corps.
Organization: Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
Author: Nandiwada DR, Dang-Vu C
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Evaluation of the Optimizing Primary Care Collaborative
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Evaluates the effectiveness of a program to optimize primary care in a community health center setting. Impacts discussed include improves provider productivity and improved provider and staff satisfaction.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, California Primary Care Association
Author: Emont S, Emont N
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Recruitment and Retention Experience in Pennsylvania’s Health Centers: Survey Results from Health Center Clinicians and Administrators
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Reports on a survey of community health center administrators and clinicians to identify factors and policies that affect recruitment and retention. Lists urban and rural location as a major factor and highlights the importance of loan repayment programs.
Organizations: Pennsylvania AHEC Program, Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Training Residents in Community Health Centers: Facilitators and Barriers
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Supports affiliating family medicine residency (FMR) clinics with community health centers (CHCs) to help increase the number of family physicians working at CHCs and increase the nation's primary care physician supply. Examines the barriers and facilitators of CHC-FMR partnerships.
Author: Morris CG, Chen FM
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 7, 488-494
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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The Grandparents Corps: A New Primary Care Model
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Offers a perspective on how retirees can train as community health workers for federally qualified health centers to improve health care access and free up nurses' and physicians' time.
Author: Garson A
Location: Health Affairs Blog
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Community Health Workers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Primary Care
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Recession Brings More Patients to Community Health Centers
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Discusses how the recession has brought more patients to community health centers.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National
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Stress and Provider Retention in Underserved Communities
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Link: Abstract
Examines stress and burnout for members of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, who work at safety net health centers.
Author: Hayashi AS, Selia E, McDonnell K
Location: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 20(3), 597-604
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Administrators, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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The Case for Teaching Health Centers
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Policy brief discussing the potential positive impact on the primary care workforce of developing residency programs within community-based ambulatory primary care settings such as health centers.
Organization: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Author: Mullan F, Chen C, Wiley E
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Community Health Centers in Indiana: State Investments and Returns
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Contains research done in Indiana which found that community health centers can save states millions of dollars a year. Emphasizes the role of community health centers in providing high quality, low cost care while generating substantial health care savings.
Organization: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Author: Dor A, Richard P, Tan E, Rosenbaum S, Shin P, Repasch L
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Quality, Indiana
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Federally Qualified Health Centers and State Health Policy: A Primer for California
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Provides an overview of California's federally qualified health centers and related issues, including workforce issues. Identifies the number of health centers in each county.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers
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The Utilization of Medical Assistants in California's Licensed Community Clinics
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Examines the use of medical assistants at community clinics in California.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Bates T, Chapman S
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Medical Assistants
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A National Survey of Health Information Technology (HIT) Adoption in Federally Qualified Health Centers
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Reports on a survey of HIT use and barriers in federally qualified health centers.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Author: Lardiere MR
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National
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The Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in State-Led Medical Home Collaboratives
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Reports on several state pilot chronic care coordination, medical home initiatives that support the primary care workforce. Describes opportunities for federally qualified health centers and other who may want to engage in similar state-led efforts in their states.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Takach M
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
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Using Affiliations with Residency Training Programs to Increase Your Health Center’s Clinical Capacity
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Provides information and guidance for community health centers who are considering an arrangement with residency programs.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Author: Leifer JC, Golde MD
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Residency Programs
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Pharmacy
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Discusses challenges that affect rural pharmacy access in a policy brief. Covers reimbursement, the importance of pharmacy access, and providers in rural health clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Offers payment, workforce, and research recommendations.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Policy, Rural
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Holes in the Net: Surveying the Impact of the Current Economic Recession on the Health Care Safety Net
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Examines how the economic recession has decreased access to health care, increased the burden for emergency medical services, and affected health care providers through state budget cuts. Reviews how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) can increase access to health care and suggests further goals.
Organization: American Public Health Association
Author: Abramson SS
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Public Health
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How Is the Primary Care Safety Net Faring in Massachusetts? Community Health Centers in the Midst of Health Reform
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Provides an overview of community health centers in Massachusetts and health reform issues, including shortages of health care providers.
Organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Author: Ku L, Jones E, Finnegan B, Shin P, Rosenbaum S
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Massachusetts
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Assessing the Need for On-Site Eye Care Professionals in Community Health Centers
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Analyzes the extent to which health centers are able to provide on-site professional vision care. Includes barriers such space and equipment issues, reimbursement, and lack of a business plan.
