Resources for Primary Care Workforce
Resources: Physicians (677)
Key Resources
9th Annual Report to the Secretary DHHS and to Congress: Priming the Pump of Primary Care
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Focuses on the primary care pipeline and how to encourage more trainees to pursue primary care. Provides policy recommendations concerning Title VII, sections 747 and 748. Covers education and training, admissions policies, faculty development and mentorship programs, student debt, and compensation. Addresses dental faculty shortages and dental workforce models.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Faculty, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Rural, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Primary Care Health Workforce in the United States
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Additional Link: Policy Brief
Reviews the published literature and data on the primary care workforce. Addresses distribution, supply, demand, need, scope of practice, payment policies, market forces, and pressures encouraging change in primary care including the Affordable Care Act. Discusses the policy implications. Appendices address nurse practitioner scope of practice laws and several supply and demand models.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Dower C, O'Neil E
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Twentieth Report: Advancing Primary Care
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Provides recommendations for increasing the number of residents trained in a primary care specialty. Discusses the number of primary care physicians; mechanisms of physician payment and practice transformations for primary care; the premedical and medical school environment; the graduate medical education environment; and the geographic and socioeconomic maldistribution of physicians. Includes references.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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8th Annual Report to the Secretary DHHS and to Congress: The Redesign of Primary Care with Implications for Training
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Provides recommendations for federal policies to support primary care with a focus on Title VII, section 747. Addresses the importance of primary care, the medical-dental home, community-based residency training, the National Health Service Corps, reimbursement, and more.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Dentists, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Remaking Primary Care: A Framework for the Future
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Analyzes the causes of the primary care crises, the effects, and innovations that could strengthen primary care, such as collaborative education. Addresses the impact of health care reform on primary care.
Organizations: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, NEHI
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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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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Primary Care Professionals: Recent Supply Trends, Projections, and Valuation of Services
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Focuses on recent supply trends for primary care professionals, including information on training and demographic characteristics; projections of future supply for primary care professionals; and the influence of the health care system's financing mechanisms on the valuation of primary care services.
Organization: Government Accountability Office
Date: 2/2008
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Primary Care Physician Mapper
Map
Details the distribution of primary care physicians by state, county, or census tracts in metropolitan areas. Includes population ratios. Covers a number of specialties within family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics. Uses National Provider Identifier (NPI) data.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, National, Physicians, Primary Care, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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The Primary Care Service Area Project
Web site
Offers a national database of primary care resources and utilization for small areas. Includes primary care physician characteristics and supply and sample maps. Provides a zip code search feature with data on primary care FTEs, Medicare utilization, and more.
Organization: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Additional Resources
2013 9th Annual Physician Workforce Research Conference
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Provides the agenda for the AAMC physician research conference held May 2-3, 2013 in Alexandria, Virginia. Includes presentation slides if you sign in at the top of the screen and then click on "Agenda." Addresses health workforce analysis, building workforce diversity, non-physician providers, factors affecting primary care career choice, rural workforce supply and productivity, graduate medical education, student debt, team-based care, HRSA's new simulation model, and health equity.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Community Health Workers, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Rural, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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Health Policy Briefs: Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care
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Examines the policy proposals for allowing nurse practitioners to practice to their full potential and the accompanying debate. An update to an earlier brief which was published in October, 2012.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Location: Health Affairs
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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National Healthcare Quality Report, 2012
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Discusses health care quality in the United States. Covers care effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, care coordination, efficiency of care, the health system infrastructure, and access to care. Addresses the geographic distribution of primary care physicians on pages 191-4.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care
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Perspectives of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners on Primary Care Practice
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a national survey of physicians and nurse practitioners regarding scope of work, practice characteristics, and their attitudes about the effect of expanding the role of nurse practitioners in primary care.
Author: Donelan K, DesRoches CM, Dittus RS, Buerhaus P
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 368(20), 1898-1906
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Results of the 2012 Medical School Enrollment Survey
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Examines enrollment trends in medical schools based on a survey of deans of accredited US medical schools. Projects first-year medical school enrollment through 2020. Identifies concerns about clinical training sites and about enrollment growth outpacing growth in graduate medical education (GME). Highlights initiatives to increase interest in primary care.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Author: Erikson C, Danish S
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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Testimony: Moving Forward from the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) System
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Additional Link: Update
Offers a testimony to the Committee on Finance regarding Medicare's payment system for physicians and other health professionals. Focuses on the sustainable growth rate (SGR) system. Advocates replacing the SGR to support beneficiary access, primary care, and new models of care like accountable care organizations.
Organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Author: Miller ME
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Drive-Time Analyses for Primary and Specialty Care
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Offers an issue brief examining how far people in Arkansas have to drive to access primary and specialty care.
Organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Income Ratio and Medical Student Specialty Choice: The Primary Importance of the Ratio of Mean Primary Care Physician Income to Mean Consulting Specialist Income
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Identifies factors that influence medical student specialty choice. Focuses on the ratio of average primary care physician compensation to other physicians. Highlights efforts in Canada and the United Kingdom to increase primary care income and the impact on specialty choice.
Author: Kruse J
Location: Family Medicine, 45(4), 281-3
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Opportunities and Challenges in Supply-Side Simulation: Physician-Based Models
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Link: Abstract
Provides an overview of microsimulation modeling that can be used to model the effects of health care policies on physician supply and behaviors. Highlights key data sources, both public and private. Compares physician supply and the percent of primary care physicians who accept Medicaid across several data sources.
Author: Gresenz CR, Auerbach DI, Duarte F
Location: Health Services Research, 48(2 Pt 2), 696-712
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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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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Target 2020: Summary of the 2012 Primary Care Medical Workforce Summit
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Summarizes a meeting focused on primary care physician shortages held May 2012 in Georgia. Lists recommendations adopted by the summit.
Organization: Georgia Statewide AHEC Network
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Georgia, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Trends in Physician Supply and Population Growth
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Offers a chart showing growth in the direct patient care physician workforce for primary care and subspecialties for 1980-2010. Supports investing in specialty and geographic balance rather than just increasing the number of physicians to meet population needs.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Makaroff LA, Green LA, Petterson SM, Bazemore AW
Location: American Family Physician, 87(7), online
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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U.S. Graduate Medical Education and Physician Specialty Choice
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Estimates of the number of new trainees who will practice primary care based on data from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Addresses trends in ACGME-accredited residency positions and specialty choice.
Author: Jolly P, Erikson C, Garrison G
Location: Academic Medicine, 88(4), 468-474
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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2012 New York Residency Training Outcomes: A Summary of Key Findings from the 2012 New York Resident Exit Survey
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Reports on an exit survey of physicians completing residency and fellowship programs in New York by specialty. Covers perceptions of job market, in-state retention, international medical graduates, subspecialization, starting income, and more.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Armstrong D, Forte G
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Geriatrics, New York, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Arkansas Health Care Workforce: A Guide for Policy Action
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Additional Link: Appendices
Examines current and future primary and specialty workforce needs in Arkansas by county, including rural drive times. Addresses options for extending primary care capacity through advanced practice nurses and physician assistants based on a literature review and other states' efforts. Analyzes payer mix by county and how expanded insurance coverage may affect provider access. Appendices provide focus group and survey results, methodology discussions, and survey instruments.
Organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Family Medicine March 2013: Graduate Medical Education Article Series
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Offers a series of articles on changes needed in graduate medical education. Focuses on family medicine. Addresses the number of GME positions, distribution of those positions, and program quality. Discusses student debt and GME funding.
Location: Family Medicine, 45(3)
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Student Debt Load
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Generalist plus Specialist Palliative Care — Creating a More Sustainable Model
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Offers a perspective on the supply and demand of palliative care specialists. Supports a coordinated palliative care model where primary palliative care can be delivered by primary care physicians and specialists with consultation by palliative care specialists.
Author: Quill TE, Abernethy AP
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 368(13), 1173-5
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Graduate Medical Education in Georgia, March 2013
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Summarizes information on Georgia's graduate medical education system. Highlights the importance of teaching hospitals, the number of physicians trained annually, in-state retention, and how Georgia compares with nearby states. Identifies average medical education debt and starting salaries for primary care and non-primary care specialties.
Organization: Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Georgia, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Student Debt Load
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Match Report 2013
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Summarizes 2013 match results with a focus on internal medicine. Addresses the impact of the "all-in" Match requirement for residency programs. Highlights interest in primary care.
Organization: Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Report of the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform
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Discusses physician payment models and their impact on health care costs. Presents six principles and twelve recommendations for physician payment reform. Covers Medicare reimbursement, current and recommended payment models, impacts on health care quality and more.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Society of General Internal Medicine
Author: National Commission on Physician Payment Reform
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy
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Additional Link: Fact Sheet
Reports to Congress on issues related to the Medicare program and offers policy recommendations. Addresses the physician fee schedule, sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, and primary care access issues in chapter 4.
Organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Trends in Graduate Medical Education in North Carolina: Challenges and Next Steps
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Provides an overview of graduate medical education in North Carolina. Addresses whether physicians stay in state, practice in primary care, or practice in rural or underserved areas. Highlights the role of North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program and community-based residencies.
Organizations: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Program on Health Workforce Research & Policy
Author: Fraher E, Spero J, Lyons J, Newton H
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Agricultural Health Training for Rural America: Final Report
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Additional Links: Agricultural Medicine Programs, Policy Brief
Identifies ways to improve rural training programs for health professionals providing primary care to agriculture workers. Includes policy options. Lists agricultural health programs and courses and highlights states offering these programs. Describes existing collaborations between clinicians and agriculture-related agencies.
Organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Author: Persily C, Hendryx M, Beane J, Armistead M, Huebner K, Innes-Wimsatt K
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Rural, State-by-State
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Deafness among Physicians and Trainees: A National Survey
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Link: Abstract
Describes the characteristics of and accommodations used by the deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHoH) physician and trainees. Examines whether they are more likely to care for DHoH patients.
Author: Moreland CJ, Latimore D, Sen A, Arato N, Zazove P
Location: Academic Medicine, 88(2), 224-32
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Is NIH Research Funding to Medical Schools Associated with More Family Physicians?
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Offers a Graham Center policy one-pager on the association between National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to family medicine departments and the production of family physicians at those medical schools.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Brode EC, Petterson SM, Bazemore AW
Location: American Family Physician, 87(3), 1
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Medical Education in the Caribbean: Quantifying the Contribution of Caribbean-Educated Physicians to the Primary Care Workforce in the United States
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Link: Abstract
Examines the number of Caribbean-educated physicians practicing in primary care specialties in the United States. Includes breakdowns for internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, and general practice.
Author: van Zanten M, Boulet JR
Location: Academic Medicine, 88(2), 276-81
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Profile: Oregon’s Physician Workforce – 2012
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Reports data on physicians in Oregon. Covers supply, employment status and setting, demographics, future practice plans and more.
Organization: Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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The Vermont Primary Care Workforce: 2012 Snapshot
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Reports on three regional surveys of Vermont's primary care workforce. Includes full-time equivalents (FTEs) and providers limiting or not accepting new patients. Covers primary care physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, and certified physician assistants.
Organization: University of Vermont College of Medicine AHEC Program
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Midwives, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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West Virginia Health Sciences and Rural Health Report Card 2012
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Examines medical school enrollment, student debt, and those choosing primary care and/or rural practices in West Virginia. Lists the number of physician, dentist, pharmacist, and nurse practitioner graduates who stay in state. Highlights state loan and scholarship programs and Rural Health Initiative activities intended to recruit and retain providers for rural areas.
Organization: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Education and Training, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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5-Year Strategic Plan for Primary Care Provider Recruitment in Oregon
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Reviews recruitment best practices and existing recruitment programs in Oregon. Offers a plan for primary care recruitment and retention focused on producing primary care professionals in the state, increasing the state's external recruitment effectiveness, and empowering rural and underserved communities.
Organization: Oregon Health Policy Board
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Can Medical Students Afford to Choose Primary Care? An Economic Analysis of Physician Education Debt Repayment
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Additional Link: Abstract
Analyzes whether a physician earning a typical primary care salary can repay the current median level of education debt and meet standard household expenses.
Author: Youngclaus JA, Koehler PA, Kotlikoff LJ, Wiecha JM
Location: Academic Medicine, 88(1), 16-25
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Doctor Shortage: Condition Critical - Results of HANYS' 2012 Physician Advocacy Survey
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Reports on a survey of hospitals and health systems in New York State regarding the physician shortage, with a focus on primary care. Highlights findings for rural areas. Addresses recruitment and retention issues and use of non-physician clinicians.
Organization: Healthcare Association of New York State
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Educating Future Doctors: Tomorrow's Doctors, Tomorrows Cures, Yesterday's Prices
Video or multimedia
Offers Dr. Mark Smith's presentation at the 2012 meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges on reforming medical education. Addresses rising health care and education costs, changes for academic medical centers, provider shortages, the role of non-physician providers, team-based care, new uses for technology, scope of practice issues and more.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Care Coordination, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training
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Grantwatch Foundation Funding to Educate, Train, and Expand the Health Professions Workforce
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Summarizes 2012 foundation funding used for health workforce programs. Includes programs that addressed workforce shortages, education and training, geriatric nursing initiatives, support for home care and nursing aides, medical assistant training, and more.
Location: Health Affairs, 32 (1), 188-191
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Medical Assistants, National, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Healthcare Labor Shortages and Potential Solutions
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Discusses health care workforce shortages in Montana. Includes data on employment growth for various occupations, shortage levels, physician to patient ratios, and number of health care graduates. Addresses past and future options for addressing shortages.
Organization: Montana Department of Labor & Industry: Workforce Services Division
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Montana, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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International Medical Graduates in American Medicine: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities
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Describes the history of international medical graduates (IMGs) in the US. Addresses their contributions to the physician workforce, the impact of health reform, graduate medical education, immigration and visas, and the brain drain. Presents demographics of the IMG workforce. Offers recommendations.
Organization: American Medical Association
Author: AMA-IMG Section Governing Council
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Pediatric Resident Debt and Career Intentions
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a national random sample survey of graduating pediatric residents regarding educational debt and clinical practice goals. Identifies an association between higher student debt and primary care or hospitalist practice compared to fellowship training.
Author: Frintner MP, Mulvey HJ, Pletcher BA, Olson LM
Location: Pediatrics, Epub 2013 Jan 6
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Physician Supply and the Affordable Care Act
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Examines the current and future supply of physicians. Discusses how the Affordable Care Act affects both. Covers the number of physicians, specialty composition, and geographic distribution. Addresses workforce planning activities included in the ACA.
Organization: Congressional Research Service
Author: Heisler EJ
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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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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Primary Care Physician Shortages Could Be Eliminated Through Use of Teams, Nonphysicians, and Electronic Communication
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Link: Abstract
Introduces a method for measuring and forecasting physician supply based on new models of care such as patient-centered medical homes. Discusses the impact of team-based care, non-physician providers and electronic health records on increasing access and reducing primary care physician shortages.
Author: Green LV, Savin S, Lu Y
Location: Health Affairs, 32(1), 11-19
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The Redistribution of Graduate Medical Education Positions in 2005 Failed to Boost Primary Care or Rural Training
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Link: Abstract
Analyzes the impact of redistributing graduate medical education (GME) residency positions through the Medicare Modernization Act. Concludes that the goals for increasing primary care and rural physician supply were not met. Addresses the implications for the Affordable Care Act's GME redistribution.
Author: Chen C, Xierali I, Piwnica-Worms K, Philips R
Location: Health Affairs, 32(1), 102-110
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, 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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Update: Final Medicaid Primary Care Payment Rules
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Provides an overview of the final rule increasing state Medicaid rates to Medicare levels for primary care physicians under the Affordable Care Act. Identifies potential implications for physician participation in Medicaid and for physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
Organizations: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Care Coordination & Older Adults Issue Brief by Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) & National Coalition on Care Coordination (N3C)
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Discusses models of care coordination, the health care providers involved in each care team, target populations for each model and more. Covers the benefits of care coordination.
Organization: Eldercare Workforce Alliance
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Social Workers
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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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County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Web site
Ranks counties in the United States based on various health factors including primary care physician to population ratios. Select a state and county and "primary care providers" to view a list of primary care provider ratios for every county within a state.
Organizations: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Health Resources and Services Administration: FY 2013 Annual Performance Appendix
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Reports on performance measures for the Health Resources and Services Administration. Addresses the National Health Service Corps, nursing education loan repayment and scholarship programs, health professions training programs, and the children's hospitals graduate medical education payment program on pages 15-28. Includes Affordable Care Act (ACA) measures on pages 25-6.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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Idaho Primary Care Physicians: Workforce Overview
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Analyzes the primary care physician workforce in Idaho. Discusses supply and demand impacts including education, residencies, specialty selection, recruitment, incentive programs, health reform and more. Offers data on supply, demand, wages, demographics, and more by specialty and region. Includes national comparison data and survey tool in appendices.
Organization: Idaho Department of Labor
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Reform, Idaho, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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National Health Service Corps (NHSC): Current Provider FTE Summary by State Report
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Identifies the number of full-time equivalent health care providers in the National Health Service Corps by state with breakdowns for urban and rural areas and type of care provided (primary, mental, or dental health care). Includes U.S. Territories and the District of Columbia.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, State-by-State
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Second Biennial Report: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota, 2013
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Discusses the state of health and the health care workforce in North Dakota. Highlights data on the health care workforce including supply, distribution, and demographics. Covers strategies for recruitment, retention, education and training, and workforce pipeline. Lists workforce pipeline activities in appendix.
Organizations: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, North Dakota, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Telemedicine: Changing the Landscape of Rural Physician Practice
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Discusses how telemedicine helps rural primary care physicians provide better care and allows specialists to care for patients in rural and underserved areas.
Author: Darves B
Location: NEJM CareerCenter
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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General Medicine vs Subspecialty Career Plans among Internal Medicine Residents
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Link: Abstract
Examines whether internal medicine residents plan to go into primary care or a subspecialty. Addresses whether they are currently in a primary care training program, their gender, whether they are a US or international medical graduate, and changes in career plans.
Author: West CP, Dupras DM
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 308(21), 2241-7
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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How Much Will Medicaid Physician Fees for Primary Care Rise in 2013? Evidence from a 2012 Survey of Medicaid Physician Fees
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Additional Link: Policy Brief
Examines the impact of an Affordable Care Act requirement for states to increase Medicaid fees for certain primary care services to Medicare levels for 2013 and 2014. Discusses the potential impact on physicians’ participation in Medicaid. Includes the Medicaid‐to‐Medicare Fee Index and percent change for each state.
Organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, State-by-State
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NHSC Clinician Retention: A Story of Dedication and Commitment
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Discusses retention outcomes achieved through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarship and loan repayment programs. Provides data on the short and long-term rates of retention for 2000 and 2012 for all NHSC programs, primary care, oral health, and behavioral health providers. Covers factors that impact retention.
Organization: HRSA National Health Service Corps
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers
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Residential Segregation and the Availability of Primary Care Physicians
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Link: Abstract
Examines the association between residential segregation and geographic access to primary care physicians (PCPs) in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Identifies higher odds of being a primary care shortage area for zip codes with a majority of African Americans.
Author: Gaskin DJ, Dinwiddie GY, Chan KS, McCleary RR
Location: Health Services Research, 47(6), 2353-76
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations
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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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Wisconsin Physician Workforce Report
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Additional Links: Executive Summary, Methodology Notes, Survey Instrument
Reports data from a survey of physicians in Wisconsin. Covers current and projected supply and demand, specialties, primary care, demographics, hours worked, and distribution. Includes detailed data starting on page 36. Offers data on recruitment and retention of medical graduates in appendix G.
Organization: Wisconsin AHEC Program
Author: Sugden N, Udalova V, Walsh T,
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Wisconsin
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2011 State Physician Workforce Data Book: Online Tool
Map
Provides interactive maps displaying workforce measures from the 2011 State Physician Workforce Data Book. Shows variations in state physician supply and retention, medical school enrollment, and graduate medical education.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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2012 Physician Specialty Data Book
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Provides detailed statistics about active physicians and physicians in training in the specialties with the largest number of active physicians.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, International Medical Graduates, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Webinar Meeting, November 1, 2012
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Addresses the Interprofessional Oral Health Clinical Competencies (IPOHCC) and the committee's Tenth Report on Interprofessional Education. Identifies a topic for the committee's next report, building collaborations and developing partnerships in primary care practice.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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After-Hours Care and Its Coordination with Primary Care in the U.S.
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Links: Abstract, Key Findings
Identifies and describes models of after-hours care that are delivered in primary care sites or coordinated with a patient's usual primary care provider. Addresses clinician buy-in, communication, continuity of care, and more.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: O'Malley AS, Samuel D, Bond AM, Carrier E
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 27(11), 1406-15
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Characteristics of Primary Care Office Visits to Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Physicians in United States Veterans Health Administration Facilities, 2005 to 2010: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis
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Analyzes the use of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care facilities. Examines the medical complexity of their patients compared to physicians.