Organization: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Author: Shin P, Finnegan B
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Optometrists, Vision Care Occupations
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2008 South Dakota Health Professional Workforce Report
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Results of a health workforce survey to determine the vacancy and turnover rate of health care professionals in South Dakota at a single point in time. Includes results from assisted living centers, inpatient chemical dependency, certified end-stage renal dialysis, clinics, home health agencies, intermediate care for mentally retarded, nursing facilities, rural health clinics, dental offices, federally qualified health care centers, eye clinics, pharmacies, correctional health facilities, and hospitals.
Organization: South Dakota Department of Health
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Hospitals, Profession-by-Profession, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Primary and Preventive Healthcare: A Critical Path to Healthcare Reform for Florida
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Addresses health reform and Florida's primary care safety net. Reviews the literature on primary care. Examines the state's health care access, health care quality, and safety net providers.
Organizations: Florida Association of Community Health Centers, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Author: Rosenbaum S, Shin P, Finnegan B, Whittington R
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Florida, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Policy, Primary Care
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Access Transformed: Building a Primary Care Workforce for the 21st Century
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Examines both the current state of the primary care workforce and future demand for health center services. The study finds the availability of a primary care workforce depends on where you live, and primary care clinicians are not located in areas that need them the most, especially low-income communities. The study includes state-level projections of growing patient needs and community health center staffing data.
Organizations: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, National Association of Community Health Centers, Robert Graham Center
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Predicting Changes in Staff Morale and Burnout at Community Health Centers Participating in the Health Disparities Collaboratives
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Addresses the impact of quality improvement initiatives on community health center staff morale. Identifies factors that reduce burnout.
Author: Graber JE, Huang ES, Drum ML, Chin MH, Walters AE, Heuer L, Tang H, Schaefer CT, Quinn MT
Location: Health Services Research, 43(4), 1403-23
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Recruitment and Retention
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Rural Community Health Centers: Building Creative Partnerships to Meet the Workforce Challenge
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Summarizes the second annual meeting of the National Rural Task Force held in July 2008. Focuses on workforce issues like education, training, recruitment, and retention for rural and frontier community health centers.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Author: National Rural Task Force
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Health Centers: America's Primary Care Safety Net, Reflections on Success, 2002-2007
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Provides an overview of Federally Qualified Health Centers. Includes the number of health centers, grantees and people served.
Organization: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians
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Serving Patients with Limited English Proficiency: Results of a Community Health Center Survey
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Results of a survey of federally qualified health centers and their staffing for serving patients with limited English proficiency.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National
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The Residency Program in Social Medicine of Montefiore Medical Center: 37 Years of Mission-Driven, Interdisciplinary Training in Primary Care, Population Health, and Social Medicine
Document
Link: Abstract
Describes an interdisciplinary training program that trains primary care physicians for underserved areas and community health centers.
Author: Strelnick AH, Swiderski D, Fornari A, Gorski V, Korin E, Ozuah P, Townsend JM, Selwyn PA
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(4), 378-89
Date: 4/2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Interprofessional Training and Education, New York, Physicians, Primary Care
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Serving the Needs of Medicaid Enrollees with Integrated Behavioral Health Services in Safety Net Primary Care Settings
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Discusses the benefits of integrating behavioral health care into a primary care setting. Examines the behavioral health services provided by safety net primary care providers to Medicaid participants. Highlights programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Delaware, and Oklahoma.
Organization: American Public Human Services Association
Date: 4/2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Delaware, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, National, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Primary Care
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Access Capital: New Opportunities for Meeting America's Primary Care Infrastructure Needs
Document
Discusses the sufficient resources needed, both in capital and workforce, to build the capacity of current and future health centers. Discusses aging buildings and facilities, lack of funding to improve these sites, and a workforce shortage that jeopardizes these health centers.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Safety Net Workforce in the Context of Health Care Reform
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Discusses concern about workforce shortages facing safety net providers, and how the safety net would be affected by health care reform efforts that seek to expand health coverage. Highlights Massachusetts and New Mexico, which are in two very different places along the continuum of health care infrastructure and health care reform efforts.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Snyder A
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Policy
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Addressing Healthcare Workforce Issues for the Future: Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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Provides the final transcript from a Senate committee hearing focused on the future supply of primary care providers. Includes statements, questions, and answers from senators, health workforce experts, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Addresses Title VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act.
Date: 2/2008
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Dentists, Diversity, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Report to HRSA: Opportunities to Advance Clinical Pharmacy Services in Safety-Net Settings
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Recommends how HRSA programs such as the NHSC and AHECs can improve the use of clinical pharmacists in safety net settings. Covers challenges for safety net providers and rural areas, including the difficulty of recruiting and retaining clinical pharmacists and Medicaid reimbursement.
Organization: Mathematica Policy Research
Author: Felt-Lisk S, Sorensen T, Glenn Z, Colby M, Fleming C
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Pharmacists, Rural
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Community Health Centers and Electronic Health Records: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Summarizes the key considerations for Community Health Centers (CHCs) as they implement electronic health record systems. Highlights the role of physician leadership on pages 36-41 and staff training on pages 42-46.
Organization: Northwest Health Foundation
Author: Gelmon S, Droppers O,
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Physicians
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Illinois Community Health Centers as Economic Engines
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Reports the economic impact of health centers in Illinois. Includes the employment contribution of the centers.
Organization: Illinois Primary Health Care Association
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Illinois
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Impact of Title VII Training Programs on Community Health Center Staffing and National Health Service Corps Participation
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Examines the association between physicians’ attendance in training programs funded by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII Section 747 Primary Care Training Grants and 2 outcome variables: work in a CHC and participation in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSC LRP).
Author: Rittenhouse DR, Fryer GE, Phillips RL, Miyoshi T, Nielsen C, Goodman DC, Grumbach K
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 6, 397-405
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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A New Day Coming? A Productive Discussion on Dental Workforce Change
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Discusses the shortage of dental providers and issues related to proposed remedies. Addresses Medicaid reimbursement, federally qualified health centers, access to care and more.
Organizations: Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Health Workforce Center
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Supply and Demand
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Training Family Physicians in Community Health Centers: A Health Workforce Solution
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Compares the practice location, job and training satisfaction, and recruitment and retention to underserved areas for physicians trained in community health center to those trained in other settings.
Author: Morris CG, Johnson B, Kim S, Chen F
Location: Health Services Research, 40(4), 271-6
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Clinical Workforce Needed to Support Health Center Growth 2008 - 2015
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Identifies the number of health care providers needed to staff community health center growth. Offers recommendations to address this challenge.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Date: 10/2007
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Supply and Demand
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Meet the Authors - Access Granted: The Primary Care Payoff
Video or multimedia
Offers an archived webcast with the authors of the Access Granted report. Examines how community health centers provide affordable, accessible health care. Identifies how they impact the economy and discusses the importance of primary care.
Organization: Clinical Directors Network
Date: 10/2007
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Primary Care
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Health Care Professions Loan Repayment Program: Concept Proposal
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Advocates for a loan repayment program in Alaska. Overviews workforce trends, shortages in Alaska's health workforce, the impact of the shortages on community health centers, summarizes studies on medical debt and loan repayment programs, loan repayment programs in other states, and recommendations.
Author: Carr P
Date: 9/2007
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Access Granted: The Primary Care Payoff
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Examines how community health centers provide affordable, accessible health care. Identifies how they impact the economy and discusses the importance of primary care.
Organizations: National Association of Community Health Centers, Robert Graham Center
Date: 8/2007
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Primary Care
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Health Centers’ Role in Addressing the Oral Health Needs of the Medically Underserved
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Discusses how community health centers increase access to oral health care and identifies challenges. Includes information on the number of dental staff who work at federally-qualified health centers, vacancies, workforce programs, and dental school programs. Appendix C lists FTEs for each state.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Author: Ruddy G
Date: 8/2007
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Tagged keywords: Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Meeting – May 17-18, 2007
Document
Provides committee meeting minutes. Addresses the importance of advisory committee recommendations to Federal agencies. Summarizes discussions on the importance of community health centers, the focus of the 7th annual report, and Title VII, section 747.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 5/2007
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Policy, Primary Care
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Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey 2004: Results by Health and Human Services Regions and Health Center Geography
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Reports findings from the national study of health centers staffing, recruitment and retention. Provides information by HHS region, urban and rural geography, and national overall estimates. Includes vacancy rates.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Author: Andrilla CH, Hart LG
Date: 3/2007
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Midwives, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Access Denied: A Look at America's Medically Disenfranchised
Document
Reports results of a study that found inadequate access to a primary care physicians due to shortages of these physicians in certain communities. Includes information on vacancy rates at health centers.
Organizations: National Association of Community Health Centers, Robert Graham Center
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Results of the 2006-2007 Community Health Center Work Force Survey
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Reports the results from the 2006-2007 survey of community health centers in Washington. Includes number of providers and vacancy rates. Highlights shortage of bilingual candidates.