Author: Morgan PA, Abbott DH, McNeil RB, Fisher DA
Location: Human Resources for Health, 10:42
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Evolution of Patient-Centered Medical Homes in New York State: Current Status and Trends as of September 2012
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Updates the status of patient-centered medical home (PCMH) adoption in New York State. Identifies the total number of providers working in medical homes, which includes physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Covers distribution, practice type, providers per population, and NCQA level.
Author: Burke G, United Hospital Fund
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, New York, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Graduate Medical Education and Primary Care Workforce: A CERA Study
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Reports on a survey of family medicine residency directors regarding Council on Graduate Medical Education
(COGME) recommendations to increase the percent of physicians going into primary care and to lengthen training requirements.
Author: Carek PJ, Peterson L, Shokar NK, et al
Location: Family Medicine, 44(10), 712-5
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Graduate Medical Education for Teaching Hospitals in Fiscal Years 2000-2010
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Identifies payments to teaching hospitals by state and hospital name with breakdowns for direct and indirect graduate medical education payments through Medicare. Lists primary care and non-primary care full-time equivalents (FTE) and the number of beds for each hospital.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Allopathic Physicians, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, State-by-State
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Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase: Next Steps for State Implementation
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Presents the steps for state's implementation of the Medicaid reimbursement rate increases for primary care services. Discusses the coverage of new eligible providers.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Author: Bricklin-Small D, McGinnis T
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Primary Care Physicians by Field, November 2012
Web site
Identifies the number of primary care providers by state and specialty based on state licensing information. Includes bar graphs, tables, and a feature for creating maps.
Organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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Projecting US Primary Care Physician Workforce Needs: 2010-2025
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Offers updated supply and demand projections for primary care physicians through 2025. Addresses the impact of the Affordable Care Act.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Petterson SM, Liaw WR, Phillips RL Jr, et al
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 10(6), 503-9
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Rethinking the Mental Health Treatment Skills of Primary Care Staff: A Framework for Training and Research
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Link: Abstract
Provides a framework describing mental health skills for primary care receptionists, medical assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians. Discusses the importance of building the mental health treatment capacity of primary care through the primary care team and related funding from the Affordable Care Act.
Author: Brown JD, Wissow LS
Location: Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 39(6), 489-502
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Education and Training, Health Reform, Medical Assistants, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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Combatting Physician Workforce Shortages by Addressing Chronic Disease and the Workforce Pipeline: A Model from North Dakota
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Provides a Q&A with Dr. Joshua Wynne, Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Highlights the school's collaboration with legislators and other partners to expand enrollment, increase residency positions, start a Master of Public Health program, and support rural recruitment.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, North Dakota, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand
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High-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and Patient Engagement
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Discusses models of high-intensity primary care. Covers the role of physicians, care coordinators, and other primary care teams members in various models of care. Offers six example programs.
Organizations: Center for Studying Health System Change, National Institute for Health Care Reform
Author: Yee R, Lechner AE, Carrier E,
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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North Dakota State Health Workforce Planning Report: State Workforce Development Planning Grant – Final Report, October, 2012
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Lists benchmarks for addressing health care workforce planning in North Dakota. Covers supply and distribution of providers, recruitment and retention efforts, education and training programs, licensure requirements, and political barriers to workforce development. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, North Dakota, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Supply and Demand
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Results of the 2012 National Resident Matching Program: Family Medicine
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Examines family medicine residency positions filled for 2002-2012. Identifies trends in the percent filled by MDs, DOs, US citizen international medical graduates (IMGs) and non-citizen IMGs. Includes Match results by region. Compares family medicine to other primary care specialties.
Author: Bieck AD, Biggs WS, Crosley PW, Kozakowski SM
Location: Family Medicine, 44(9), 615-9
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan
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Reports on a study of Connecticut's health care facilities and services. Identifies gaps in primary care access and unmet need. Addresses the health workforce on pages 15-20, 122-3, and 160-1. Lists the number of licensed practitioners, mean age, percent over 60, and rate per population in Appendix D.
Organization: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Audiologists, Behavioral Health Occupations, Chiropractors, Connecticut, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Access, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Primary Care, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand
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United States Atlas of the Surgical Workforce
Map
Offers a mapping tool that displays the supply and distribution of surgeons, general surgeons, physicians, and primary care physicians. Includes county-level data and an option to display urban/rural counties.
Organization: American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Visits for Primary Care Services to Primary Care and Specialty Care Physicians, 1999 and 2007
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Link: Extract
Compares how frequently patients visit generalists versus specialists for primary care services using national data. Highlights the implications for the primary care physician workforce.
Author: Kale MS, Federman AD, Ross JS
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 172(18), 1421-3
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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American Association of Colleges of Nursing Clarification Letter
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Provides the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) counter-opinion to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) white paper, Primary Care for the 21st Century. Offers clarification of the AACN's position on nurse practitioner scope of practice.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Author: Kirschling J
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Economic Impact of Rural Health Care
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Identifies the economic impact of hospital construction, primary care physicians, general surgeons, and pharmacists on rural communities.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Pharmacists, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Estimating a Reasonable Patient Panel Size for Primary Care Physicians with Team-Based Task Delegation
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Examines how delegation to nonphysician team members can allow primary care physicians to provide recommended preventive and chronic care visits despite the physician shortage. Offers panel size recommendations for primary care teams.
Author: Altschuler J, Margolius D, Bodenheimer T, Grumbach K
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 10(5), 396-400
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Estimating the Need for a General Surgeon based on the Demand for Primary Care Practitioners in the Medical Service Area
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Provides a methodology to estimate the need for general surgery based on available primary care services. Identifies this as a method that could be used for other specialty services as well.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Author: Eilrich FC, Sprague JC, St. Clair CF, Doeksen GA
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Generalist and Specialty Physicians: Supply and Access, 2009–2010
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Presents data on physician shortages and access to care for generalist physicians and specialists. Compares generalist and specialist supply, new patient and Medicaid/Medicare acceptance rates, average wait times and more.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Author: Hing E, Schappert S
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, California Workforce Investment Board, Health Workforce Development Council: Career Pathway Sub-Committee, Updated Report
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Discusses the formation of career pathways for seven health care professions in California. Provides information on the steps involved in creating the pathways. Includes a detailed description of each profession's pathway and education and licensure requirements in appendices.
Organization: California Workforce Investment Board
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Community Health Workers, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Laboratory Professionals, Licensure and Certification, Medical Assistants, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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Prevention and Public Health Fund: Activities Funded in Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
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Additional Link: Highlights
Identifies Prevention and Public Health Funds awarded due to the Affordable Care Act. Lists health workforce related grantees pages 70-4, 120-1, and Appendix III. Covers the public health workforce, primary care training, advanced nursing education, nurse managed clinics, state health workforce grants, and primary and behavioral health care integration.
Organization: Government Accountability Office
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Clinics, Education and Training, Health Reform, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Primary Care for the 21st Century: Ensuring a Quality Physician-Led Team for Every Patient: Full Report
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Additional Link: Additional Resources
Discusses the role of physicians in patient centered medical homes. Compares the education and training of physicians and nurse practitioners. Advocates for a physician-led model and expresses the American Academy of Family Physicians opinion on limiting unsupervised practice by nurse practitioners.
Organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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Trends in Medical Education in North Carolina
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Reports the current state of medical education in North Carolina. Includes data on medical students per capita, supply of international medical graduates, primary care specialty choice, physicians distribution between rural and urban areas, import and export of medical students and more.
Organization: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Author: Fraher E, Newton H, Lyons J
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Immigration, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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2012 Indiana Primary Care Clinician Workforce Report
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Describes the primary care workforce in Indiana, their demographics, practice settings, and geographic locations. Addresses supply by county and full-time equivalents (FTEs) nearing retirement. Includes FTEs per 100,000 population for each rural county in the state.
Organization: Indiana AHEC Program
Author: Lewis CK, Sheff, ZT, Zollinger TW, Allen DI
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Indiana, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Active Primary Care Physicians in Nebraska: Data Comparison, Supply, and Characteristics
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Reports data on primary care physicians in Nebraska. Includes statistics on supply demographics, and specialty. Compares the results of Nebraska data collection to data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile.
Organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center: Center for Health Policy
Author: Bhuyan SS, Deras M, Stimpson JP
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, Nebraska, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Advancing Primary Care: Opportunities to Support Care Delivery Redesign in Practices Serving Medicaid and Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patients
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Reports on a survey of primary care practices serving a high percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries regarding barriers and facilitators for advanced primary care. Identifies understaffing and reimbursement policies as barriers to improvement. Addresses training needs.
Organizations: Center for Health Care Strategies, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Estimating the Number and Characteristics of Hospitalist Physicians in the United States and Their Possible Workforce Implications
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Additional Link: Supplemental Information
Offers a brief analysis of the hospitalist workforce supply based on a survey of primary care physicians. Identifies their specialty, gender, and age. Discusses the workforce implications of hospitalists, especially in relation to primary care.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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In 2011 Nearly One-Third of Physicians Said They Would Not Accept New Medicaid Patients, but Rising Fees May Help
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the impact of the Affordable Care Act on primary care physicians' acceptance of new Medicaid patients. Includes data on acceptance rates in relation to Medicaid fee levels, provider demographics, and other variables.
Author: Decker S
Location: Health Affairs, 31(8), 1673-9
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Organizational Climate in Primary Care Settings: Implications for Nurse Practitioner Practice
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Link: Abstract
Presents a review of the literature on organizational climate for nurse practitioners. Covers NP autonomy, relationship with physicians and NP visibility as primary care providers.
Author: Poghosyan L, Nannini A, Clarke S
Location: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 25 (3), 134-140
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Scope of Practice
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Taking Integration to the Next Level: The Role of New Service Delivery Models in Behavioral Health
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Addresses the implications of health homes and accountable care organizations for state behavioral health agencies. Highlights the workforce impacts of different delivery models on pages 10-12.
Organization: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
Author: Miller J
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Washington State Primary Care Provider Survey, 2011-2012: Summary of Findings
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Reports results from a survey of primary care providers in Washington. Includes data on supply, distribution, demographics, education, medicaid acceptance rates and more. Offers survey instrument in appendices.
Organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
Author: Skillman SM, Fordyce MA, Yen W, Mounts T,
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Washington
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Washington State Primary Care Workforce: Summary of Physician Focus Group Findings
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Reports the results of a survey on the changing role of primary care physicians in Washington State under the Affordable Care Act. Discusses incentives and disincentives to primary care specialty selection, medicaid acceptance and reimbursement, new service delivery models, and the use of electronic medical records.
Organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
Author: Matthews B, Mounts T
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Washington
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Meeting - July 19-20, 2012
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes presentations on the Tri-Board Primary Care Faculty Development Initiative, performance measures for HRSA grants, and oral health competencies for non-dental health care providers. Addresses the committee's 10th report on interprofessional education and possible topics for their next report.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Faculty, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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American Primary Care Physicians' Decisions to Leave Their Practice: Evidence from the 2009 Commonwealth Fund Survey of Primary Care Doctors
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Link: Abstract
Examines factors that contribute to primary care physicians plans to leave their medical practices. Compares to factors that predict plans to retire.
Author: Gray BH, Stockley K, Zuckerman S
Location: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 3(3), 187-194
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Maryland Physician Race and Ethnicity Report (2010-2011)
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Examines the diversity of Maryland's physician workforce in comparison to population demographics. Provides further analysis based on practice setting, adoption of electronic medical records, primary care versus specialist, and county.
Organization: Maryland Health Care Commission
Author: Tanio CP, Steffen B
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Maryland, Physicians, Primary Care
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New York's Primary Care Workforce: Who Contributes? A Preliminary Analysis
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Examines the contributions of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and midwives to primary care services in New York. Identifies average work hours, distribution by practice setting and region, training location, and demographics.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Midwives, New York, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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2010 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Physician and Physician Assistant Workforce: A Report on the 2010 Surveys of Physicians and Physician Assistants
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Provides detailed information on the physician and physician assistant workforce in Pennsylvania, including Medicare/Medicaid acceptance. Includes specialty information and the number of various primary care physicians in each county in the state. Offers the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Medicare and Medicaid, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Arizona Rural Health Workforce Trend Analysis 2007 - 2010
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Additional Link: Policy Brief
Provides state, rural, and urban health care workforce distribution comparisons and trends in Arizona. Includes data on supply, distribution, and demographics for health care professionals. Offers data for each county in appendix B.
Organizations: Arizona AHEC Program - University of Arizona, Arizona Center for Rural Health
Author: Tabor J, Eng H,
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Arizona, Behavioral Health Occupations, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Best Principles for Integration of Child Psychiatry into the Pediatric Health Home
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Outlines the best principles for integrating child and adolescent psychiatry into the pediatric health home to provide access to high quality mental health care.
Organization: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
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Facilitating Improvement in Primary Care: The Promise of Practice Coaching
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Also called practice facilitation, practice coaching assists physician practices to improve in areas of patient access, preventive care, electronic medical records, and cultural competence. Discusses primary care practice coaches in the workforce and what experience and training is needed.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Grumbach K, Bainbridge E, Bodenheimer T
Location: Commonwealth Issue Brief 1605, 15, 1-14
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Idaho State Health Workforce Planning Report: Idaho Health Care Workforce Planning Grant - Final Report for Project Period: 9/30/2010 – 6/30/2012
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Examines the health care workforce in Idaho. Includes data on supply, projections of high-need occupations, and vacancies. Covers recruitment and retention, education, loan repayment programs, licensure requirements, government policies, and more. Provides recommendations for state workforce policy. Offers detailed information on the physician workforce in attachment. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organization: Idaho Department of Labor
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Idaho, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Supply and Demand
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Osteopathic Physicians and International Medical Graduates in the Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce
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Describes the 2005 supply of two important components of the rural primary care physician workforce: rural osteopaths (DOs) and international medical graduates (IMGs).
Author: Fordyce M, Doescher M, Chen F, Hart G
Location: Family Medicine, 44(6), 396-403
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care Workforce Project Report
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Highlights a one-day rural Primary Care Symposium which featured focus groups that gathered input from a variety of community members about improving access to primary care services, raising awareness of local and state efforts to recruit ND youth for health care (specifically primary care) professions, and encouraging ND youth to remain in or return to the state
after graduation.
Organizations: Dakota Medical Foundation, University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Author: Wynne J, Hart G, Dickson L
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, North Dakota, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Residency Locations in North Dakota
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This fact sheet is Number 6 in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
Organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Author: Hart G, Klug M, Peterson M
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, North Dakota, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Characteristics of US Medical Graduates and International Medical Graduates in North Dakota
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Reports data on the demographics, work location, distribution, year of graduation, and specialty for medical graduates and international medical graduates in North Dakota. This fact sheet is part of a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
Organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Author: Hart G, Klug M, Peterson M
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, International Medical Graduates, North Dakota, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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An Environmental Scan: Delaware's Healthcare Workforce: Current and Projected
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Presents and overview of issues affecting Delaware's health care system and health workforce demand. Includes some data on health care occupations from various sources. Identifies next steps.
Organization: Delaware Health Care Commission
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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In Setting Doctors’ Medicare Fees, CMS Almost Always Accepts the Relative Value Update Panel’s Advice on Work Values
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Link: Abstract
Examines whether the process the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses to update physician payments penalizes primary care providers. Offers policy recommendations.
Author: Laugesen MJ, Wada R, Chen EM
Location: Health Affairs, 31(5), 965-72
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Increased Medicaid Payment for Primary Care Services Under the Affordable Care Act: Overview and CMS Implementation
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Details the Affordable Care Act provision that increases Medicaid primary care physician fees to match Medicare fees for 2013-4 to increase care access for Medicaid patients. Discusses implementation and key issues such as who qualifies as primary care.
Organizations: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Rosenbaum S
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Primary Care Incentive Program Payments for 2011
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Reports on Medicare incentive payments to primary care providers in 2011 as authorized by the Affordable Care Act. Identifies bonus payment distribution by specialty, state, type of provider and urban/rural location.
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Primary Care Physicians in Delaware 2011
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Reports on the demographics, practice characteristics, and distribution of primary care physicians in Delaware. Includes the number per county, state of medical school graduation and residency, the percent accepting new Medicaid/Medicare patients by county, use of non-physicians, and more. Includes the survey instrument.
Organizations: Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health, University of Delaware Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research
Author: Toth T
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, Medicare and Medicaid, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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A Profile of Colorado’s Rural Physicians: Colorado Rural Physician Survey: A Chart Pack
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Additional Link: Chart Pack
Provides a snapshot of Colorado's rural physicians, including why they practice in rural areas, what keeps them working in their communities, and the demands placed on their practices.
Organization: Colorado Health Institute
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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The Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care: Lessons from the Field
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Examines how high-performing practices are adopting the patient-centered medical home model. Addresses empanelment; keys to successful team-based care; the role of medical assistants, registered nurses, and other providers; panel management; care continuity; and prompt access to care.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Willard R, Bodenheimer T
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Colorado, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medical Assistants, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues, Washington
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Ensuring Access to After-Hours Care
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Provides international models of how physicians provide access to primary care on nights and weekends. Addresses physician workload.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Squires D
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, International, Physicians, Primary Care
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Medical School Rural Programs: A Comparison with International Medical Graduates in Addressing State-Level Rural Family Physician and Primary Care Supply
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Link: Abstract
Compares how likely rural program graduates and international medical graduates are to practice rural primary care using data from three rural programs.
Author: Rabinowitz HK, Petterson S, Boulger JG, et al
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 488-92
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Illinois, International Medical Graduates, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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The Productivity and Cost-Efficiency of Models for Involving Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care: A Perspective from Queueing Analysis
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Link: Abstract
Examines the productivity and cost-efficiencies of practice models using nurse practitioners and primary care physicians by comparing a solo physician model, a supervision model, and a shared-panel model using a systems modeling approach.
Author: Liu N, D'Aunno T
Location: Health Services Research, 47(2), 594-613
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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Which U.S. Medical Schools Are Providing the Most Physicians for the Appalachian Region of the United States?
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Identifies medical schools with the most graduates practicing in rural, urban, and economically distressed areas of Appalachia based on data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile.
Author: Baker HH, Pathman DE, Nemitz JW, et al
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 498-505
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Education and Training, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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2011 New York Residency Training Outcomes: A Summary of Responses to the 2011 New York Resident Exit Survey
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Reports on an exit survey of physicians completing residency and fellowship programs in New York by specialty. Covers perceptions of job market, demographics, student debt, in-state retention, international medical graduates, subspecialization, starting income, and more.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Armstrong DP and Forte GJ
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Geriatrics, International Medical Graduates, New York, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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Data Tables from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) 2012 Match
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Provides residency matching trends for pediatrics and primary care physician specialties in a slide format. Includes data on international medical school graduates.
Organization: AAP Division of Workforce and Medical Education Policy
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: General Pediatricians, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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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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Medicare Costs and Surgeon Supply in Hospital Service Areas
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Link: Abstract
Examines whether physician supply and specialty has a significant relationship with cost variation based on Medicare beneficiary costs. Addresses the ratio of international medical graduates, primary care physicians, general surgeons, and surgical subspecialitsts to population.
Organization: American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute
Author: Ricketts TC, Belsky DW
Location: Annals of Surgery, 255(3), 474-7
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, International Medical Graduates, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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The Myth of the Lone Physician: Toward a Collaborative Alternative
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Addresses the transition from physician-centered practices to primary care teams. Lists questions to help define team members' roles and tasks. Discusses changes in physicians' roles and other changes needed to support their new roles.
Author: Saba GW, Villela TJ, Chen E, Hammer H, Bodenheimer T
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 10(2), 169-73
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Next Phase of Title VII Funding for Training Primary Care Physicians for America’s Health Care Needs
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Discusses the implications of the primary care shortage, reasons why less physicians are going into primary care, and related policies. Supports increasing Title VII, Section 747's investments in primary care training.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Phillips RL Jr, Turner BJ
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 10(2), 163-8
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Paying More for Primary Care: Can It Help Bend the Medicare Cost Curve?
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Additional Link: Technical Appendices
Analyzes the potential effects of making the increase in Medicare primary care provider payments from the Affordable Care Act permanent.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Reschovsky JD, Ghosh A, Stewart K, Chollet D
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Compensation, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Road Map for Curricular Development and Professional Success: The Life Cycle of a Primary Care Physician
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Offers a commentary on the life cycle of a family physician to help generate momentum for curricular change. Supports investigating the benefit of offering different continuing medical education programs for physicians in different decades of their careers.