Organizations: Health Work Force Institute, Washington Association of Community & Migrant Health Centers
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dental Assistants, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Medical Assistants, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Washington
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Registered Nurse Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers: Project Summary
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Discusses the registered nurse (RN) vacancy rate in federally funded health centers, which varies by degree of rurality.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 12/2006
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Registered Nurses, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Results of the 2004 Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey for Health Centers: Analyses for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI States)
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Presents a subset of the findings from the larger national study of Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) staffing needs of FQHCs located in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) overall and by urban and rural geography.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Author: Andrilla CH, Hart LG
Date: 11/2006
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Clinics, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Idaho, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Montana, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Rural, Supply and Demand, Washington, Wyoming
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Shortages of Medical Personnel at Community Health Centers: Implications for Planned Expansion
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Discusses staffing shortages at Community Health Centers (CHCs) in rural and urban locations and how these workforce shortages may impact efforts to expand the CHC program.
Author: Rosenblatt RA, Andrilla CH, Curtin T, Hart LG
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 295 (9), 1042-1049
Date: 3/2006
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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6th Annual Report to the Secretary, Best Practices for Improving Access to Quality Care for the Medically Underserved: An Interdisciplinary Approach
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Provides recommendations regarding the interdisciplinary, community-based grant programs for training of health professionals. Focuses on best practices in providing interdisciplinary education and training for improved access to and quality of care for medically underserved populations.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Community Health Workers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Policy
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Establishing a Community Health Center in Massachusetts
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Reviews the process for establishing a community health center in Massachusetts, including links to the relevant laws and resources. Contains a section on personnel.
Organization: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Massachusetts
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Family Physician Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers
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Presents results for family physicians from a study of staffing needs at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Provides information on family physician vacancy rates by rural and urban location. Compares family physician vacancies to other physician vacancies at FQHCs.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 11/2005
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Services: Opportunities and Challenges for State Mental Health Authorities
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Discusses community health centers behavioral health care role, why behavioral health and primary care services should be integrated, and the needs of those served by state mental health authorities.
Organization: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
Author: Parks J, Pollack D, Bartels S, Mauer B
Date: 1/2005
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Primary Care
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Nationwide Survey of Work Environment Perceptions and Dentists' Salaries in Community Health Centers
Document
Link: Abstract
Examines retention issues for dentists in community health centers. Includes salary data.
Organization: American Dental Association
Author: Bolin KA, Shulman JD
Location: Journal of the American Dental Association, 136(2), 214-220
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Access for All America
Web site
Discusses Access for All America, which is a comprehensive plan to reduce the ranks of America’s medically disenfranchised by preserving, strengthening, and expanding health centers to reach a total of 30 million patients by the year 2015. Includes state specific Access plans.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National
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Alabama Community Health Center Job Opportunities
Job board
Lists clinical and non-clinical job openings at community health centers in Alabama.
Organization: Alabama Primary Health Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Recruitment and Retention
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Career Opportunities at Michigan Health Centers
Job board
Lists employment opportunities at community health centers in Michigan.
Organization: Michigan Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Michigan, Recruitment and Retention
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CHAMPS Recruitment & Retention (R&R) Resources
Web site
Provides workforce development resources for community health centers.
Organization: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Montana, North Dakota, Recruitment and Retention, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
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Clinic Careers
Job board
Lists job openings at community clinics and community health centers in California.
Organization: California Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: California, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Recruitment and Retention
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Community Health Care Association of New York State: Job Bank
Job board
Lists job opportunities at community health centers in New York State.
Organization: Community Health Care Association of New York State
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, New York, Recruitment and Retention
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Community Health Center Association of Connecticut: Job Bank
Job board
Lists open positions for community health centers in Connecticut.
Organization: Community Health Center Association of Connecticut
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Recruitment and Retention
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Community HealthCorps
Web site
Promotes health care for America's underserved. Works to increase access to health care, provide health education, support use of health care services, and recruit and develop volunteers to support community health centers.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Dental Careers at Safety-Net Programs
Job board
Lists dental openings in safety-net programs across the country.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
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Tagged keywords: Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Florida Association of Community Health Centers: Career Opportunities
Job board
Lists job openings in community health centers in Florida for health care professionals.
Organization: Florida Association of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Florida, Recruitment and Retention
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Georgia’s Community Health Center Career Opportunities
Job board
Lists job openings for community health centers in Georgia.
Organization: Georgia Association for Primary Health Care
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Administrators, National, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Health Center Data: Uniform Data System (UDS)
Web site
Provides data on federally qualified health centers. Includes the number of grantees in each state, staffing, patient characteristics, services offered, and more. For national or state data, select the geographic area and year. From the "Reporting Criteria" drop-down list on the right-hand column, select "Staffing and Utilization" and click "go" for information on FTEs and visits.
Organization: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Medical Interpreters, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
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Health Center Human Resources: Job Descriptions
Web site
Provides sample job descriptions primarily from community health centers. Covers positions ranging from community health workers to executive directors.
Organization: Migrant Clinicians Network
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Community Health Workers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Administrators, Health Educators, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Health Center Policies and Procedures: Provider Productivity
Web site
Lists resources related to provider productivity and staffing. Includes a sample productivity and revenue analysis, a discussion of measuring physician productivity, a sample form to calculate provider productivity incentives, and more.
Organization: Migrant Clinicians Network
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians
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Healthcare Workforce Mapping Application
Map
Offers an interactive map of the United States that provides information on the health workforce, shortage designations, health care facilities, and health care education sites. Provides tutorials on how to view training sites relative to providers; download aggregate totals by state, county, or zip; print maps; and more.
Organization: National Center for the Analysis of Healthcare Data
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Allopathic Physicians, Audiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Chiropractors, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinics, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Surgeons, Hospitals, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Residency Programs, Speech-Language Pathologists, Supply and Demand
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Idaho Live Work Play Recruitment: Jobs
Job board
Lists job opportunities for health care professionals in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Idaho.
Organization: Idaho Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Idaho, Recruitment and Retention
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Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers: Find a Career Opportunity
Job board
Provides job listings for community health centers in Massachusetts.
Organization: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Massachusetts, Recruitment and Retention
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Michigan Primary Care Association Online Recruitment and Retention Toolkit
Document
Provides resources to guide recruitment and retention, particularly for community health centers.
Organization: Michigan Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Michigan, Recruitment and Retention
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Mississippi Primary Health Care Association: Careers
Job board
Lists job openings in community health centers in Mississippi.
Organization: Mississippi Primary Health Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Mississippi, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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NCCHCA Career Center
Job board
Lists job opportunities within community health centers in North Carolina. Identifies programs to help community health centers recruit providers. Provides career advancement resources.
Organization: North Carolina Community Health Center Association
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, North Carolina, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers
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New Jersey Primary Care Association: Employment Opportunities
Job board
Lists job openings for community health centers in New Jersey.
Organization: New Jersey Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, New Jersey, Recruitment and Retention
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NWRPCA Jobs Database
Job board
Additional Link: Database
Lists job openings in Community and Migrant Health Centers (CMHCs) in Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington.
Organization: Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Idaho, Oregon, Recruitment and Retention, Washington
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NWRPCA Learning Connections
Tutorial or training
Provides online training for board members and staff of community and migrant health centers. Offers training in a variety of categories including human resources, leadership and management, and workforce.
Organization: Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Continuing Education, Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Idaho, National, Oregon, Washington
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NWRPCA Workforce Resources for Health Centers
Web site
Provides recruitment and retention resources for community health centers. Includes a recruitment toolkit.
Organization: Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Idaho, National, Oregon, Recruitment and Retention, Washington
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PubMed Search: Community Health Center Workforce
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article
citations on the topic of the Community Health Center workforce in the United States.
Organization: National Library of Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National
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Region VIII CHC Job Opportunities Bank
Job board
Lists job postings at health centers in the Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States (CHAMPS) region VIII. Select a position type and state from the drop-down lists and choose "Search Jobs".
Organization: Community Health Association of Mountain/Plain States
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Montana, North Dakota, Recruitment and Retention, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
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Rhode Island Health Center Association: Employment Opportunities
Web site
Lists health care employment opportunities in Rhode Island's community health centers.
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Recruitment and Retention, Rhode Island
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South Carolina Primary Health Care Association: Employment Opportunities
Job board
Lists clinical job opportunities at health centers in South Carolina.
Organization: South Carolina Primary Health Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Administrators, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers, South Carolina
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State Primary Care Associations
Directory
Lists state primary care associations. Provides technical assistance on need assessments, special populations, primary health care services, management and finance, governance, quality/performance improvement, program development/expansion, and state health policy/marketplace analysis.
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Primary Care
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Teaching Health Centers: A New Way Forward in Medical Education
Document
Provides resources and information about teaching health centers. Lists current teaching health centers.
Organization: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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TPCA Career Center
Job board
Lists job openings for health centers in Tennessee.
Organization: Tennessee Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Medical Assistants, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Phlebotomists, Recruitment and Retention, Tennessee
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West Virginia Primary Care Association's Career Center
Job board
Offers career opportunities in West Virginia's community health centers for those interested in serving the state's medically underserved areas.
Organization: West Virginia Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Recruitment and Retention, West Virginia
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