Author: Silverberg LI
Location: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 112(3), 113-5
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care
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Electronic Medical Records and Preserving Primary Care Physicians' Time
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Link: Extract
Provides a commentary on findings from a study that examine the effect electronic medical records have on health care providers' time. Offers suggestions for how to decrease the time primary care providers spend on EMRs and to increase the field's attractiveness.
Author: McDonald DJ, McDonald MH
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 172(3), 285-7
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Guiding Transformation: How Medical Practices Can Become Patient-Centered Medical Homes
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Describes changes most medical practices would need to make to become patient-centered medical homes based on a literature review. Includes sections on building team relationships, care coordination, creating provider panels, and improving access to care.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Wagner EH, Coleman K, Reid RJ et al
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Reform and Primary Care Capacity: Evidence from Houston/Harris County, Texas
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Link: Abstract
Estimates supply and demand for primary care in Houston/Harris County, Texas and how it will be impacted by the Affordable Care Act with a focus on safety-net providers.
Author: Begley C, Le P, Lairson D, Hanks J, Omojasola A
Location: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 23(1), 386-97
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Texas
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Impact of a Workshop about Aging on the Empathy Scores of Pharmacy and Medical Students
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Examines changes in pharmacy and medical students’ empathy scores after a workshop where students observed and discussed a theatrical performance about the challenges of aging. Compares empathy scores by gender and specialty interest.
Author: Van Winkle LJ, Fjortoft N, Hojat M
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76(1), 9
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Illinois, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Impact of Primary Care on Healthcare Cost and Population Health: A Literature Review
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Reviews the literature on the impact of primary care on population health, costs, and disparities. Focuses on primary care supply, use, and architecture. Includes a number of reports related to Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Organization: Rhode Island Department of Health
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Notifications Received by Primary Care Practitioners in Electronic Health Records: A Taxonomy and Time Analysis
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Link: Abstract
Examines the time primary care providers spend on electronic health record related alerts each day. Categorizes the types of alerts received.
Author: Murphy DR, Reis B, Sittig DF, Singh H
Location: American Journal of Medicine, 125(2), 209.e1-7
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Physicians, Primary Care, Texas
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One Payer’s Attempt to Spur Primary Care Doctors to Form New Medical Homes
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Link: Abstract
Provides a Q&A with president of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield on a program encouraging primary care providers to form virtual medical homes. Addresses physician workforce trends, how the program incentivizes providers and works for small practices, how nurses help manage the medical care panels, and more.
Author: Dentzer S
Location: Health Affairs, 31(2), 341-9
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, District of Columbia, Maryland, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Use of Quality Indicators in Patient Care: A Senior Primary Care Physician Trying to Take Good Care of His Patients
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Link: Abstract
Describes the perspective of a primary care physician regarding quality measurement and management systems. Addresses physicians' concerns regarding organized quality improvement efforts and how to address barriers to engaging physicians in such efforts.
Author: Landon BE
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 307(9), 956-64
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Vermont Primary Care Workforce: 2011 Snapshot
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Reports on three regional surveys of Vermont's primary care workforce. Covers primary care physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, and certified physician assistants. Highlights the efforts of the state's area health education centers.
Organization: University of Vermont College of Medicine AHEC Program
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Midwives, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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California Hospital Association: Environmental Scan and View of the Future
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Discusses the current political environment and predictions for the future of health care in California. Addresses health care workforce aging and shortages, the economy, technological developments, access to care and more.
Organization: California Hospital Association
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Hospitals, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Fact Sheet on Georgia’s Medical Schools, January 2012
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Examines enrollment trends in Georgia's medical schools, tuition rates, the percent of graduates entering primary care, and instate retention. Offers policy recommendations.
Organization: Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Georgia, Physicians, Primary Care
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How Do Medical Students View the Work Life of Primary Care and Specialty Physicians?
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Analyzes student perceptions of day-to-day physician work life and specialty choices based on a cross-sectional questionnaire.
Author: Phillips J, Weismantel D, Gold K, Schwenk T
Location: Family Medicine, 44(1), 7-13
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Michigan, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island, Specialty Choice
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Improving Care Coordination in the Specialty Referral Process Between Primary and Specialty Care
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Summarizes evidence of sub-optimal care coordination between specialists and primary care providers. Offers strategies for improving care coordination.
Author: Lin CY
Location: North Carolina Medical Journal, 73(1), 61-2
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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New Mexico State Health Workforce Planning Report: New Mexico Workforce Assessment and Recommendation Partnership: Final Report
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Reviews health workforce development in New Mexico in the areas of workforce pipeline, recruitment and retention, education and training, and federal and state policies. Includes employment data in the First Interim Report (pages 35-37 of document). Covers best practices in workforce development in Second Interim Report (pages 135-171 of document). Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organization: New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, New Mexico, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Primary Care Workforce Facts and Stats
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Additional Links: Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce, The Number of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Practicing Primary Care in the U.S., The Number of Practicing Primary Care Physicians in the U.S.
Provides a series of fact sheets to inform policy decisions related to the primary care workforce. Addresses the role of the primary care workforce, its capacity, and the need for more primary care providers due to population and policy changes.
Organizations: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Robert Graham Center
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Specialty Choice and Practice Location of Physician Alumni of University of California Premedical Postbaccalaureate Programs
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Link: Abstract
Examines the specialty choice and practice location of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students who finished a University of California postbaccalaureate (UCPB) premedical program.
Author: Lupton K, Vercammen-Grandjean C, Forkin J, Wilson E, Grumbach K
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(1), 115-20
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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University of Maryland School of Medicine Increases Medical Student Education in Primary Care
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Describes a new primary care track at the University of Maryland that will offer medical students longitudinal experiences in rural and underserved areas. Addresses how the program will partner with Area Health Education Centers (AHECs).
Author: Colgan R, Lewis L, Southall N, Williams M, Baquet C
Location: Maryland Medicine, 12(4), 26-7, 30
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Education and Training, Maryland, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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West Virginia Health Sciences and Rural Health Report Card 2011
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Examines medical school enrollment, student debt, and those choosing primary care and/or rural practices in West Virginia. Lists the number of physician, dentist, pharmacist, and nurse practitioner graduates who stay in state. Highlights the Rural Health Education Partnerships program.
Organization: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Rural, Student Debt Load, West Virginia
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2012 Annual Healthcare Indicators Report
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Provides information relating to hospital and health system trends in North Dakota. Includes data on health care personnel trends, comparisons to neighboring states, national data, and age of physicians, registered and practical nurses, and pharmacists.
Organization: North Dakota Hospital Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, North Dakota, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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2012 Health Occupations Outlook: Prepared for the Louisiana Health Works Commission
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Analyzes supply and demand for physicians, clinical laboratory personnel, and medical coders in Louisiana. Addresses the impact of health reform, vacancy rates for primary care physicians, Medicaid and Medicare participation, instate retention, recruitment methods, and prevalence of PCMH and ACO participation. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Louisiana Hospital Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Louisiana, Medicare and Medicaid, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Alabama Medical Education Consortium Annual Report 2011
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Reports on the residency program choices of medical students graduating from schools in Alabama in 2011. Identifies whether they chose residency programs in state and whether they chose a primary care or urgent care specialty.
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Education and Training, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Alabama's Aging Primary Care Physician Workforce Series
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Provides charts showing the age distribution of primary care physicians in rural versus urban areas of Alabama for 2006 and 2012.
Organization: Alabama Rural Health Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Benefits of Implementing the Primary Care Patient- Centered Medical Home: A Review of Cost & Quality Results, 2012
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Discussing the benefits of implementing primary care patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), focusing mostly on improving costs and care quality. Highlights strengths of model programs in various states. Includes a discussion of the role of health care providers in the PCMH model.
Organization: Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
Author: Nielsen M, Langner B, Zema C,
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Colorado, Family Medicine Physicians, Florida, Health Care Quality, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, National, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington
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Care Coordination Agreements: Barriers, Facilitators, and Lessons Learned
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Addresses the use of care coordination agreements (CCAs) by primary care physicians. Covers their formation, facilitators and barriers, replication, and implications for policies intending to improve care coordination. Offers selected CCA agreements upon request to the authors.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: Carrier E, Dowling MK, Pham HH
Location: American Journal of Managed Care, 18(11), e398-404
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Graduating Resident Survey Trend Data
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Provides charts showing trends from an annual sample survey of residents graduating from pediatrics residency programs. Addresses gender, plans to practice in primary care, student loan debt, starting salaries, job search difficulty, and more.
Organization: American Academy of Pediatrics
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Student Debt Load, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Resources and Services Administration: FY 2012 Online Performance Appendix
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Reports on performance measures for the Health Resources and Services Administration. Addresses the National Health Service Corps, nursing education loan repayment and scholarship programs, health professions training programs, and the children's hospitals graduate medical education payment program on pages 29-53. Includes Affordable Care Act (ACA) measures on pages 47-50.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Health Reform, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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Health, United States, 2011
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Presents national trends in health statistics. Addresses the health workforce on pages 349-56. Includes trends in the supply of physicians and dentists by state, enrollment and diversity trend data for a variety of occupations, physician specialty trend data, and more.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physicians, Podiatrists, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, State-by-State, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Historical Match Data
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Provides statistics for internal medicine residency programs for 1985-2012 from the National Resident Matching Program. Compares trends in primary care specialties, including emergency medicine and surgery.
Organization: Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Is Distance to Provider a Barrier to Care for Medicaid Patients With Breast, Colorectal, or Lung Cancer?
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Link: Abstract
Examines the association between travel burden and timely diagnosis and treatment for Medicaid patients in Washington state with breast, colorectal, or lung cancer. Compares driving time and driving distance to primary care providers as indicators of travel burden.
Author: Scoggins JF, Fedorenko CR, Donahue SMA, Buchwald D, Blough DK, Ramsey SD
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 28(1), 54-62
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Washington
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Kansas Primary Care Health Professional Underserved Areas Report, 2012
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Identifies counties that are considered Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) for mental health, dental, and primary care services using maps and charts. Includes information on Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), the J-1 Visa program, and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program in the state.
Organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Kansas, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand
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Physician Salary, Compensation and Practice Surveys
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Includes a variety of physician salary surveys including average physician salaries by specialty, physician compensation incentives, physician revenue generation,
practice preferences of medical residents, and more.
Author: Merritt-Hawkins & Associates
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Physician Wages in States with Expanded APRN Scope of Practice
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Examines primary care physician earnings for states with and without scope of practice reforms for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN).
Author: Pittman P, Williams B
Location: Nursing Research and Practice, 2012(671974)
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Primary Care Physician Analysis
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Provides regional analyses of the demand for primary care physicians in Oklahoma. Includes estimated number of physicians that can be supported by the community in each regional report. Offers reports from 2000 to present. To view reports: Select "Primary Care Physician Analysis" from "Search by type" drop-down; click "Search".
Organization: Oklahoma Rural Health Works
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Oklahoma, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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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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Rural Health Care: A Strategic Plan for Washington State
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Outlines rural health challenges in Washington State. Highlights workforce issues, specifically nursing shortages, on pages 16-18. Offers Rural Outreach Nursing Education (RONE), health information technology (HIT), and other innovative programs as solutions.
Organization: Washington State Hospital Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Rural, Supply and Demand, Washington
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2011 Physician Survey: Attitudes on Health Reform and the Future of Medical Practice
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Reports on a nationally representative survey of physicians regarding their attitudes toward health reform and how it may impact future medical practice. Addresses demand for services, income, non-physician primary care providers, models of care, tort reform, and more.
Organization: Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Alabama: Status of Primary Healthcare in Selected Counties
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Presents information on primary and sub-specialty care providers in Alabama's rural counties along with information on facilities, populations served, and the age of the county's primary care workforce.
Organization: Alabama Medical Education Consortium
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Commentary: Meeting Future Medical Care Needs: A Perfect Storm on the Horizon
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Offers a perspective on the primary care shortage and the need to increase the number of first-year residency positions through partnerships between medical professionals and state and federal officials.
Author: Whitcomb ME
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(12), 1490-1
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Comprehensive Medical School Rural Programs Produce Rural Family Physicians
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Examines the current location and specialty of graduates from three rural programs from their inception to 2005. Identifies the percent currently practicing in rural areas and in primary care.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Rabinowitz HK, Petterson S, Boulger JG, Hunsaker ML, Markham FW, Diamond JJ, Bazemore A, Phillips RL Jr
Location: American Family Physician, 84(12), 1350
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Educating Generalists: Factors of Resident Continuity Clinic Associated with Perceived Impact on Choosing a Generalist Career
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Link: Abstract
Examines the relationship between resident satisfaction with a continuity clinic experience and interest in pursuing a general internal medicine career.
Author: Laponis R, O'Sullivan PS, Hollander H, Cornett P, Julian K
Location: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(4), 469-74
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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A Half Million Newly Insured: Is Colorado Ready? An Analysis of Primary Care Workforce Needs after Health Care Reform
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Additional Link: Data by County
Discusses the shortage of primary care providers in Colorado and estimates the number of additional providers that will be needed to care for Colorado's newly insured. Includes current primary care workforce estimates and other data for Colorado's Health Statistics Regions.
Organization: Colorado Health Institute
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Health Reform, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Hawaii State Health Workforce Planning Report: Hawaii’s Healthcare Workforce 20/20 Plan & Report
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Presents county and state-level strategies for addressing health workforce issues in Hawaii. Covers supply, education, recruitment and retention. Offers plans for the most difficult occupations to fill by county. Includes information on current health workforce programs and data in appendices. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organizations: Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Health Resources and Services Administration, State of Hawaii Workforce Development Council
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Education and Training, Hawaii, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Educators, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Technologists and Technicians, Medical Assistants, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Radiologic Technologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Matching Supply to Demand: Addressing the U.S. Primary Care Workforce Shortage
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Discusses the shortage of primary care providers and the impact of the Affordable Care Act. Identifies policy options for addressing the primary care shortage, such as expanding the scope of practice for advanced practice nurses and paying for team-based care.
Organization: National Institute for Health Care Reform
Author: Carrier ER, Yee T, Stark L
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Reform, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Minnesota State Health Workforce Planning Report: Minnesota’s Primary Care Provider Shortage: Strategies to Grow the Primary Care Workforce
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Discusses results from a primary care workforce planning study in Minnesota. Reports number and age of providers, higher education enrollment and completion statistics and more. Summarizes strategies for resolving shortages including roles for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organization: Minnesota Governor's Workforce Development Council
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, Minnesota, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care & Oral Health Workforce Study
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Reports on a comprehensive primary care and oral health needs assessment and workforce study for Jefferson County, Kentucky. Includes detailed workforce data for the area.
Author: Louisville Primary Care Association
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Kentucky, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Relationship Between Physician Compensation Strategies and the Intensity of Care Delivered to Medicare Beneficiaries
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Link: Abstract
Examines how different payment methods affect care provided by primary care physicians to Medicare beneficiaries.
Author: Landon BE, Reschovsky JD, O'Malley AJ, Pham HH, Hadley J
Location: Health Services Research, 46(6pt1), 1863-82
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Supply Side Implications of Insurance Coverage Expansions
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Provides highlights from a meeting held December 2011 in Washington DC regarding the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the capacity to care for the newly insured. Addresses primary care capacity and trends. Identifies policy recommendations and priority research areas.
Organization: AcademyHealth
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Wisconsin State Health Workforce Planning Report: Wisconsin State Health Care Workforce Development (SHCWD) Planning Grant: Project Report
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Presents benchmarks for addressing health care workforce challenges in Wisconsin. Provides data on supply, distribution, compensation, vacancies and demographics. Discusses current and future programs for achieving each benchmark. Offers additional workforce data in appendices. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organizations: Wisconsin AHEC Program, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Technologists and Technicians, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Laboratory Professionals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Medical Assistants, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Radiologic Technologists, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Supply and Demand, Surgical Technologists, Wisconsin, Workforce Pipeline
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2011 State Physician Workforce Data Book
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Examines the active physician and primary care physician supply in each state, current medical school enrollment, physicians in graduate medical education programs, and in-state retention rates. Includes data charts and tables for all 50 states with age, gender, and international medical school graduate data, in addition to national averages.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, International Medical Graduates, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Minutes of Meeting – November 8 & 10, 2011
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes discussions on graduate medical education (GME) and primary care, the federal deficit, accreditation changes, critical access hospitals, osteopathic GME and more.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Educating Trainees About Common Mental Health Problems in Primary Care: A (Not So) Modest Proposal
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Highlights the need to teach medical students and residents how to manage common mental health diagnoses.
Author: Smith RC
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(11), e16
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Health Care Reform in New York City—Access to Primary Care Before Reform
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Addresses access to primary health care in New York City and discusses the impact of health reform. Includes a chart showing the full-time equivalent primary care physicians by hospital-fund neighborhood on page 6.
Author: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, New York, Physicians, Primary Care
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Improving Access to Healthcare in Hawaii County
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Discusses the lack of access to health care and provider shortages in Hawaii County, Hawaii. Includes data on physician supply, distribution, age and demand, and population health statistics.
Organization: Hawaii Island Healthcare Alliance
Author: North Hawaii Outcomes Project
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Hawaii, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand
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Influencing Residency Choice and Practice Location Through a Longitudinal Rural Pipeline Program
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Link: Abstract
Reports on the specialty choice and initial practice locations of participants in rural pipeline programs at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Concludes that the longitudinal Rural Track Pipeline Program successfully recruits students for rural and primary care practice.
Author: Quinn KJ, Kane KY, Stevermer JJ, Webb WD, Porter JL, Williamson HA Jr, Hosokawa MC
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(11), 1397-1406
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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Medicaid Redesign Team: Workforce Flexibility and Change of Scope of Practice Work Group Final Recommendations
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Offers recommendations regarding health workforce scope of practice in New York. Supports creating an advisory committee, demonstrations, a service-obligated scholarship program, and other policy changes. Includes a behavioral health workforce survey regarding licensing on pages 42-64.
Organization: New York Department of Health
Author: MRT Workforce Flexibility and Change of Scope of Practice Work Group
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Financial Aid, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Licensure and Certification, Medicare and Medicaid, New York, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice
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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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Perspective: Creating the Next Generation of General Internists: A Call for Medical Education Reform
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Examines the impact of educational interventions in undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education (GME) on primary care internal medicine career choice. Provides suggestions for future educational changes.
Author: Julian K, Riegels NS, Baron RB
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(11), 1443-7
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Retainer Medicine: An Ethically Legitimate Form of Practice That Can Improve Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Offers a perspective on retainer medicine, professionalism, and the primary care physician shortage.
Author: Huddle TS, Centor RM
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 155(9), 633-5
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Retainer Medicine: Why Not for All?
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Link: Excerpt
Offers a perspective on retainer medicine and physicians' responsibility to address problems of access to care and health disparities.
Author: Lo B
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 155(9), 641-2
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Target 2020: The Future of Georgia's Primary Care Medical Workforce 2011-2020
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Offers recommendations related to Georgia's primary care workforce from the October 2011 Statewide AHEC Network Primary Care Summit. Addresses graduate medical education, medical education, pipeline programs, and incentives like loan repayment programs to encourage more physicians to practice primary care in the state.
Organization: Georgia Statewide AHEC Network
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Education and Training, Georgia, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Workforce Pipeline
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13th International Medical Workforce Collaborative 2011
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Provides papers, presentations, and posters from an international conference on the health workforce held in Brisbane, Australia on October 24-26, 2011. Addresses interdisciplinary education and training, challenges of expanding physician supply, health workforce policy and planning, restructuring primary care, and integrating international health professionals.
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International, Interprofessional Training and Education, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Addressing the Primary Care Crisis
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Provides a Q&A with Dr. John Geyman, author of "Breaking Point - How the Primary Care Crisis Endangers the Lives of Americans." Focuses on the shortage and maldistribution of primary care providers, attempts to address these issues through policy changes and education, and barriers to implementing changes.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Assuring Access to Care under Health Reform: The Key Role of Workforce Policy
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Discusses how to prepare for expected demand under the Affordable Care Act and workforce policies that could help.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Ormond BA, Bovbjerg RR
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Electronic Consultations Between Primary and Specialty Care Clinicians: Early Insights
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Discusses electronic consultation and how it can improve coordination of care between specialty and primary care physicians. Addresses payment models and reimbursement strategies.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Horner K, Wagner E, Tufano J
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Evaluating Communication between Pediatric Primary Care Physicians and Hospitalists
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Link: Abstract
Examines communication between pediatric primary care physicians and hospitalists. Identifies communication preferences and qualities of communication that can support successful transitions from the hospital to primary care.
Author: Ruth JL, Geskey JM, Shaffer ML, Bramley HP, Paul IM
Location: Clinical Pediatrics, 50(10), 923-8
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, General Pediatricians, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care
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Fewer New Physicians Choose Community-Based Primary Care
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Examines practice trends for newly-trained primary care physicians who completed training in New York. Identifies an increase in demand, a decrease in those staying in New York, and a decrease in general internal medicine physicians planning to work in community-based settings.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Armstrong DP, Forte GJ, Moore J
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Identifying Public Health Competencies Relevant to Family Medicine
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Link: Abstract
Identifies a set of public health competencies relevant to primary care using a multi-stage process which included a literature review.
Author: Harvey BJ, Moloughney BW, Iglar KT
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S251-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Residency Programs
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IHWC Papers: Comparisons of the Restructured Primary Care in the IMWC Countries - United States of America
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Addresses the size of the primary care workforce and contributing factors, urban/rural distribution, the impact of the Affordable Care Act, and emerging models of primary care. From a series of papers presented at the 13th International Health Workforce Collaborative 2011 in Australia.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Phillips RL Jr, Petterson S, Teevan B
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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The Physician Workforce in South Carolina
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Reports on a survey of physicians in South Carolina. Addresses medical school trends, state retention, specialty distribution, primary care supply, work hours, demographics, and future issues.
Organization: South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and Planning
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, South Carolina, Supply and Demand
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Aligning GME Policy with the Nation's Health Care Workforce Needs
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Offers a position paper on graduate medical education and the shortage of primary care physicians. Provides an overview of GME financing and proposals to alter it. Highlights training innovations such as teaching health centers. Identifies policy recommendations.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Desired Educational Outcomes of Disability-Related Training for the Generalist Physician: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Skills
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Link: Abstract
Identifies recommended educational outcomes of disability-related training in terms of knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Discusses the importance of role models, the interactions between the outcome domains, and issues in evaluation.
Author: Minihan PM, Robey KL, Long-Bellil LM, Graham CL, Hahn JE, Woodard L, Eddey GE; on behalf of the Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(9), 1171-8
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Effect of Financial Incentives on the Quality of Health Care Provided by Primary Care Physicians
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on the effect of financial incentives on the quality of care provided by primary care physicians (PCPs). Identifies the types of incentives that improved quality, the characteristics of patient populations whose quality of care was improved, and the characteristics of PCPs who responded to financial incentives.
Author: Scott A, Sivey P, Ait Ouakrim D, Willenberg L, Naccarella L, Furler J, Young D
Location: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 7, 9
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Geographic Distribution of General Surgeons: Comparisons across Time and Specialties
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Examines geographic access to surgical services using the Gini index. Addresses general surgeons, orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, and primary care physicians.
Organization: American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute
Author: Neuwahl S, Ricketts TC, Thompson K
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 96(9), 38-41
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Higher Fees Paid to US Physicians Drive Higher Spending for Physician Services Compared to Other Countries
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Link: Abstract
Compares the impact of primary care and orthopedic physician fees, incomes, medical education costs, and supply on relative health care costs for several countries including the United States.
Author: Laugesen MJ, Glied SA
Location: Health Affairs, 30(9), 1647-56
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Influence of a Rural Family Medicine Rotation on Residency Selection: MS3 versus MS4
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Examines the effect of a rural family medicine rotation on students' residency choices and the differences between a third-year and fourth-year rotation. Identifies a positive effect on student interest in family medicine.
Author: Geske JA, Hartman T, Goodman G, Paulman P
Location: Family Medicine, 43(8), 556-9
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Nebraska, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education: 8th Report & Policy Recommendations
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Provides policy recommendations on issues affecting graduate medical education in New York State. Addresses obstetrical training, diversity, clinical clerkship education, training in ambulatory care settings, health reform, and more.
Organization: New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Reform, New York, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Physician & Physician Assistant Workforce Capacity Report: A Summary of Findings from the Physician and Physician Assistant 2010 Workforce Survey in the District of Columbia
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Reports on a survey of physicians and physician assistants renewing their license in DC during 2010. Addresses demographics, training, location, specialty, retirement, social media use, and more.
Organization: District of Columbia Board of Medicine
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: District of Columbia, Diversity, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Providing the Primary Care Health Workforce for Georgia’s Rural and Medically Underserved Communities
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Reviews the literature on factors encouraging physicians to choose primary care and locate their practices in rural areas. Focuses on the commitments needed by stakeholders in Georgia to implement proven strategies.
Organization: Georgia Statewide AHEC Network
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Georgia, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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The Rural Implications of Key Primary Care Provisions in the Affordable Care Act
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Provides recommendations regarding provisions in the Affordable Care Act related to the training and placement of primary care providers. Addresses the expansion of the National Health Service Corps, re-allocation of unused graduate medical education (GME) positions, the teaching health center program, and the nursing GME demonstration program.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural
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Ten-Year Trends in the Financing of Family Medicine Residency Programs: Considerations for Planning and Policy
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Examines the per-resident cost of family medicine residency education based on a ten-year study. Discusses the programs' financial sustainability and implications for federal and state funding of graduate medical education in primary care.
Author: Lesko S, Fitch W, Pauwels J
Location: Family Medicine, 43(8), 543-50
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues, Washington
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2010 Physician Survey: Statistical Report
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Additional Link: Summary Report
Reports on a survey of Vermont's physicians. Includes demographics, training, distribution by county and specialty, and practice characteristics, with comparisons to data from previous surveys. Identifies the percent of Vermont's physicians accepting new Medicaid patients and average patient care hours by physician age. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Vermont Department of Health
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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Association of Hospitalist Care with Medical Utilization after Discharge: Evidence of Cost Shift from a Cohort Study
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Link: Abstract
Compares hospitalists to primary care physicians by examining medical use and costs for hospitalized patients during hospital care and after discharge. Identifies fewer readmissions, fewer emergency department visits, and lower total costs for patients cared for by primary care physicians.
Author: Kuo YF, Goodwin JS
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 155(3), 152-9
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Best Practices in Education for Healthcare Professionals of the Future
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Discusses best practices for educating the health care workforce in Minnesota. Covers geriatric training, on-line education, simulation, and more. Addresses the physician shortage.
Organization: HealthForce Minnesota
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Geriatrics, Minnesota, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training
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Changes in Barriers to Primary Care and Emergency Department Utilization
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Examines the association between barriers to timely primary care and emergency department use. Concludes that expanded health insurance coverage during a primary care shortage may further limit access to primary care services.
Author: Cheung PT, Wiler JL, Ginde AA
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 171(15), 1397-9
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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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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Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Physician Assistants in Physician Offices
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Describes the employment of nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants among office-based physicians by selected physician and practice characteristics. Highlights the importance of knowing current employment to help prepare for expanded insurance coverage and an aging population.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Author: Park M, Cherry D, Decker SL
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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Physicians, the Affordable Care Act, and Primary Care: Disruptive Change or Business as Usual?
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the primary care shortage, roles of nurse practitioners and physician assistants, scope of practice issues, and opportunities for new primary care roles.
Author: Jacobson PD, Jazowski SA
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(8),934-7
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care Physicians: The Status in Rural Missouri
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Presents an overview of primary care physicians in rural Missouri. Discusses physician characteristics, factors contributing to shortages, economic impact on rural communities, and a snapshot of licensed primary care physicians.
Organization: Missouri Hospital Association
Author: Becker M, Porth L
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Workforce Issues Related to Physical and Behavioral Healthcare Integration Specifically Substance Use Disorders and Primary Care: A Framework
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Offers a discussion framework for the joint ONDCP/SAMHSA/HRSA meeting August 10th, 2011. Addresses practice strategies and training and education focused on integrating substance abuse treatment into primary care. Includes workforce and education statistics.
Author: Dilonardo J
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Care Coordination, Education and Training, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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AAFP Annual Report on the National Resident Matching Program: 2011
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Includes the number of applicants to graduate medical programs for the 2011-12 academic year, primary care positions filled, and trends in specialty selection. Discusses the outlook for family medicine.
Organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Georgia Physician Workforce: Primary Care/Core Specialties
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Examines the supply and distribution of Georgia's physician workforce. Identifies trends in demographics, specialty, and geographic location.
Organization: Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Georgia, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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A History of Medical Student Debt: Observations and Implications for the Future of Medical Education
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Examines the problem of U.S. medical student debt in a historical context. Addresses the impact on workforce diversity and primary care.
Author: Greysen SR, Chen C, Mullan F
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(7), 840-845
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Student Debt Load, 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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Modernizing Rural Health Care: Coverage, Quality and Innovation
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Provides an in-depth overview of the challenges facing rural health care and possible solutions. Addresses the role of primary care, the impact of health reform, teamwork, telemedicine, health information technology, and more. Appendix 4 includes state by state rural primary care capacity estimates.
Author: UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform & Modernization
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Nurse Practitioners as Primary Care Providers Within the VA
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Examines the perceptions of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physicians regarding NPs' roles as primary care providers within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Author: Fletcher CE, Copeland LA, Lowery JC, Reeves PJ
Location: Military Medicine, 176(7), 791-797
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Primary Care
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Patient-Reported Care Coordination: Associations with Primary Care Continuity and Specialty Care Use
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Identifies the need for better strategies to coordinate care between specialists and primary care providers for patients with a high number of specialty visits. Reports on a study of elderly patients with chronic conditions in Washington.
Author: Liss DT, Chubak J, Anderson ML, Saunders KW, Tuzzio L, Reid RJ
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 9(4), 323-9
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Physicians, Primary Care, Washington
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Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P⁴): Site-Specific Innovations, Hypotheses, and Measures at Baseline
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Describes the innovations, hypotheses tested, and measures used in 14 family medicine residencies in the Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4) Project. Innovations address the patient-centered medical home, team-based care, and individualized curricula.
Author: Carney PA, Eiff MP, Green LA, Lindbloom E, Jones SE, Osborn J, Saultz JW
Location: Family Medicine, 43(7), 464-71
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Care Coordination, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Family Medicine Physicians, Interprofessional Training and Education, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Psychiatric Pharmacist and Primary Care Collaboration at a Skid-Row Safety-Net Clinic
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Addresses how psychiatric pharmacist and primary care provider collaboration can improve access to mental health services. Describes the establishment of the medication management service, the types of interventions provided, and patient and provider satisfaction.
Author: Chung B, Dopheide JA, Gregerson P
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 103(7), 567-74
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, California, Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Access, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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Qualitative Evaluation of Provider and Practice Staff & Blueprint-Related Team Members and Patient Perceptions Related to Adoption of the Blueprint for Health in Two Vermont Communities
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Reports on interviews with health care providers, staff, team members, and patients related to Vermont's patient-centered medical home based initiative, Blueprint for Health. Addresses facilitators and barriers to Blueprint adoption, changes in workflow, roles of the community health team, challenges, and recommendations.
Organization: Vermont Department of Health Access
Author: Krulewitz J, Tolmie EC, Shaw J
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Health Educators, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Vermont
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Coordinating Care in the Medical Neighborhood: Critical Components and Available Mechanisms
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Discusses barriers to and strategies for creating a medical neighborhood. Addresses its relationship to the patient-centered medical home, the roles of various types of health care providers, care coordination agreements, workflow, care transitions, payment reforms including accountable care organizations, and more.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, National, Pharmacists, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Dermatology Elective Curriculum: Birdwatching List and Travel Guide
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Describes a dermatology curriculum to help primary care physicians diagnose common dermatologic conditions, like skin cancer.
Author: Patadia DD, Mostow EN
Location: Dermatology Online Journal, 17(6), 1
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Ohio, Physicians, Primary Care
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Gaps in the Supply of Physicians, Advance Practice Nurses, and Physician Assistants
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Link: Abstract
Offers supply and demand projections through 2025 for the combined capacity of the physician, physician assistant, and advanced practice nurse workforce. Includes separate projections for primary care. Addresses the impact of health reform.
Author: Sargen M, Hooker RS, Cooper RA
Location: Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 212(6),991-9
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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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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The Influence of Longitudinal Mentoring on Medical Student Selection of Primary Care Residencies
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Evaluates the effectiveness of a longitudinal mentoring program in supporting student interest in primary care. Reviews studies on the declining interest in primary care and mentoring.
Author: Indyk D, Deen D, Fornari A, Santos MT, Lu W, Rucker L
Location: BMC Medical Education, 11, 27
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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An International Health Track is Associated with Care for Underserved US Populations in Subsequent Clinical Practice
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Examines the association between graduate medical education in global health and subsequent care of the underserved in the United States. Addresses how this may improve the distribution of primary care physicians, including the number in rural areas.
Author: Bazemore AW, Goldenhar LM, Lindsell CJ, Diller PM, Huntington MK
Location: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(2), 130-7
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural
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Iowa Health Professions Tracking Center Annual Physician Supply Report: January - December 2010
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Uses the Iowa Health Professions Inventory to track the supply of Iowa physicians. Includes physician supply, new practices vs practices closings, primary care, international medical graduates, and specialties.
Organization: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, International Medical Graduates, Iowa, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Podiatrists, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Medicaid and CHIP: Most Physicians Serve Covered Children but Have Difficulty Referring Them for Specialty Care
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Examines physician willingness to serve children covered by Medicaid and CHIP and difficulty physicians experience in referring them for specialty care. Includes urban and rural primary care physician participation rates.
Organization: Government Accountability Office
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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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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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - June 15-17th, 2011
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Discusses rural health and health care in Michigan. Covers the impact of programs under the Affordable Care Act, including provider payment accountability programs. Describes Michigan's programs for provider training and placement in primary care and rural areas.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Michigan, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Partnering Urban Academic Medical Centers and Rural Primary Care Clinicians to Provide Complex Chronic Disease Care
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Describes a new model of health care education and delivery, Project ECHO, which enables specialists to work with primary care clinicians in underserved areas using telehealth.
Author: Arora S, Kalishman S, Dion D, Som D, Thornton K, et al
Location: Health Affairs, 30(6), 1176-84
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Continuing Education, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, New Mexico, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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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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Results of the 2010 Medical School Enrollment Survey
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Addresses medical school enrollment growth. Reports on related concerns, such as the number of clinical training sites and the impact of the economic environment. Identifies whether medical schools are instituting or considering initiatives to
encourage primary care.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Trained to Avoid Primary Care
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Link: Extract
Offers a perspective from an internal medicine resident on how residencies deter physicians from pursuing primary care. Highlights the lack of continuity in the primary care experience.
Author: Dowdy DW
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 154(11), 776-7
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Accounting for Graduate Medical Education Production of Primary Care Physicians and General Surgeons: Timing of Measurement Matters
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Identifies a large decrease in the the number of physicians in primary care or general surgery two to fours years after completing their first residency. Discusses the implications for graduate medical education policies using a primary care threshold requirement.
Author: Petterson S, Burke M, Phillips R, Teevan B
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(5), 605-8
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Commentary: Improving the Supply and Distribution of Primary Care Physicians
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Discusses how to address the maldistribution of physicians with a focus on primary care. Offers a commentary on the article "Accounting for graduate medical education production of primary care physicians and general surgeons."
Author: Dorsey ER, Nicholson S, Frist WH
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(5), 541-3
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Density of Surgeons Is Significantly Associated with Reduced Risk of Deaths from Motor Vehicle Crashes in US Counties
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Link: Abstract
Examines the effect of surgeon and general practitioner availability on deaths from motor vehicle crashes by county. Supports including general surgeons as primary care providers. Addresses the impact of rural location, poverty, and education level.
Author: Chang DC, Eastman B, Talamini MA, Osen HB, Tran Cao HS, Coimbra R
Location: Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 212(5), 862-6
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Hawaii’s Physician Workforce: Update
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Offers presentation slides that include primary care provider supply data. Includes maps of primary care physician shortages for 2010 projected through 2020.
Organization: Healthcare Association of Hawaii
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Maryland Physician Workforce Study: Applying the Health Resources and Services Administration Method to Maryland Data
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Examines the adequacy of physician supply in Maryland by region for primary care, medical specialties, surgical specialties, and other. Addresses Medicaid and Medicare acceptance. Includes a lengthy discussion of methods used.
Organization: Maryland Health Care Commission
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Maryland, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Physician ''Costs'' in Providing Behavioral Health in Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Examines the time pediatricians spent and the reimbursement for addressing behavioral health issues in rural primary care practices. Supports integrating behavioral health services into pediatric primary care settings.
Author: Meadows T, Valleley R, Haack MK, Thorson R, Evans J
Location: Clinical Pediatrics, 50(5), 447-55
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, General Pediatricians, Physicians, Primary Care
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Primary Care Physician Workforce and Medicare Beneficiaries' Health Outcomes
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Reports on a detailed examination of the relationship between adult primary care physician supply and patient outcomes. Identifies an association between more FTEs in ambulatory primary care and better health outcomes.
Author: Chang C, Stukel TA, Flood AB, Goodman DC
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 305(20), 2096-2104
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Primary Care: The Role of Physician-Patient Concordance
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Examines the impact of racial/ethnic concordance (matching) between patients and physicians on primary care outcomes. Includes information on the racial composition of patient panels by physician and practice characteristics.
Author: Strumpf EC
Location: Medical Care, 49(5), 496-503
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Report of the Responses to the IU School of Medicine 2010 Graduate Medical Education Exit Survey
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Reports on a survey of Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) residency and fellowship graduates. Addresses practice plans, examines factors affecting graduates’ practice location decisions, and evaluates program outcomes. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Indiana AHEC Program
Author: Kochhar K,Varma RA, Zollinger TW, Nalin P
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Student Debt Load, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Vermont Primary Care Workforce Development Strategic Plan
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Offers a plan to attain and retain a sufficient primary care workforce to provide quality health care for Vermonters. Estimates Vermont's primary care workforce supply and offers recommendations. Addresses state health reforms and medical home programs. Lists workforce needs in Appendix 1.
Organization: Vermont Department of Health
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Dentists, Health Reform, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Medicare and Medicaid, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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Changes in Medical Students' Views of Internal Medicine Careers From 1990 to 2007
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Analyzes surveys of medical students with a focus on student interest in general internal medicine over time. Examines factors affecting interest in primary care.
Author: Schwartz MD, Durning S, Linzer M, Hauer KE
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 171(8), 744-9
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Physician Willingness and Resources to Serve More Medicaid Patients: Perspectives from Primary Care Physicians
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Reports on a study of primary care physicians' willingness to accept Medicaid patients after health reform. Addresses factors that discourage Medicaid participation and practice resources that affect the ability to meet increased Medicaid demand.
Organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Reflections on Why Pediatrics Does Not Have a Primary Care Physician Shortage at Present
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Additional Link: Abstract
Offers a perspective on why there is not a shortage of pediatricians. Discusses a shared philosophy, the medical problems pediatricians address, pay scales, ties with other child-focused physicians, and respect.
Author: Felice ME
Location: Journal of Pediatrics, 158(4), 523-4
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Rural-Urban Distribution of the U.S. Geriatrics Physician Workforce
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Examines the rural-urban distribution of geriatricians from 2000 to 2008 using the number of physicians per county elderly population. Compares the distribution of general internal medicine and family physicians to geriatricians.
Author: Peterson LE, Bazemore A, Bragg EJ, Xierali I, Warshaw GA
Location: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(4), 699-703
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Geriatrics, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Imperative for Residency Innovation
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Discusses the need for innovation in primary care residency training in a column from the president of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
Organization: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Author: Dickinson WP
Location: Family Medicine, 43(4), 283-5
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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2010 New York Residency Training Outcomes: A Summary of Responses to the 2010 New York Resident Exit Survey
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Reports on an exit survey of physicians completing residency and fellowship programs in New York by specialty. Covers demand, demographics, student debt, in-state retention, international medical graduates, subspecialization, starting income, and more.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Armstrong DP and Forte GJ
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Geriatrics, International Medical Graduates, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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AAFP Annual Report on the National Resident Matching Program: 2010
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Includes the number of applicants to graduate medical programs for the 2010-11 academic year, specialty choice, and trends in specialty selection.
Organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Continuity of Care in a Rural Critical Access Hospital: Surgeons as Primary Care Providers
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Link: Abstract
Proposes a practice model for general surgeons to provide primary care. Suggests this model could be used to recruit medical students into surgical training and reduce shortages of rural surgeons and primary care physicians simultaneously.
Author: Rossi A, Rossi D, Rossi M, Rossi P.
Location: American Journal of Surgery, 201(3), 359-62
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, General Surgeons, National, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Driving Value in Medicaid Primary Care: The Role of Shared Support Networks for Physician Practices
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Identifies how states can support primary care transformation by purchasing shared practice supports using Medicaid. Addresses medical homes, health teams, leadership development, accountable care organizations and more.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Highsmith N, Berenson J
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Expansion of Coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Primary Care Utilization
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Estimates the change in primary care visits by state given the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and the number of additional primary care physicians needed for each state.
Author: Hofer AN, Abraham JM, Moscovice I
Location: Milbank Quarterly, 89(1), 69-89
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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A Health Plan Spurs Transformation of Primary Care Practices into Better-Paid Medical Homes
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Link: Abstract
Describes how a health plan in New York helped practices become medical homes, reduce costs, and increase primary care physician salaries in order to promote interest in primary care.
Author: Feder JL
Location: Health Affairs, 30(3), 397-9
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, New York, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Income Gap: Specialties vs Primary Care or Procedural vs Nonprocedural Specialties?
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Link: Abstract
Compares 1995 and 2008 median income for physician specialties. Discusses how Medicare's Resource-Based Relative Value Scale has created income disparities for all nonprocedural physician specialties and the impact on workforce supply.
Author: Sigsbee B
Location: Neurology, 76(10), 923-6
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Match Report 2011
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Summarizes 2011 match results with a focus on internal medicine. Highlights the increased interest in primary care.
Organization: Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Medical Student Residency Training Slots in South Carolina
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Examines the allocation of residency slots in South Carolina between specialties and primary care and their impact on the state's physician workforce.
Organization: South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and Planning
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, South Carolina
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Primary Care Physician Workforce
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Analyzes the provisions in the Affordable Care Act that are intended to strengthen the primary care physician workforce. Summarizes what has been done so far to implement them. Identifies key issues.
Organizations: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Teitelbaum J
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Sharing Resources: Opportunities for Smaller Primary Care Practices to Increase Their Capacity for Patient Care
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Highlights the benefits of small- and medium-sized physician practices sharing resources. Addresses health information technology and care coordination, after-hours care, and quality improvement efforts. Identifies successful shared-resource models.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Fryer A, Doty MM, Audet AJ
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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State Variation in Primary Care Physician Supply: Implications for Health Reform Medicaid Expansions
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Examines the potential impact of Medicaid expansion on primary care physician demand. Identifies the current primary care physician supply and the percent accepting new Medicaid patients.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: Cunningham PJ
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Transforming Physician Practices To Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Lessons From The National Demonstration Project
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the achievements and challenges faced by organizations participating in the national medical home demonstration project. Covers care teams, information technology, payment reform, and health care neighborhoods.
Author: Nutting PA, Crabtree BJ, Miller WL, Stange KC, Stewart E, Jaen C
Location: Health Affairs, 30(3), 439-45
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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An Academic–Community Partnership to Improve Care for the Underserved
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Link: Abstract
Describes and evaluates the Transforming Education and Community Health (TEACH) Program, a third-year residency track program intended to increase interest in general internal medicine and care quality for underserved populations.
Author: Fancher TL, Keenan C, Meltvedt C, Stocker T, Harris T, Morfín J, McCarron R, Kulkarni-Date M, Henderson MC
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(2), 252-8
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice
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Calling All Docs: Primary Care Shortage Looms Large
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Discusses how the supply and demand of primary care physicians will be affected by health reform. Suggests new recruitment and retention models are needed.
Author: Aston G
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Reform, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Coordination between Emergency and Primary Care Physicians
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Reports on a qualitative study of emergency and primary care physicians' ability and willingness to communicate and coordinate care. Identifies barriers and policy implications.
Organizations: Center for Studying Health System Change, National Institute for Health Care Reform
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas 2000 to 2020: Research Summary
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Provides an overview of osteopathic physicians in Kansas based on licensure data. Covers demographics, specialties, county of practice, and work settings. Highlights how they can help address access to health care in the state.
Organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Kansas, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Effect of Financial Remuneration on Specialty Choice of Fourth-Year U.S. Medical Students
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Reports on a survey of medical students to determine whether financial incentives would increase interest in primary care. Identifies additional reasons why students didn't apply for primary care residencies.
Author: Dezee KJ, Maurer D, Colt R, Shimeall W, Mallory R, Powers J, Durning SJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(2), 187-93
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Guidelines for Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition and Accreditation Programs
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Recommends guidelines for recognition and/or accreditation programs to help assess whether a given practice is delivering care based on the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model.
Organizations: American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Osteopathic Association
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Health Care Reform and Primary Care: Training Physicians for Tomorrow's Challenges
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Offers a commentary on the need for academic medical centers to take the lead in training primary care physicians to meet the needs of the changing health care system.
Author: Caudill TS, Lofgren R, Jennings CD, Karpf M
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(2), 158-60
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Health, United States, 2010 with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
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Presents national trends in health statistics. Addresses the health workforce on pages 345-53. Includes trends in the supply of physicians and dentists by state, enrollment and diversity trend data for a variety of occupations, physician specialty trend data, and more.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physicians, Podiatrists, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, State-by-State, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Impact of Rural Training Experiences on Medical Students: A Critical Review
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on the outcomes of undergraduate medical school rural training experiences. Focuses on student performance, career choice, perceptions of the experience, and how rural rotations differ from traditional ones. Identifies areas for future research.
Author: Barrett FA, Lipsky MS, Nawal Lutfiyya M
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(2), 259-63
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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A Recipe for Medical Schools to Produce Primary Care Physicians
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Link: Extract
Offers a perspective on what medical schools can do to increase the supply of primary care physicians.
Author: Smith SR
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 364(6), 496-7
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Reliability of Medical Group and Physician Performance Measurement in the Primary Care Setting
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Link: Abstract
Examines the reliability of performance measurement for practice sites and individual physicians using statewide data from Massachusetts.
Author: Sequist TD, Schneider EC, Li A, Rogers WH, Safran DG
Location: Medical Care, 49(2), 126-131
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care
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The States' Next Challenge — Securing Primary Care for Expanded Medicaid Populations
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Offers a viewpoint on how primary care shortages will affect access for Medicaid beneficiaries when eligibility expands. Lists a access-challenge score for each state based on primary care capacity and state Medicaid policies.
Author: Leighton K, Jones K, Shin P, Bruen B, Hayes K
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 364(6), 493-5
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Contribution of New York Graduate Medical Education Programs to Primary Care Capacity in the State's Neediest Communities
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Examines the contribution of New York's GME programs to the supply of primary care physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas in New York. Includes five sub-state regions in the analysis.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Fact Sheet on Georgia’s Medical Schools, January 2011
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Examines enrollment trends in Georgia's medical schools, tuition rates, the percent of graduates entering primary care, and instate retention. Offers policy recommendations.
Organization: Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Georgia, Physicians, Primary Care
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Increasing Primary Care Rates, Maximizing Medicaid Access and Quality
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Highlights issues related to primary care payment policy. Describes how Medicaid stakeholders can plan strategically to use the short-term payment increase to improve primary care quality and access.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Author: McGinnis T, Berenson J, Highsmith N
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Medicare Beneficiary Access to Primary Care Physicians – Better in Rural, but Still Worrisome
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Examines the willingness of primary care physicians and general surgeons to accept new Medicare patients. Compares rural and urban areas. Identifies reasons physicians choose not to accept new Medicare patients.
Organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Author: MacKinney AC, Xu L, Mueller KJ
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Opportunities to Improve Recruitment and Retention of a Primary Care Workforce for Vermont
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Summarizes factors affecting the recruitment and retention of primary care clinicians in Vermont and offers strategies for addressing those issues. Identifies the number of licensed primary care providers in the state, their average salaries, and top reasons for practicing medicine in Vermont.
Organization: Bi-State Primary Care Association
Author: Primary Care Workforce Committee
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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Realizing Health Reform's Potential: How the Affordable Care Act Will Strengthen Primary Care and Benefit Patients, Providers, and Payers
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Describes how the Affordable Care Act addresses America's primary care system. Examines the potential impact those efforts will have on providers, patients, and payers.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Abrams MK, Nuzum R, Mika S, Lawlor G
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Specialty Care and the Patient-Centered Medical Home
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Link: Abstract
Estimates the workload implications if primary care physicians provided more follow-up care than specialists after adult ambulatory visits. Supports medical neighborhoods where primary care physicians and specialists collaborate in care provision.
Author: Hollingsworth JM, Saint S, Hayward RA, Rogers MA, Zhang L, Miller DC
Location: Medical Care, 49(1), 1-3
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Training Physicians for Rural Practice: Capitalizing on Local Expertise to Strengthen Rural Primary Care
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Introduces HRSA's Rural Training Track Technical Assistance Program. Highlights how rural training tracks help address rural primary care shortages and the challenges they face.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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The 2010 New Jersey Resident Exit Survey Final Report
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reports on a survey of physicians completing a residency or fellowship training program in New Jersey and whether they plan to practice in state or continue their education. Addresses practice plans, respondent characteristics, location of medical school training, education debt, expected income and practice hours, job search, IMGs by specialty, and more.
Organization: New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, General Surgeons, International Medical Graduates, New Jersey, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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2011-2016 Texas State Health Plan: A Roadmap to a Healthy Texas
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Discusses the current state of Texas health care and provides recommendations to the governor and legislature. Provides data on demographics, supply, and distribution of various health professions in section II. Covers topics relating to the nursing workforce including recruitment, retention, technology, and primary care in appendix II.
Organization: Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Technologists and Technicians, Laboratory Professionals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Radiologic Technologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Supply and Demand, Texas, Vision Care Occupations
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Challenges in Recruiting Minority-Serving Private Practice Primary Care Physicians to a Quality Improvement Project
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Link: Abstract
Describes an organization's experience with recruiting minority-serving private practice primary care physicians to an ambulatory quality improvement (QI) project. Identifies barriers and incentives to participation.
Author: Meehan TP Jr, Van Hoof TJ, Galusha D, Barr JK, Curry M, Kelvey-Albert M, Meehan TP
Location: American Journal of Medical Quality, 26(5), 357-63
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Primary Care
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A Comparative Analysis of Factors that Hinder Primary Care Physicians' and Specialist Physicians' Ability to Provide High-Quality Care
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Link: Abstract
Examines issues that hinder physicians from providing excellent care, such as insurance decisions, time with patients, and patient being unable to pay for care. Compares differences between problems identified by primary care and specialist physicians.
Author: Deshpande SP, DeMello J
Location: Health Care Manager, 30(2), 172-8
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Deskilling and Adaptation among Primary Care Physicians Using Two Work Innovations
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Link: Abstract
Reports on interviews with primary care physicians regarding their experience and perceptions related to electronic medical records and clinical guidelines. Focuses on deskilling outcomes such as decreased clinical knowledge and patient trust.
Author: Hoff T
Location: Health Care Management Review, 36(4), 338-48
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Effect of Closure of a Local Safety-Net Hospital on Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of Their Role in Patient Care
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Examines the impact of a hospital closure on local primary care physicians, safety-net training opportunities, and workforce retention, including the loss of faculty. Supports including primary care physicians in the planning of major health care delivery system changes.
Author: Walker KO, Clarke R, Ryan G, Brown AF
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 9(6), 496-503
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Hospitals, Physicians, Primary Care
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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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Incorporating Population Medicine into Primary Care Residency Training
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Supports including preventative medicine training in primary care education. Describes the structure of three family medicine residency programs with Masters of Public Health (MPH) coursework and summarizes what their graduates are doing. Reviews the implications for redesigning primary care training.
Author: Dysinger WS, King V, Foster TC, Geffken D
Location: Family Medicine, 43(7), 480-6
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Family Medicine Physicians, New Hampshire, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Increased Autonomy for Nurse Practitioners as a Solution to the Physician Shortage
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Link: Abstract
Addresses how nurse practitioners (NPs) can fill the void in underserved areas where there is a shortage of primary care physicians. Advocates for the removal of the statutory requirement that NPs practice in collaboration with a physician.
Author: Pericak A
Location: The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association, 42(1-2), 4-7
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: New York, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Integrated Joslin Performance Improvement/CME Program: A New Paradigm for Better Diabetes Care
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Link: Abstract
Discusses using continuing medical education as a performance improvement tool. Highlights the Joslin Professional Education Continuum (JPEC) model.
Author: Brown JA, Beaser RS, Neighbours J, Shuman J
Location: The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 31(1), 57-63
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Continuing Education, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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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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Missouri Rural Health Biennial Report
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Discusses the activities of the Missouri Office of Rural Health. Includes data on supply of primary care physicians and dentists on pages 16-17.
Organizations: Missouri Office of Rural Health, Missouri Primary Care Office
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Potential Impact of Health Reform on Rural North Dakota Health Workforce
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Discusses the health care workforce challenges in North Dakota. Covers the provisions in the Affordable Care Act that address these challenges.
Organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, North Dakota, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Practice Transformation in Teaching Settings: Lessons From the I³ PCMH Collaborative
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Describes the design, implementation, and initial outcomes of an academic patient-centered medical home (PCMH) collaborative. Examines the feasibility of a collaborative of primary care residency programs.
Author: Reid A, Baxley E, Stanek M, Newton W
Location: Family Medicine, 43(7), 487-94
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, South Carolina, Virginia
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Primary Care: Today and Tomorrow
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Addresses the shortage of primary care providers. Discusses how new incentives, business models, and information technology can help meet demand.
Organization: Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Public Policy Agenda 2011: Addressing Colorado's Primary Care Provider Shortage
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Discusses the anticipated shortage of primary care providers and registered nurses by 2025 and 2020, respectively, in Colorado. Identifies actions the State of Colorado should take in 2011.
Organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
Author: Colorado Health Professions Workforce Policy Collaborative
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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A Qualitative Analysis of Career Transitions Made by Internal Medicine–Pediatrics Residency Training Graduates
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Examines factors leading to career transitions among internal medicine and pediatrics (med-peds) graduates. Discusses the implications for career counseling, primary care, policies to recruit and retain physicians within certain fields, and training costs.
Author: Burns H, Auvergne L, Haynes-Maslow LE, Liles EA Jr., Perrin EM, Steiner MJ
Location: North Carolina Medical Journal, 72(3), 191-5
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Quality Matters: Strengthening the Primary Care Workforce to Meet Population Needs
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Reviews primary care workforce trends. Addresses workforce shortages, the use of teams, scope of practice laws related to nurse practitioners and physician assistants, Medicaid reimbursement, and graduate medical education.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Klein S
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Supply of Physicians and Care for Breast Cancer in Ontario and California, 1998 to 2006
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Compares the effects of the supply of physicians on breast cancer care for California and Ontario. Estimates the regional physician supply needs based on optimum care for breast cancer. Examines primary care physician and obstetrician–gynecologist supply.
Author: Gorey KM, Luginaah IN, Hamm C, Balagurusamy M, Holowaty EJ
Location: Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 16(2), 47-54
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Survey of UI Medical Graduates Training in Selected Specialties in Non-Iowa Residency Programs: Interest in Returning to Iowa, 2011
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Reports results of a survey of Iowa medical graduates completing their residency training in another state. Presents data on interest in returning to Iowa to practice by specialty from 2007 to 2011.
Organization: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Iowa, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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2009 Indiana Physician Re-Licensure Survey Report
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Reports on a survey of physicians in Indiana and discusses trends. Covers demographics, residency and fellowship training, employment characteristics, specialties, distribution, and provision of prenatal care. Compares primary care and non-primary care physicians. Includes maps and the survey instrument used.
Organization: Indiana AHEC Program
Author: Zollinger TW, Kochhar K, Coffing JM, Canada ML
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Annual New York Physician Workforce Profile, 2010 Edition
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Provides detailed profiles of New York's physician workforce by specialty, specialty group, county, and region, including urban and rural counties. Covers age distribution, active patient care FTEs per 100,000 people, percent underrepresented minority, health status indicators, and more. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Armstrong DP and Forte GJ
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Geriatrics, International Medical Graduates, New York, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Between-Visit Workload in Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Examines the time and complexity of work done by primary internal medicine physicians between office visits at a medical center. Discusses the implications for physician burnout, lack of interest in primary care, work delegation to non-physicians, and reimbursement.
Author: Doerr E, Galpin K, Jones-Taylor C, Anander S, Demosthenes C, Platt S, Ponkshe S
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(12), 1289-92
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, Georgia, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Geographic Maldistribution of Primary Care for Children
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Link: Abstract
Examines the supply and distribution of the general pediatrician and family physician workforce. Includes data for every state and a United States map showing the number of children per child physician.
Author: Shipman SA, Lan J, Chang C, Goodman DC
Location: Pediatrics, Epub 2010 Dec 20
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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A Primary Problem: More Patients Under Federal Health Reform with Fewer Primary Care Doctors Spell Trouble
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Discusses the shortage of primary care providers and contributing factors. Highlights how health reform may increase wait time for appointments.
Organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
Author: Tobler L
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The “Medical Marshall Plan”: Rebuilding Public Trust in American Medicine
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Supports federal funding for two years of medical school in return for one year of service in general practice prior to completion of residency training.
Author: Shomaker TS
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(11), 1680
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Diversity in the Physician Workforce: Facts & Figures 2010
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Includes detailed tables on the diversity of allopathic physicians and graduates, where the highest percentage graduated, and where they practice by state. Considers gender, racial, and ethnic diversity. Includes specialty-specific data. Overviews the benefits of a diverse workforce.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
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Economic Impact of a Primary Care Career: A Harsh Reality for Medical Students and the Nation
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Introduces an economic model that considers expenses and net income for primary care physicians. Reviews medical school costs, retirement savings, home expenses, other costs, and net physician income. Discusses the possible impact on physicians' choice of specialty.
Author: Palmeri M, Pipas C, Wadsworth E, Zubkoff M
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(11), 1692-7
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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The Kansas Medical Student Loan Program: A Successful Tuition–Service Exchange Model
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Describes a program in Kansas that provides tuition and living expenses in return for one year of service for each year of funding.
Author: Chumley H, Honeck S, Kennedy M, Meyer M
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(11), 1676
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Kansas, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Physicians, Primary Care
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Moving the Medical Home Forward: Innovations in Primary Care Training and Delivery
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Highlights how various academic medical practices have incorporated elements of the Patient-Centered Medical Home.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rhode Island, Texas
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The Primary Care Med-ED Plan: Reducing Medical Student Indebtedness While Expanding Primary Care
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Outlines a medical school program with a shorter completion time, a loan forgiveness program, and an internship program emphasizing primary care.
Author: Wagoner NE, Suriano JR
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(11), 1684
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Primary Care Shortages in Urban Underserved Communities: What Can Be Done?
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Contains a Q&A with Dr. Kara Odom Walker on strategies for increasing the number of primary care physicians in urban underserved areas.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: Trude L
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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Recruiting and Retaining Primary Care Physicians in Urban Underserved Communities: The Importance of Having a Mission to Serve
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Link: Abstract
Examines factors that encourage physicians to practice primary care in underserved areas based on in-depth interviews.
Author: Odom Walker K, Ryan G, Ramey R, Nunez FL, Beltran R, Splawn RG, Brown AF
Location: American Journal of Public Health, 100(11), 2168-75
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Changes in Idaho Primary Care Physician Clinical Work Hours, 1996-2009
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Reports on work hours of primary care physicians in Idaho for 1996-2009. Includes data by specialty and for both rural health clinics and community health centers. Identifies a decrease in clinical hours worked and an increase in patient wait times.
Author: Wilper AP, Weppner WG
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 304(13), 1443-5
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Idaho, Physicians, Primary Care
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Finding, Recruiting, and Sustaining the Future Primary Care Physician Workforce: A New Theoretical Model of Specialty Choice Process
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on how students choose a specialty and factors that influence that choice. Introduces a model for aiding efforts that encourage students to choose a career in primary care. Identifies areas for further research.
Author: Bennett KL, Phillips JP
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(10 Suppl), S81-8
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Impact of National Health Care Reform on California's Health Care Workforce
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Discusses the challenges of the health care workforce in California including lack of educational capacity, shortages of health professionals, constraining scope of practice laws, and more. Highlights how the Affordable Care Act will impact these challenges. Includes recommendations for state decision-makers on how to address these challenges.
Author: Coffman J, Ojeda G
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Improving Clinical Access and Continuity through Physician Panel Redesign
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Describes a method of optimizing physician patient panels in order to increase the effective capacity of physicians as one way to address the primary care shortage.
Author: Balasubramanian H, Banerjee R, Denton B, Naessens J, Stahl J
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(10), 1109-15
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Minnesota, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Low-Cost Lessons from Grand Junction, Colorado
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Highlights a family physician-led practice model in Colorado that helps keep costs low. Identifies seven features that other health care systems could replicate.
Author: Bodenheimer T
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 363(15), 1391-3
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Colorado, Family Medicine Physicians, Primary Care
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Massachusetts Physician Workforce Study
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reports on the results of the ninth annual survey of physicians in Massachusetts. Discusses national and state shortages by specialty. Covers turnover rates, the use of international medical graduates, the impact of professional liability fees, appointment wait times, views of health reform options, and more.
Organization: Massachusetts Medical Society
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, Health Care Access, International Medical Graduates, Malpractice Insurance, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Specialty Intentions
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Examines the relationship between medical student debt and primary care specialty choice. Addresses the impact of family income and race/ethnicity.
Author: Phillips JP, Weismantel DP, Gold KJ, Schwenk TL
Location: Family Medicine, 42(9), 616-22
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Physician Wages Across Specialties: Informing the Physician Reimbursement Debate
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Link: Abstract
Compares physician compensation by specialty using earnings-per-hour. Concludes that wages vary widely across specialties and were the lowest for primary care specialties.
Author: Leigh JP, Tancredi D, Jerant A, Kravitz RL
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 170(19), 1728-34
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Retainer-Based Physicians: Characteristics, Impact, and Policy Considerations
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Examines the characteristics of physicians who offer concierge medicine, their patients, the impact on Medicare beneficiaries and relevant policies. Addresses access to and quality of care. Identifies why primary care physicians may choose this practice model.
Organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Site Visits to Selected Institutions with Innovations in Residency Training
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Highlights several internal medicine and family medicine residency training programs' innovations and challenges. Covers ambulatory training, the Patient-Centered Medical Home, multidisciplinary teams, primary care career choice, and more.
Organizations: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Rand Corporation
Author: Cordasco KM, Wynn BO
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Specialty Choice, Wisconsin
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Where Have All the General Internists Gone?
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Addresses the impact of general internists leaving internal medicine on the shortage of primary care physicians. Reports on a sample survey of internists regarding career satisfaction and mid-career attrition in internal medicine.
Author: Bylsma WH, Arnold GK, Fortna GS, Lipner RS
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(10), 1020-3
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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2009 Geographic Access Data System: Selected Healthcare Professionals in New Mexico
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Provides information and data on education, supply trends, geographic distribution, and demographics for New Mexico health care providers.
Organization: New Mexico Health Policy Commission
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Chiropractors, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Midwives, New Mexico, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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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 Loss to Community from Primary Care Practitioner Shortage
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Examines the economic impact of the primary care shortage in Noble County, Oklahoma. Analyzes the demand for additional primary care practitioners. Provides suggestions to aid recruitment and retention.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Oklahoma, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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The Effect of Local Primary Care Physician Supply on the Utilization of Preventive Health Services in the United States
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a survey of upstate New York regarding local physician supply, the likelihood of having a primary care physician, and preventative health care use.
Author: Continelli T, McGinnis S, Holmes T
Location: Health & Place, 16(5), 942-51
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Income Disparities Shape Medical Student Specialty Choice
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Compares the income gap between primary care and subspecialist physicians over the course of a physician career.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Wilder V, Dodoo MS, Phillips RL Jr, Teevan B, Bazemore AW, Petterson SM, Xierali I
Location: American Family Physician, 82(6), 601
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Ohio Primary Care Workforce Data Compendium
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Provides detailed information on Ohio's primary care workforce from a variety of data sources. Addresses physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses. Includes physician distribution by county and primary care specialty.
Organization: Ohio Primary Care and Rural Health Programs
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Ohio, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Out of Whack: Pricing Distortions in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
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Reviews how Medicare determines physician fees, highlights the problems with the current fee-for-service system, and offers ideas for correcting those problems.
Organization: Urban Institute
Author: Berenson RA
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Physician Facts and Trends: Virginia & US 2008
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Provides a fact sheet with data on Virginia's physician workforce. Covers clinical specialty, salaries, productivity, location of medical school/residency, supply and demand, age, demographics, and shortage areas.
Organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Virginia
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Physician Forecasting in Virginia 2008-2030
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Estimates the physician supply and demand for Virginia through 2030 using a model developed by the Lewin Group. Includes projections for primary care, medical specialties, surgery, and total patient care physicians. Discusses the basic differences between the HRSA, AAMC, and VPSDM physician forecasting models.
Organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Virginia
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Regional and Racial Variation in Primary Care and the Quality of Care among Medicare Beneficiaries
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Examines the relationship between access to primary care and health care outcomes. Concludes that increasing the supply of primary care physicians alone will not result in better outcomes.
Organization: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Author: Goodman DC, Brownlee S, Chang C, Fisher ES
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Relationship Between Patient Panel Characteristics and Primary Care Physician Clinical Performance Rankings
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Concludes that physician clinical performance rankings may penalize physicians for taking care of more vulnerable patients. Addresses how this could reduce the number of physicians working in community health centers and other safety-net sites.
Author: Hong CS, Atlas SJ, Chang Y, Subramanian SV, Ashburner JM, Barry MJ, Grant RW
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 304(10), 1107-13
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care
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Characteristics of New Physicians in Texas: 2000-2009
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Reports results from a survey of direct patient care physicians new to Texas between 2000 and 2009. Covers supply, demographics, location of education, birthplace, specialty, rural practice and more.
Organizations: National Center for Health Statistics, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Health Professions Resource Center, Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Texas
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The Cost of Pursuing a Medical Career in the Military: A Tale of Five Specialties
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Link: Abstract
Examines how the military pays physicians and its impact on several physician specialties. Concludes that paying for medical education in exchange for service may increase interest in primary care.
Author: Cronin W, Morgan J, Weeks WB
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(8), 1316-20
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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The Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physician Supply
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Examines the rural primary care physician shortage, the effect of recent trends in specialty choice on provider supply, and major trends that are changing the dynamics of rural health care delivery. It concludes with a discussion of how private efforts and federal and state policy options can help ensure high-quality health care in rural America.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Author: Rosenblatt R, Chen F, Lishner D, Doescher M
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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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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Health Reform, Primary Care, and Graduate Medical Education
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Discusses the shortage of primary care providers, how health reform will challenge access to health care, and issues related to graduate medical education.
Author: Inglehart JK
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 363(6), 584-90
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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The Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: Implications for Rural Physicians
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Additional Link: Policy Brief
Reports on the impact of rurality on primary care physicians' participation in the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, which offered physicians incentive payments for reporting on certain quality measures.
Organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Author: Infante A, Meit M, Hargrave E
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural
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Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in the United States: Current Patterns of Distribution and Recent Trends
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Presents county-level data on changes in the primary care workforce over the past two decades. Highlights the growth of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Includes national maps of the makeup of the primary care workforce.
Author: Stange K, Sampson D
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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Quality and Safety of Screening Colonoscopies Performed by Primary Care Physicians With Standby Specialist Support
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Link: Abstract
Concludes that colonoscopies performed by primary care physicians with training and backup assistance are comparable to those performed by gastroenterologists from a study conducted by the South Carolina Medical Endoscopy Center. Highlights how primary care physicians can address the colonoscopy screening gap, partly due to a shortage of endoscopy specialists.
Author: Xirasagar S, Hurley TG, Sros L, Hebert JR
Location: Medical Care, 48(8), 703-709
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Physicians, Primary Care, South Carolina
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Report on Distribution of Health Professions Education Programs in Georgia
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Discusses existing and looming shortages in the Georgia health workforce. Includes extensive data, maps, lists, and tables.
Organizations: Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, Center for Health Workforce Planning and Analysis
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Behavioral Health, Chiropractors, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dental Occupations, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Georgia, Health Informaticians, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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AAMC Summaries of DGME and IME Sections of the Health Reform Bill and CMS Proposed Rules Implementing These Provisions
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Summarizes the sections of the health care reform legislation related to graduate medical education and includes the relevant health reform law text. Discusses the proposed CMS regulations.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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The Case for Primary Care: A Medical Student's Perspective
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Link: Extract
Offers a perspective on why less students are choosing to go into primary care and how primary care can become more popular.
Author: Ganguli I
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 363(3), 207-9
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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The Family Medicine Match: Bull Market or Dead Cat Bounce?
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Discusses trends in student interest in primary care residencies, with a focus on family medicine. Concludes that much more needs to be done to produce enough primary care physicians.
Author: Gravel J, Hall KL, Abercrombie S, Carr S, Hoekzema G, Kozakowksi S, Lindsay D, Mazzone MF, Shaffer TD, Wieshhaus M
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 8(4), 373-4
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Increases in Primary Care Physician Income due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 – Continued Tweaking of Physician Payment
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Identifies how the Affordable Care Act increased Medicare payments for primary care physicians and discusses the possible impact on primary care and rural physician shortages. Offers a model to calculate the effect of these changes and details projected revenue changes by Medicare locality.
Organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Author: MacKinney AC
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Loss of Primary Care Residency Positions Amidst Growth in Other Specialties
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Highlights the shortage of primary care physicians, the loss of primary care residency positions in the past decade, and the need for graduate medical education to meet the nation's health care needs.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Weida NA, Phillips RL Jr, Bazemore AW, Dodoo MS, Petterson SM, Xierali I, Teevan B
Location: American Family Physician, 82(2), 121
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Meeting the Challenges of Training More Medical Students: Lessons from Flinders University's Distributed Medical Education Program
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Link: Abstract
Reports on focus groups of medical students who participated in a clinical curriculum in rural general practice. Concludes that this approach to clinical training supports primary care, expands clinical training sites, and encourages graduates to practice in underserved areas.
Author: Couper ID, Worley PS
Location: Medical Journal of Australia, 193(1), 34-6
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, International, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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A National View of Rural Health Workforce Issues in the USA
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Studies whether rural hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) in the USA report shortages of health professions. Discusses perceptions about factors influencing recruitment and retention.
Author: MacDowell M, Glasser M, Fitts M, Nielsen K, Hunsaker M
Location: Rural and Remote Health, 10, 1531
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Nurses in Advanced Roles: A Description and Evaluation of Experiences in 12 Developed Countries
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Examines the development of the advanced practice nursing occupation in 12 countries, including the United States. Highlights their role in primary care. Discusses education and training requirements and the impact on health care access and quality. Includes data on supply for nurses and physicians.
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Author: Delamaire M, Lafortune G
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, International, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Rural Health Advisory Committee’s Report on Telemental Health in Rural Minnesota
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Discusses access to mental health services in Minnesota through the use of telehealth. Focuses on the telemental health workforce; financial, legal, and infrastructure issues; and case studies of current telemental use and experiences in rural Minnesota.
Organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Minnesota, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Rural, Social Workers
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Academic Retainer Medicine: An Innovative Business Model for Cross-Subsidizing Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Examines a model that incorporates a retainer-medicine primary care practice in an academic medical center. Addresses how the model can improve provider satisfaction with primary care and care quality.
Author: Lucier DJ, Frisch NB, Cohen BJ, Wagner M, Salem D, Fairchild DG
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(6), 959-964
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care
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Aligning Incentives in Medicare
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Additional Link: Testimony to Congress
Identifies how changing Medicare payments could transform graduate medical education through supporting care coordination, primary care, and more. Discusses the restrictions Medicare faces in its ability to change payment policies.
Organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Interprofessional Training and Education, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Could New Programs Eliminate Debt for Tomorrow’s Osteopathic Primary Care Physicians?
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Provides a perspective on the impact of medical education debt on the number of medical graduates going into primary care. Highlights legislation establishing or expanding programs that address this issue.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Author: Shannon SC
Location: Inside OME, 4(6)
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Developing the Rural Primary Care Workforce in Hawaii -- A 10-Point Plan
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Describes current and new initiatives and a ten point plan for an improved state rural training pipeline to address physician shortages in Hawaii. Highlights the impact of a rural family medicine residency program.
Author: Hixon AL, Buenconsejo-Lum LE
Location: Hawaii Medical Journal, 69(6 Suppl), 53-55
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Hawaii, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand
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General Practitioner Workforce Planning: Assessment of Four Policy Directions
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Examines Ireland as a case study for modeling the impact of several possible interventions for addressing shortages of general practitioners. Compares increasing training positions, recruiting more physicians from other countries, encouraging later retirement, and using more nurses.
Author: Teljeur C, Thomas S, O'Kelly FD, O'Dowd T
Location: BMC Health Services Research, 10, 148
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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A Guide to Building Collaborative Mental Health Care Partnerships in Pediatric Primary Care
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Outlines the components of partnerships between child and adolescent psychiatrists and primary care clinicians. Identifies steps to creating an effective collaborative mental health care partnership.
Organization: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
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The Impact of Health Care Reform on the Future Supply and Demand for Physicians Updated Projections through 2025
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Additional Link: Press Release: Physician Shortages to Worsen Without Increases in Residency Training
Updates "The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections Through 2025" to acknowledge the impact health care reform will have on the supply and demand of physicians. Includes projections for primary care physicians.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Medicare/Medicaid Acceptance Trends among Physicians
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Reports on a survey of the percent of private practice physicians accepting new Medicare and Medicaid patients. Identifies specialty type associated with acceptance of Medicaid and Medicare.
Author: AmeriMed Consulting
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Promise and Peril for Primary Care
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Offers a perspective on the potential the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 has to reestablish primary care as the foundation of America's health system.
Author: Goodson JD
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 152(11), 742-4
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Primary Care Physician Supply and Children's Health Care Use, Access, and Outcomes: Findings From Canada
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Examines the impact of local primary care physician supply in Ontario, where children have universal insurance coverage. Identifies a higher rate of missed recommended visits, emergency department use, and hospitalizations for areas with lower supply.
Author: Guttmann A, Shipman SA, Lam K, Goodman DC, Stukel TA
Location: Pediatrics, 125(6), 1119-26
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, International, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care Specialty Choices of United States Medical Graduates, 1997-2006
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Describes trends in specialty choice and identifies what makes allopathic medical school graduates more likely to choose primary care.
Author: Jeffe DB, Whelan AJ, Andriole DA
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(6), 947-58
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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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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The Road to Efficiency? Re-examining the Impact of the Primary Care Physician Workforce on Health Care Utilization Rates
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Link: Abstract
Analyzes the relationship between the supply of primary care physicians and health care utilization rates. Compares use at the county and metropolitan statistical area level.
Author: Wright DB, Ricketts TC 3rd
Location: Social Science & Medicine, 70(12), 2006-10
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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The Social Mission of American Medical Schools
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Discusses the findings of "The Social Mission of Medical Education: Ranking the Schools" in a radio show. Includes a guest from a physician organization, a medical center, a highly ranked school, and one of the study's authors. Provides a transcript.
Author: Nnamdi K
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Social Mission of Medical Education: Ranking the Schools
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Discusses the percentage of graduates who practice primary care, work in health professional shortage areas, and are underrepresented minorities. Highlights a study involving the development of a metric called the social mission score to evaluate medical school output.
Author: Mullan F, Chen C, Petterson S, Kolsky G, Spagnola M
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 152(12), 804-811
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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US Approaches to Physician Payment: The Deconstruction of Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Examines primary care payment models, discusses why former approaches did not adequately support primary care, and addresses how new models support the medical home.
Organizations: Mathematica Policy Research, Urban Institute
Author: Berenson RA, Rich EC
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(6), 613-8
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Who Will Care for the Underserved? The Role of Off-Shore Medical Schools
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Offers a perspective on how off-shore medical schools help prepare students from diverse backgrounds to work in underserved communities and what medical schools in the US can learn from them.
Author: Freeman J
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, International, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Workforce Pipeline
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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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Can We Close the Income and Wealth Gap between Specialists and Primary Care Physicians?
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Link: Abstract
Presents the results of a study that determined the amount of money medical specialists accumulate over their careers is twice as high as that of primary care physicians.
Author: Vaughn B, DeVrieze S, Reed S, Schulman K
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 933-940
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Challenges of Primary Care and Innovative Responses in Osteopathic Education
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Link: Abstract
Highlights osteopaths tendency to go into primary care, trends away from primary care, and model programs intended to increase interest in primary care.
Author: Shannon SC, Ferretti SM, Wood D, Levitan T
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 1015-22
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Connecticut 2009 Primary Care Survey: Physician Satisfaction, Physician Supply and Patient Access to Medical Care
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reports on a survey of primary care physicians in Connecticut. Covers career satisfaction by primary care specialty for a number of factors, including malpractice environment, and access to care.
Organization: Connecticut State Medical Society
Author: Aseltine RH Jr, Katz MC, Geragosian AH
Location: Connecticut Medicine, 74(5), 281-91
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Malpractice Insurance, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Fixing Medicare’s Physician Payment System
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Offers a viewpoint and discussion of issues related to the current Medicare physician payment system and offers recommendation to strengthen primary care.
Author: Vladeck BC
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 362(21), 1955-7
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Group Health’s Move To The Medical Home: For Doctors, It’s Often A Hard Journey
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Link: Extract
Describes a medical home model and its implementation. Addresses some of the workforce challenges faced in implementing the model and how roles have changed. Highlights how the model improves health care quality, supports primary care, and has improved physician recruitment.
Author: Meyer H
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 844-51
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Idaho, Physicians, Primary Care, Washington
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Managing the New Primary Care: The New Skills that Will Be Needed
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Link: Abstract
Supports leadership training for physicians in primary care practices in order to prepare them to lead new models of primary care.
Author: Bohmer RM
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 1010-4
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Overview of Discretionary Programs in Health Care Reform
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Reviews provisions in the health reform law related to disparities, public health, HRSA's Title VII education and training programs, medical education debt, and other workforce initiatives in slides from a teleconference presentation.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Author: Rasouli T, Shick M
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Community Health Workers, Continuing Education, Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, Health Reform, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Shortage Designations, Student Debt Load
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Primary Care: Current Problems and Proposed Solutions
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Link: Abstract
Identifies features of primary care and current challenges it faces such as maldistribution. Summarizes strategies for improving access to primary care.
Author: Bodenheimer T, Pham HH
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 799-805
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Social Mission of Medical Schools in a Time of Expansion: The United States Experience
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Identifies medical school expansion as an opportunity to address maldistribution, primary care shortages, and workforce diversity. Reviews how schools, states, and the federal government are supporting these social mission initiatives. From a series of papers presented at the 12th International Medical Workforce Collaborative.
Author: Chen C
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Diversity, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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The Unsustainable Cost of Undergraduate Medical Education: An Overlooked Element of U.S. Health Care Reform
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Discusses the cost of medical education, student debt, its impact on student diversity and primary care, and possible solutions.
Author: Adashi EY, Gruppuso PA
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(5), 763-5
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Student Debt Load
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The Urgency of Preparing Primary Care Physicians to Care for Older People with Chronic Illnesses
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Link: Abstract
Highlights the importance of training physicians in geriatrics and identifies policy options for promoting geriatric chronic care competency. Discusses the adequacy of the geriatrics workforce.
Author: Boult C, Counsell SR, Leipzig RM, Berenson RA
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 811-8
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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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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An Analysis of the Demand for Primary Care Physicians and Specialty Physicians for St. James Parish, Louisiana
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Examines the demand for primary care and specialty physicians in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Focuses on area populations and office visits for primary care demand. Uses average baseline population data from the literature to estimate specialty demand.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Author: Hartman PS, St. Clair CF, Doeksen GA
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Attributes Affecting the Medical School Primary Care Experience
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Link: Abstract
Examines medical school attributes to determine which may affect students' primary care experiences and thus make them more likely to choose primary care.
Author: Jerant A, Srinivasan M, Bertakis KD, Azari R, Pan RJ, Kravitz RL
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(4), 605-13
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Minutes of Meeting – April 22-23, 2010
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Provides committee meeting minutes regarding the 20th annual report on graduate medical education (GME). Identifies report recommendations addressing primary care physicians, physician income, medical education accountability, GME, and workforce distribution.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Easing the Adoption and Use of Electronic Health Records in Small Practices
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Describes how programs like the Regional Health Information Technology Extension Centers can help small clinics implement electronic medical records. Identifies lessons learned by existing programs and highlights challenges.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Torda P, Han ES, Scholle SH
Location: Health Affairs, 29(4), 668-75
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Efforts to Graduate More Primary Care Physicians and Physicians Who Will Practice in Rural Areas: Examining Outcomes From the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the Rural Physician Associate Program
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Additional Link: Abstract
Compares the specialty choice and practice locations of students who graduated from the University of Minnesota. Concludes that UMN-Duluth and Rural Physician Associate Program students were more likely to choose primary care and work in a rural area.
Author: Zink T, Center B, Finstad D, Boulger JG, Repesh LA, Westra R, Christensen R, Brooks KD
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(4), 599-604
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Minnesota, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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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 Policy: Health Care Workforce Issues
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Discusses challenges in meeting the demand for health care providers in Texas. Presents data and demographics. Includes maps of state shortage areas.
Organization: Texas Department of State Health Services
Author: Gunn BA
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Diversity, General Surgeons, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatric Aides, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Rural, Shortage Designations, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand, Texas
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New York Physician Supply and Demand through 2030
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Includes supply and demand forecasts for New York physicians by specialty and region. Provides various scenarios.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, New York, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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The Patient-Centered Medical Home Movement
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Link: Extract
Offers a viewpoint on how medical homes can be effective primary care models and the challenges faced in creating such a model.
Author: Larson EB, Reid R
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(16), 1644-5
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Primary Care Physician and Health Care Reform
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Offers a perspective on the impact of scope of practice and salary on the shortage of physicians going into primary care.
Author: Brook RH, Young RT
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(15), 1535-1536
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Specialty Choice
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Profile of Pediatric Visits
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Provides information on office visits by infants, children, and young adults. Addresses whether they go to a general pediatrician, pediatric subspecialist, other primary care physician, or other specialist. Covers source of payment, type of office setting, and regional variations.
Organization: American Academy of Pediatrics
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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What's Keeping Us So Busy in Primary Care? A Snapshot from One Practice
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Link: Extract
Examines a primary care practice using an electronic health record to document the amount of time physicians spend on various activities. Highlights the need for changes in practice design and payment structure.
Author: Baron RJ
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 363(17), 1632-6
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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2009 New York Residency Training Outcomes: A Summary of Responses to the 2009 New York Resident Exit Survey
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Reports on an exit survey of physicians completing residency and fellowship programs in New York by specialty. Covers demand, demographics, student debt, in-state retention, international medical graduates, subspecialization, and more.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Armstrong DP and Forte GJ
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Geriatrics, International Medical Graduates, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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2010 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey
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Reports on a survey of physicians to determine how much money they made their affiliated hospitals to guide recruitment plans and physician compensation. Includes data from four years of surveys and covers a number of physician specialties.
Author: Merrit Hawkins
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Hospitals, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Trends and Emerging Issues
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All Primary Care Trainees Are Not the Same: The Role of Economic Factors and Career Choice
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Compares the impact of debt and financial incentives on internal medicine and pediatric trainees' decisions to pursue subspecialties or fellowship training. Concludes that primary care trainees differ in their views and behaviors.
Author: Freed GL, Dunham KM; and the Research Advisory Committee of the American Board of Pediatrics
Location: Pediatrics, 125(3), 574-7
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Child Oral Health Resources for Primary Care Providers
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Offers a toolkit for primary care providers so they can provide oral health care and referrals. Contains resources from the New Jersey Smiles program that can be adapted for other states.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, New Jersey, Physicians, Primary Care
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Final Report: Key Environmental Health Competencies for Rural Primary Care Providers
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Additional Links: Executive Summary and Competency Guide, Policy Brief
Identifies basic environmental health competences for rural primary care providers. Discusses the policy implications and areas for future research.
Organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Author: Persily CA, Beane JS, Rice MG
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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A High-Touch Approach to Improving Oral Health for Newark Children
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Highlights the New Jersey Smiles program which increased access to dental care for children in Medicaid and Head Start through dental homes and coordination with primary care providers.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Dentists, Health Care Access, New Jersey, Physicians, Primary Care
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How the Passage of Federal Health System Reform Legislation Impacts Your Practice
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Provides information for physicians on how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) may affect them, including incentive payments for certain primary care physicians and general surgeons.
Organization: American Medical Association
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project: Supporting Mental Health Treatment in Primary Care
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Describes a program in Massachusetts that addresses the shortage of child psychiatrists through providing assistance to primary care providers. Offers care coordination services, consultation, and referrals for health care providers as needed.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Holt W
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Social Workers
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So Many New Patients; Are There Enough Doctors?
Audio
Includes the audio and transcript of a 3-minute interview on National Public Radio with Dr. Atul Grover from the Association of American Medical Colleges regarding expanded health care insurance coverage and the shortage of health care providers.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Author: Hansen L
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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What if All Physician Services Were Paid Under the Medicare Fee Schedule?
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Details annual and hourly salaries as if Medicare were the sole payer for 26 physician specialties and subspecialties. Compares the results to actual physician income to determine the effect of the Medicare Fee Schedule on physician compensation.
Organizations: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Urban Institute
Author: Berenson R, Zuckerman S, Stockley K, Nath R, Gans D, Hammons T
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Does Graduate Medical Education Also Follow Green?
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Examines median specialty income and the change in the number of residency positions by specialty. Concludes that hospitals allocate more of their residency positions to subspecialties rather than primary care specialties because they generate more revenue.
Author: Weida NA, Phillips RL Jr, Bazemore AW
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 170(4), 1131-2
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Evaluation of Integration Initiative: Year One Report
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Reports on a pilot program in Maine to integrate behavioral and physical health services. Covers staffing models, impact of workforce shortages, compensation, provider communication, training, and patient-centered care.
Organization: Maine Health Access Foundation
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Care Coordination, Education and Training, Maine, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Generalist Disciplines in American Medicine One Hundred Years Following the Flexner Report: A Case Study of Unintended Consequences and Some Proposals for Post-Flexnerian Reform
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Link: Abstract
Outlines how the academic health center system favors specialization and offers proposals to increase the number of generalists and return to a patient-centered model of care.
Author: Prislin MD, Saultz JW, Geyman JP
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(2), 228-35
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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The Increasing Role of Medical Assistants in Small Primary Care Physician Practice: Key Issues and Policy Implications.
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Describes the background, training, and certification of medical assistants. Assesses the gaps in their training, and discusses the impact these gaps may have on the quality of patient care.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Chapman S, Marks A, Chan M
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Licensure and Certification, Medical Assistants, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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It's About Time: Physicians' Perceptions of Time Constraints in Primary Care Medical Practice in Three National Healthcare Systems
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Link: Abstract
Analyzes the time primary care physicians had versus what they felt they needed for high-quality care in Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Author: Konrad TR, Link CL, Shackelton RJ, Marceau LD, von dem Knesebeck O, Siegrist J, Arber S, Adams A, McKinlay JB
Location: Medical Care, 48(2), 95-100
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: International, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Massachusetts Health Care Cost Trends Part I: The Massachusetts Health Care System in Context: Costs, Structure, and Methods Used by Private Insurers to Pay Providers
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Examines issues that contribute to the cost of health care in Massachusetts, including academic medical centers. Contains information on the supply of health care providers in Massachusetts and how physicians are paid.
Organization: Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services
Author: Wallack SS, Thomas CP, Flieger SP, Altman SH
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Compensation, Dentists, Massachusetts, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Meta-analysis: Effect of Interactive Communication Between Collaborating Primary Care Physicians and Specialists
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Reviews the literature on collaboration between primary care physicians and specialists and outcomes for patients with cancer, psychiatric conditions, and diabetes.
Author: Foy R, Hempel S, Rubenstein L, Suttorp M, Seelig M, Shanman R, Shekelle PG
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 152(4), 247-58
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
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Pediatric Primary Care as a Component of Systems of Care
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Link: Abstract
Supports changing the definition of systems of care to include primary care. Highlights pediatric primary care's provision of mental health services and the need to facilitate collaboration between primary care and mental health care providers.
Author: Brown JD
Location: Evaluation and Program Planning, 33(1), 36-8
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Care Coordination, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Provider Payment: Trends and Methods in the Massachusetts Health Care System
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Examines physician payment methods in Massachusetts for the commercial and public sectors, including global payments and pay-for-performance. Includes a comparison between primary care and specialist physician payment methods.
Organizations: Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services, Mathematica Policy Research
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Analysis of Emergency Department Use in Maine
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Examines factors that contribute to emergency department use in Maine, including primary care access issues.
Organizations: Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Health Access Foundation
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Hospitals, Maine, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Challenges and Opportunities for Osteopathic Medical Education
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Offers a presentation on osteopathic medical education from the UMDNJ-SOM Strategic Planning Session. Covers the current health care environment, the medical home, anticipated physician shortages, osteopathic medical school growth, average MCAT scores and grade point averages, graduate medical education, student debt, primary care, diversity, and more. Includes numerous charts.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Author: Shannon SC
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Diversity, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Coming Out of Crisis: Patient Experiences in Primary Care in New Orleans, Four Years Post-Katrina—Findings from The Commonwealth Fund 2009 Survey of Clinic Patients in New Orleans
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Reports on efforts to reorganize New Orleans primary care infrastructure. Examines how community clinics in New Orleans serve high-need populations. Covers patient access, care coordination, preventative care, management of chronic diseases, and clinician patient relationships. Includes the survey used and survey results.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Doty MM, Abrams MK, Mika S, Rustgi S, Lawlor G
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Access, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care
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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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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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Alabama Primary Care Physician Shortage Issue Brief
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Highlights the primary care physician shortage in Alabama. Offers recommendations to increase the number of primary care providers in rural and underserved areas of the state.
Organization: Alabama Rural Health Association
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Changes in the Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Family Medicine after Completing a Primary Care Course
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Examines how a primary care course in Spain affected students' view and knowledge of family medicine. Addresses the percent considering family medicine as their first-choice career option. Discusses other factors that may affect interest in family medicine.
Author: Rabadan FE, Hidalgo JL
Location: Family Medicine, 42(1), 35-40
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, International, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Connecticut 2009 Primary Care Survey Instrument
Research instrument
Provides the cover letter and survey used by the Connecticut State Medical Society to gather information on the practice of primary care in the state.
Organization: Connecticut State Medical Society
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Connecticut 2009 Primary Care Survey: Adoption of the Medical Home in Connecticut
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reports on adoption of key features of the medical home by primary care practices in Connecticut. Covers use of nurse managers and teams, open access scheduling, electronic medical records, and more. Identifies decreased wait times for practices using open access scheduling.
Organization: Connecticut State Medical Society
Author: Aseltine RH Jr, Katz MC, Geragosian AH
Location: Connecticut Medicine, 74(10), 601-7
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Connecticut, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care
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Council on Medical Education Report 8: Enhancing Primary Care as a Medical Career Choice
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Describes physician selection of primary care practice, identifies barriers to choosing a primary care specialty, summarizes factors that could overcome these barriers, and suggests strategies to implement.
Organization: American Medical Association
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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In Focus: Using Pharmacists, Social Workers, and Nurses to Improve the Reach and Quality of Primary Care
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Discusses how the use of teams can improve primary care capacity. Highlights the successful use of teams in several health care systems.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Klein S
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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Internists and Physician Assistants: Team-Based Primary Care
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Reports on the physician assistant workforce, education, licensure and certification, scope of practice, reimbursement, and roles in primary care and the medical home. Offers position statements.
Organizations: American Academy of Physician Assistants, American College of Physicians
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Licensure and Certification, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Medical Students' Attitudes toward Underserved Populations: Changing Associations with Choice of Primary Care versus Non-Primary Care Residency
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Link: Abstract
Evaluates whether student attitudes towards underserved populations effects choice of a primary care residency.
Author: Wayne S, Timm C, Serna L, Solan B, Kalishman S
Location: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 21(2), 438-47
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Preventive Services Delivery
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Examines whether patient-centered medical home principles increase preventative care in primary care offices. Supports an alternative model of primary care that decreases the burden on primary care physicians.
Author: Ferrante JM, Balasubramanian BA, Hudson SV, Crabtree BF
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 8(2), 108-16
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Ratio of Population to Primary Care Physicians
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Reports the current rate of primary care physicians to the Kansas population. Includes time series data from 2002 to 2010. Offers state, county, or public health preparedness region data by selecting options under "Zoom to" or "View by" drop-downs.
Organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Kansas, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Recruit, Reward, Reengineer
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Link: Abstract
Identifies strategies hospitals are using to deal with the primary care shortage.
Author: Aston G
Location: Trustee, 63(10), 6-10, 1
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Scholars in Rural Health: Outcomes From an Assured Admissions Program
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Describes a program in Kansas intended to recruit students from rural communities to medical school. Evaluates the success of the program in increasing the number of primary care physicians in underserved areas.
Author: Kallail KJ, McCurdy S
Location: Family Medicine, 42(10), 729-31
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Kansas, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Successful Practices in College/School Involvement with Pharmacists Integration in Primary Care Practice
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Describes pharmacy school programs that facilitate interdisciplinary training between pharmacy students and physicians. Highlights program outcomes and provides contact information.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Pharmacists, Physicians, Primary Care
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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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West Virginia Health Sciences and Rural Health Report Card 2010
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Examines medical school enrollment, retention, debt, the number choosing primary care, the Rural Health Education Partnerships program, and rural recruitment in West Virginia. Includes data for each of the state's medical schools and maps showing medical graduate distribution.
Organization: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, West Virginia
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Workforce Planning Maps
Web site
Provides maps for various health care professionals' supply and distribution in Montana. Offers maps with the locations of various health-related programs or events.
Organizations: Montana AHEC, Montana Office of Rural Health
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Audiologists, Chiropractors, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Midwives, Montana, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Supply and Demand, Vision Care Occupations
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Addressing the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved
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Proposes a link between primary care graduate medical education and care for the underserved in community health centers, where expansion will be necessary for the anticipated increase in Medicaid and insured patients. Addresses the primary care physician workforce crisis, limited access for the underserved, and primary care graduate medical education.
Author: Rieselbach R, Crouse B, Frohna J
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health
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The Anticipated Physician Shortage: Meeting the Nation’s Need for Physician Services
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Reviews data on the physician shortage with a focus on primary care, and offers recommendations for how to increase the primary care physician supply. Supports an increase in residency positions for primary care specialties and offers suggestions for how to make primary care a more attractive career option.
Organization: Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
Author: Kane GC, Grever MR, Kennedy JI, Kuzma MA, Saltzman AR, Wiernik PH, Baptista NV
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Closing the Health Care Workforce Gap: Reforming Federal Health Care Workforce Policies to Meet the Needs of the 21st Century
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Discusses health workforce issues from a progressive perspective and offers policy recommendations to help balance the distribution, supply, and mix of health professionals needed to support the United States health care system. Supports the creation of a National Health Workforce Commission.
Organization: Center for American Progress
Author: Derksen DJ, Whelan E
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Diversity, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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An Enhanced Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (E2SFCA) Method for Measuring Spatial Accessibility to Primary Care Physicians
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Link: Abstract
Offers a different way to measure spatial access to primary care physicians and determine health professional shortage areas. Reports on a study in northern Illinois.
Author: Luo W, Qi Y
Location: Health & Place, 15(4), 1100-7
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Illinois, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations
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From Staff-Mix to Skill-Mix and Beyond: Towards a Systemic Approach to Health Workforce Management
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Reviews the literature on human resources management, with a focus on the optimization of the health workforce, which is one strategy for addressing shortages. Considers skill development and flexibility, collaboration, scope of practice, staffing ratios, compensation, and more.
Author: Dubois CA, Singh D
Location: Human Resources for Health, 7(87)
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, International, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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The Health Care Problem No One's Talking About
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the problem of increasing numbers of insured Americans who lack access to primary care. Identifies eight barriers, including a decreasing number of primary care physicians, and ways to overcome those barriers.
Organization: University of California-San Francisco Department of Family and Community Medicine
Author: Berry-Millett R, Bandara S, Bodenheimer T.
Location: Journal of Family Practice, 58 (12), 633-7
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Interdependence of General Surgeons and Primary Care Physicians in Rural Communities
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Link: Abstract
Describes the interactions between primary care physicians and general surgeons in rural communities. Covers care coordination and scope of practice.
Author: Pathman DE, Ricketts TC 3rd
Location: Surgical Clinics of North America, 89(6), 1293-302, vii-viii
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Scope of Practice
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Public Policy Agenda 2010: Addressing Colorado's Primary Care Provider Shortage
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Discusses the anticipated shortage of primary care providers by 2025 in Colorado. Identifies actions the State of Colorado should take in 2010.
Organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
Author: Colorado Health Professions Workforce Policy Collaborative
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Relationship of Primary Care Physicians' Patient Caseload With Measurement of Quality and Cost Performance
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Analyzes methods of measuring performance for primary care physicians. Concludes that few practices have enough patients to reliably measure relative differences for Medicare fee-for-service patients.
Author: Nyweide DJ, Weeks WB, Gottlieb DJ, Casalino LP, Fisher ES
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 302(22), 2444-50
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Supplying the Demand for Primary Care Doctors
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Includes the audio and transcript from a five-minute interview with the Association of American Medical Colleges' chief advocacy officer on National Public Radio on the shortage of primary care physicians.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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2009 State Physician Workforce Data Book
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Examines the active physician and primary care physician supply in each state, current medical school enrollment, physicians in graduate medical education programs, and in-state retention rates. Includes data charts and tables for all 50 states with age, gender, and international medical school graduate data, in addition to national averages.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, International Medical Graduates, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Minutes of Meeting – November 18-19, 2009
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes discussions on health reform, the number and mix of graduate medical education slots, physician supply, primary care, and a model residency program intended to increase physician workforce diversity.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Ensuring Progress in Primary Care — What Can Health Care Reform Realistically Accomplish?
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Describes the components of health care reform that deal with primary care.
Author: Chokshi DA
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 361(20), e43
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Expanding the Primary Care Workforce: An Essential Element of Health Care Reform
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Discusses the need for primary care providers, health care shortages, and health care reform.
Organization: Center for American Progress
Author: Whelan E
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Physician Workforce in Nevada Characteristics and Distribution 2009 Edition
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Reports on Nevada's physician workforce. Covers demographics, distribution, international medical graduates, osteopathic physicians, specialties, supply trends, the number in patient care, the number per 100,000 people in each county, and residents.
Organization: University of Nevada School of Medicine
Author: Packham J, Griswold T
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, Nevada, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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The Primary Care Workforce Supply and Health Reform
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Discusses how health reform may affect demand for primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. Highlights related research supported by Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization.
Organization: Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Report of Responses to the 2003, 2005 and 2007 Indiana Physician Surveys
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Provides the results from three surveys of Indiana's physicians. Covers demographics, employment characteristics, specialties, primary care, distribution by county, and trends.
Organization: Indiana AHEC Program
Author: Allen DI, Zollinger TW, Kochhar K, Reger MK, Chowdhury S
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Rural Primary Care Physician Payment 2006–2009: What a Difference Three Years Doesn’t Make
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Examines a change in a Medicare reimbursement to determine its impact on rural primary care physicians. Compares several states for illustration.
Organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Author: MacKinney AC, Mueller KJ, Charlton M
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, National, North Dakota, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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A Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11 Countries, 2009: Perspectives on Care, Costs, and Experiences
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Links: Abstract, Summary
Reports on a survey of primary care physicians from twelve countries on health care access, use of health information technology, and health care quality. Identifies areas the US could improve upon and policies that have been effective in other countries.
Author: Schoen C, Osborn R, Doty MM, Squires D, Peugh J, Applebaum S
Location: Health Affairs Web Exclusive, w1171–w1183
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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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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Commentary: Physician Retirement and Physician Shortages
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Introduces the recruitment of older physicians into primary care as a strategy for addressing the physician shortage, especially in rural areas.
Author: Nusbaum NJ
Location: Journal of Community Health, 34(5), 353-6
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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A Need for Leadership in Primary Health Care for the Underserved: A Call to Action
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Offers a perspective on the importance of creating programs to increase the number of primary care providers for underserved areas. Lists five steps academic medical centers can take to help meet this need.
Author: Markuns JF, Culpepper L, Halpin WJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(10), 1325-27
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Association of an Educational Program in Mindful Communication With Burnout, Empathy, and Attitudes Among Primary Care Physicians
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Addresses primary care physician burnout through an educational program. Examines whether the CME course improved the attitudes and well-being of participating physicians.
Author: Krasner MS, Epstein RM, Beckman H, Suchman AL, Chapman B, Mooney CJ, Quill TE
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 302(12), 1284-93
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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British Lessons on Health Care Reform
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Compares the US and British health care systems. Identifies ways Britain has promoted primary care as a career choice.
Author: Kerr DJ, Scott M
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 361(21), 13
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, International, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Building the Medical Home
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Discusses primary care shortages, the medical home concept, and how they relate to hospitals.
Author: Huff C
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks, 83(9), 25-7, 1
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Doctors as the Key to Health Care Reform
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Offers a perspective on the importance of doctors in reforming health care. Addresses rising medical costs.
Author: Relman AS
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 361(13), 1225-27
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Engaging Primary Care Medical Providers in Children’s Oral Health
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Updates a 2008 report on state efforts to increase access to oral health care through the use of medical providers, The Role of Physicians in Children’s Oral Health. Identifies states that reimburse primary care providers for oral health services through Medicaid. Discusses how primary care providers can provide preventative oral health services for young children.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Cantrell C
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Physicians and Their Practices under Health Care Reform: A Report to the President and the Congress
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Discusses issues to consider when reforming the health care system with a focus on physicians. Addresses physician supply, distribution, medical education, primary care, clinical care teams, and more.
Organization: The Physicians Foundation
Author: Cooper RA, Getzen T, Johns MME, Ross-Lee B, Sheldon GF, Whitcomb ME
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care Physicians by State
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Identifies the number of primary care physicians in every state.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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2008 Physician Survey: Statistical Report
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Additional Link: Summary Report
Reports on a survey of Vermont's physicians. Includes demographics, training, distribution by county and specialty, and practice characteristics, with comparisons to data from previous surveys. Identifies the percent of Vermont's physicians accepting new Medicaid patients and average patient care hours by physician age. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Vermont Department of Health
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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2009 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Physician and Physician Assistant Workforce: A Report on the 2008 Survey of Physicians and Physician Assistants
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Provides detailed information on the physician and physician assistant workforce in Pennsylvania. Includes specialty information and the number of various primary care physicians in each county in the state.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Medicare and Medicaid, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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A Health Insurance Mandate and Its Effects on Health Care Demands
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Analyzes the impact of increased health insurance coverage on demand for primary care providers in Mississippi by county and micro-region.
Organization: Mississippi Center for Health Workforce
Author: DiColandrea NDA, Butts CC, Cossman JS
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Mississippi, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Montana's Primary Care Workforce
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Assesses the current primary care workforce in Montana. Examines primary care physicians, physician assistants, certified nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, and dentists and dental hygienists.
Organizations: Montana AHEC, Montana Office of Rural Health, Montana State University
Author: Rivard S
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Midwives, Montana, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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Strategies to Support the Integration of Mental Health into Pediatric Primary Care
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Highlights how frequently primary care providers manage mental health issues. Discusses strategies for coordinating children's mental health care in the primary care setting. Identifies policies that can support mental health integration.
Organization: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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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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Idaho Rural Family Physician Workforce Study: Examining the Trait of Grit and Satisfaction in Idaho Physicians
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Examines the psychological construct grit and satisfaction among rural and non-rural primary and specialty care physicians in Idaho.
Organizations: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Author: Reed AJ, Schmitz D, Baker E, Nukui A, Sand J, Wilson H, Epperly T
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Idaho, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System
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Compares various health care payment methods, such as fee-for-service and episode-based payment. Addresses the impact on demand and interest in primary care. Provides recommendations for how to reform Massachusetts' payment system.
Organization: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Author: Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Massachusetts, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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The Uncertain Future of Primary Medical Care
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Offers a perspective on issues that are causing dissatisfaction with primary care as a career. Addresses time pressures, clinical autonomy, and salary.
Author: Mechanic D
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 151(1), 66-7
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Working Condition in Primary Care: Physician Reactions and Care Quality
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Reports on the findings of a study of primary care workplaces. Includes challenges for practicing physicians such as work conditions, workflow, job characteristics, organizational culture, and difficulties in recruiting and retaining primary care physicians.
Author: Linzer M, Manvell L, Williams E, Bobula J, Brown R, Varkey A, Man B, McMurray J, Maguire A, Horner-Ibler B, Schwartz M
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 151(1), 28-36
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Illinois, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Wisconsin
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The Aging of the Primary Care Physician Workforce: Are Rural Locations Vulnerable?
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Examines the location of near-retirement primary care physicians and offers solutions.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Beware The Siren Song Of New GME: Graduate Medical Education And Health Reform
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Provides a perspective on how the current plans to increase Medicare funding for Graduate Medical Education programs will hurt primary care and increase the number of International Medical Graduates. Suggests alternatives.
Author: Mullan F, Wiley E
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Distance Learning in Depression for Rural Primary Care and Mental Health Providers
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Discusses the development of effective distance education methods to train rural primary care providers in integrated care models for depression using computer based training and materials adapted from the MacArthur Initiative on Depression & Primary Care.
Author: Adams S, McFaul M, Dong F, Fortney J
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, Mental Health Counselors, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Factors Affecting Specialty Choice among Osteopathic Medical Students
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Link: Abstract
Examines the experiences and characteristics of osteopathic medical students who picked primary care. Reports on a survey of fourth-year osteopathic medical students.
Author: Teitelbaum HS, Ehrlich N, Travis L
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(6), 718-23
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Osteopathic Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Finding Resources for Health Reform and Bending the Health Care Cost Curve
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Examines health reform policy options. Includes a section on provider payments options that would support primary care physicians on pages 17-19.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Nuzum R, Mika S, Schoen C, Davis K
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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The Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physicians
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Offers a policy brief on the declining interest in family medicine, its effect on rural areas, and potential solutions.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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The Influence of Regional Basic Science Campuses on Medical Students' Choice of Specialty and Practice Location: A Historical Cohort Study
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Examines whether training at regional campuses influenced Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) students to pursue primary care careers outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
Author: Brokaw JJ, Mandzuk CA, Wade ME, Deal DW, Johnson MT, White GW, Wilson JS, Zollinger TW
Location: BMC Medical Education, 9:29
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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A Lifeline for Primary Care
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Discusses factors which contribute to medical students not choosing primary care residencies.
Author: Bodenheimer T, Grumbach K, Berenson R
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 360(26), 2693-2696
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Osteopathic Medicine and Medical Education and Health Care Reform
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Offers a presentation from the 98th Annual Convention of the Maine Osteopathic Association. Contains detailed data on osteopathic medical school enrollment, the osteopathic physician workforce, and physician shortages. Discusses primary care choice, health care reform issues like the medical home, and student debt load.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Reform, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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Addressing the Primary Care Physician Shortage in an Evolving Medical Workforce
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Discusses the decrease in primary care physicians, contributing factors, and solutions. Identifies minority students, international medical graduates, and osteopathic physicians as three groups more likely to go into primary care.
Author: Lakhan SE, Laird C
Location: International Archives of Medicine, 2(1), 14
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, International Medical Graduates, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Building Primary Care Medical Homes within the Community Care of North Carolina Program
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Highlights Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC), a statewide partnership between primary care physicians and the North Carolina Medicaid program, and their success with the medical home concept.
Author: Willson C
Location: North Carolina Medical Journal, 70(3), 231-236
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care
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Effects of Proposed Primary Care Incentive Payments on Average Physician Medicare Revenue and Total Medicare Allowed Charges
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Examines a proposed change in Medicare payments that would increase primary care physicians' revenue. Discusses whether the resulting decrease in the income gap between specialized physicians and primary care physicians might increase the primary care supply.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Oversimplifying Primary Care Supply and Shortages
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the need to identify which primary care specialties are experiencing shortages, especially when developing policies to address shortages. Highlights primary care pediatricians as one specialty that has enough physicians.
Author: Freed GL, Stockman JA
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 301(18), 1920-1922
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Coordination of Care by Primary Care Practices: Strategies, Lessons and Implications
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Examines strategies physicians use to coordinate care for their patients.
Organizations: Center for Studying Health System Change, Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization
Author: O'Malley AS, Tynan A, Cohen G, Kemper NM, Davis MM
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Minutes of Meeting – April 22, 2009
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Addresses the committee's 16th annual report on physician workforce policy guidelines. Summarizes discussion on how graduate medical education needs to change to meet physician workforce needs.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Development of a 21st Century Healthcare Workforce Plan for Arizona: Report of the Primary Care Workgroup
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Discusses the current state of the health care workforce in Arizona with recommendations for recruitment, retention, planning, and training. Includes data on the supply of primary care providers (physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners) in the state.
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Educating Primary Care Physicians in the Management of Alzheimer's Disease: Using Practice Guidelines to Set Quality Benchmarks
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Link: Abstract
Describes strategies based on evidence-based practice used to train primary care physicians in the identification, diagnosis, and management of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in order to improve dementia care.
Author: Cherry DL, Hahn C, Vickrey BG
Location: International Psychogeriatrics, 21 Suppl 1, S44-52
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Michigan Department of Community Health 2008 Survey of Physicians: Comparison of Primary Care and Specialty Care Physicians
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Offers a tabulation of responses from a survey of Michigan's physicians which separates out responses from primary care and specialty physicians who are actively practicing. Covers demographics, rural or urban practice location, whether they are an MD or DO, and more.
Organizations: Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan Healthcare Workforce Center
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Michigan, Physicians, Primary Care
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Reforming Physician Payments to Achieve Greater Value in Health Care Spending: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians
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Analyzes the primary care payment system. Discusses the gap between primary care and specialty compensation and its affect on physician specialty choice on pages 18-25. Addresses the patient-centered medical home.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Specialty Choice
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Remaking Primary Care: From Crisis to Opportunity
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Highlights the causes of primary care issues, and identifies innovations that could enhance the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of primary care. Discusses issues related to changes required in health professional education.
Organizations: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, NEHI
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses
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Solutions to the Challenges Facing Primary Care Medicine: Comprehensive Strategies from the American College of Physicians
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Discusses challenges facing primary care and recommends policies for meeting those challenges. Examines workforce issues, student debt load, and compensation.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Author: Zerehi MR
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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Some Factors Impacting Osteopathic Medical School Graduates' Specialty Selection -- A Preliminary Exploration of Recent Historical Data
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Summarizes factors affecting osteopathic medical students' choice of specialty, with a focus on primary care.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Author: Levitan T, Shannon SC
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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STFM Podcasts: Episode 7, Dr. Amy McGaha
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Additional Link: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Podcast List
Offers ideas for medical student educators on how to interest their students in family medicine in a 25 minute podcast interview with Amy McGaha, MD, Assistant Division Director, Division of Medical Education for the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Organization: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Author: McGaha A
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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An Environmental Scan of Health and Health Care in North Dakota
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Additional Links: Report Brief, Video Introduction
Provides a comprehensive overview of North Dakota's health care system and the health of its citizens. Includes a section on the health care workforce on pages 30-31 of volume 1. Volume 1 is pages 1-47 and Volume 2 is pages 48-136.
Organizations: Dakota Medical Foundation, University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Author: Volkov B, Gibbens B, Wakefield M
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Dentists, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, North Dakota, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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Improving Mental Health Services in Primary Care: Reducing Administrative and Financial Barriers to Access and Collaboration
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Identifies key issues for pediatricians and psychiatrists related to improving access to mental health services for children and adolescents. Highlights the increase in primary care physicians seeing people with mental health needs, the shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists, and care coordination.
Organizations: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
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Primary Care's Ecologic Impact on Obesity
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Discusses relationship between primary care physician density and obesity rates.
Author: Gaglioti A, Petterson SM, Bazemore AW, Phillips RL Jr, Dodoo MS, Zhang X
Location: American Family Physician, 79(6), 446
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Reforming Provider Payment: Essential Building Block for Health Reform
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Examines the Commonwealth Fund Commission's payment reform recommendations that seek to support primary care, improve care coordination, and make primary care a more attractive choice for physicians, partially through an increase in Medicaid payments.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Guterman S, Davis K, Schoen C, Stremikis K
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Specialty and Geographic Distribution of the Physician Workforce: What Influences Medical Student & Resident Choices?
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Identifies factors that medical students and residents consider when choosing medical specialties and location of practice, including debt load, family medicine, and those in rural and underserved populations.
Organizations: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, Robert Graham Center
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load
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Starting a Practice: Critical Economic Decisions Associated with Locating and Operating a Rural Primary Care Practice
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Discusses important considerations for physicians interested in opening their own practice. Describes how to estimate income for a medical service area.
Organizations: National Center for Rural Health Works, Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
Author: Eilrich FC, Doeksen GA, St. Clair CF
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Oklahoma, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Delaware's Pediatricians 2008
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Provides detailed statistics on pediatricians in Delaware, including the number in each county; their gender, race, age; Medicaid acceptance; wait times; location of their residency; and more. Identifies the number of primary care physicians per county for the state. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: University of Delaware Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research
Author: Toth T
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Diversity, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Health Workforce Shortage Study Report: Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2009
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Provides an overview of Minnesota's primary care workforce. Discusses health care homes and primary care. Compares the state's licensing and regulatory environment to other states and nationally.
Organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Midwives, Minnesota, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Michigan Physician Profile
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Provides information on physicians in Michigan. Covers the number providing patient care, demographics, primary care supply, education and training, the supply and demand forecast, and factors affecting physician supply and demand. Identifies the specialties likely to face the greatest shortages in the state.
Organization: Michigan Health Council
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Michigan, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Montana Primary Care Physician Workforce Study
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Identifies primary care physician shortages in Montana, in which counties these shortages exist, and what primary care specialties are most needed.
Organization: Montana State University
Author: Stenseth A
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Montana, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations
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States Face Shortages of Primary Care Doctors
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Additional Link: Audio
Transcript of a January 6, 2009 report on the role of primary care in health care, the shortage of primary care providers, and factors that influence whether physicians choose to practice primary care.
Author: Bowser BA
Location: NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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AAFP Annual Report on the National Resident Matching Program: 2009
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Includes the number of applicants to graduate medical programs for the 2009-10 academic year, specialty choice, and trends in specialty selection.
Organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Adolescent Depression: Evaluating Pediatric Residents' Knowledge, Confidence, and Interpersonal Skills Using Standardized Patients
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Link: Abstract
Highlights the importance of pediatricians' ability to diagnose major depressive disorder and how standardized patients can teach and assess pediatricians' skills in this area.
Author: Lewy C, Sells CW, Gilhooly J, McKelvey R
Location: Academic Psychiatry, 33(5), 389-93
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Education and Training, General Pediatricians, National, Primary Care
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Ambulatory Specialist Use by Nonhospitalized Patients in US Health Plans: Correlates and Consequences
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Link: Abstract
Examines the relationship between primary care physician use and specialist use. Identifies a correlation between seeing more primary care physicians and specialist use, and having a general internist as a primary care physician and more specialists seen.
Author: Starfield B, Chang HY, Lemke KW, Weiner JP
Location: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 32(3), 216-25
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Primary Care
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Compendium of Best Practices/Models that Work in Rural Workforce Development
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Includes examples of best practices for developing the health workforce from various states.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Arizona, Best Practices and Model Programs, Dental Occupations, Interprofessional Training and Education, Montana, New Mexico, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, South Carolina, West Virginia
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Confronting the Growing Burden of Chronic Disease: Can the U.S. Health Care Workforce Do the Job?
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Additional Link: Abstract
Supports an interdisciplinary primary care workforce to prepare for the increase in chronic disease.
Author: Bodenheimer T, Chen E, Bennett HD
Location: Health Affairs, 28(1), 64-74
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Community Health Workers, National, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Registered Nurses
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Delegating Work in Primary Care: A False Ideal?
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Link: Abstract
Details how dividing work processes among various types of support staff reduces the productivity and profitability of primary care practices.
Author: Dobson G, Pinker EJ
Location: Journal of Medical Practice Management, 25(3), 173-6
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Do International Medical Graduates (IMGs) Fill the Gap in Rural Primary Care in the United States? A National Study
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Link: Abstract
Compares the practice locations of international medical graduates (IMGs) and U.S. medical graduates (USMGs) in primary care specialties.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Author: Thompson MJ, Hagopian A, Fordyce MA, Hart LG
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 25(2), 124-34
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Easing the Shortage in Adult Primary Care — Is It All about Money?
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Offers a perspective on the primary care shortage. Discusses the income gap between primary care and other physician specialties and the reliance on international medical graduates. Highlights reasons students choose primary care and supportive policies.
Author: Steinbrook R
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 360(26), 2696-9
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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How do Race and Sex Affect the Earnings of Primary Care Physicians?
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Link: Abstract
Reports on income differences for primary care physicians based on demographics. Identifies addressing gender income gaps as a priority as more women enter the physician workforce.
Author: Weeks WB, Wallace TA, Wallace AE
Location: Health Affairs, 28(2), 557-66
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Map of Counties With the Majority of Primary Care Providers of a Single Type, 2009
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Provides a map that categorizes counties by the type of provider serving as the majority source of primary care. Includes primary care MDs, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Stange K
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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Map of the Number of Physician Assistants Per Primary Care Doctor by County, 2009
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Provides a map that categorizes counties by the number of physician assistants per primary care MD.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Stange K
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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New Jersey Physician Workforce Task Force Report
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Examines New Jersey's physician workforce, pipeline, and supply in depth. Offers projections for demand and recommendations. Identifies current and future physician shortages by specialty. Includes county profiles and national benchmark data for physician population ratios in the appendix. Provides examples of health workforce initiatives in other states.
Organization: New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Georgia, Illinois, International Medical Graduates, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin
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Primary Care Is in Crisis: A Four-Part White Paper Series
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Discusses challenges facing primary care with a focus on Michigan. Addresses the primary care workforce in section four. Covers educational capacity, interdisciplinary training, and recruitment and retention. Offers recommendations for the state.
Author: Michigan Primary Care Consortium
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Michigan, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Quality-Based Payment for Medical Groups and Individual Physicians
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Examines how frequently quality and patient satisfaction indicators determine medical group, primary care, and specialist compensation.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Robinson JC, Shortell SM, Rittenhouse DR, Fernandes-Taylor S, Gillies RR, Casalino LP
Location: Inquiry Summer, 46(2), 172–81
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Reforming Physician Payments to Achieve Greater Value in Health Care Spending
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Discusses physician compensation especially as it relates to interest in primary care. Provides recommendations on how to reform physician payments; a position paper from the American College of Physicians.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Author: Baker B, Doherty R
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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The Renewal of Primary Health Care in the Americas No. 2, Medical Education for Primary Health Care
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Addresses how to train students for primary care. Reports on current medical education in the Americas, shares best practices, and promotes discussion. Offers recommendations from the "Meeting on Primary Health Care-Oriented Medical Education" held in Brazil, July 2008.
Organization: Pan American Health Organization
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, International, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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What Does It Cost Physician Practices to Interact with Health Insurance Plans?
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Examines how much time physicians spend on health insurance. Compares the time spent by primary care physicians to other specialists.
Author: Casalino LP, Nicholson S, Gans DN, Hammons T, Morra D, Karrison T, Levinson W
Location: Health Affairs, 28(4):w533-43.
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Would Having More Primary Care Doctors Cut Health Spending Growth?
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Examines the relationship between market-level Medicare spending growth and the proportion of primary care physicians between 1995 and 2005.
Organization: Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization
Author: Chernew ME, Sabik L, Chandra A, Newhouse JP
Location: Health Affairs, 28(5), 1327-35
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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7th Annual Report to the Secretary DHHS and to Congress: Coming Home: The Patient-Centered Medical-Dental Home in Primary Care Training
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Provides recommendations regarding the Patient-Centered Medical and Dental Home (PCM-DH) to serve as this new primary care practice environment. Defines the key role that Title VII, section 747 must play in its development and implementation.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Dentists, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Connecting Body and Mind: A Resource Guide to Integrated Health Care in Texas and the United States
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Discusses the integration of primary care and behavioral health treatment. Addresses the barriers to coordination of care between providers. Highlights the challenges and successes with care integration in Texas.
Organization: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Author: Lopez M, Coleman-Beattie B, Jahnke L, Sanchez K,
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Care Coordination, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Texas
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Physician Workforce: Core Specialties
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Examines the supply and distribution of physicians in Georgia with detailed information on physician specialties. Includes demographics of physicians accepting Medicaid and Medicare. Contains state maps showing physician supply by county and detailed charts with primary care supply for each county in Georgia.
Organization: Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Georgia, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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The Remuneration of General Practitioners and Specialists in 14 OECD Countries: What Are the Factors Influencing Variations across Countries?
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Examines how physicians are compensated in 14 countries, including the United States. Compares specialists and primary care physician income across countries. Analyzes factors that may explain variations such as hours worked.
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Author: Fujisawa R, Lafortune G
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, International, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Role of Physicians in Children’s Oral Health
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Includes information on state Medicaid programs that provide oral health services for young children. Identifies the states that provide reimbursement for primary care physician oral health services through Medicaid.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Cantrell C
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Short Report: Factors that Affect Specialty Choice and Career Plans of Wisconsin's Medical Students
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Reports on a survey of Wisconsin medical students to determine what affects their choice of specialty. Identifies factors that lead students to choose primary care.
Author: Knox KE, Getzin A, Bergum A, McBride P, Rieselbach R, Friedsam D
Location: WMJ, 107(8), 369-73
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load, Wisconsin
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Study: Many Doctors Would Prefer Another Profession
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Provides an eight-minute interview on National Public Radio with Dr. Sydney Spiesel on the results of a primary care physician survey on what they like and do not like about their profession.
Author: Brand M
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement: Final Report and Recommendations
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Additional Link: Addendum
Examines physician workforce issues and policies intended to address them with a focus on Maryland. Identifies characteristics of physician practices in Maryland, overviews projected shortages for physicians and other primary care providers, and discusses variations in physician compensation by specialty. Includes a section on the need to improve physician supply data.
Organization: Maryland Health Care Commission
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Maryland, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Wyoming Primary Care Gaps and Policy Options
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Provides an overview of Wyoming's primary care workforce, discusses what other states have done to improve their primary care workforce, and recommends policies.
Organizations: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies, Wyoming Healthcare Commission
Author: Skillman SM, Andrilla CH, Doescher MP, Robinson BJ
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Wyoming
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Academic Medicine November 2008: History of the Title VII Section 747 Grant Programs, 1963-2008
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Thematic issue on the history and impact of the Title VII, Section 747 health professions training programs.
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Meeting - November 17-18, 2008
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Addresses chronic care, physician assistant trends, pediatric residency redesign, a supply and demand model, the patient-centered medical-dental home, and Title VII, section 747. Discusses recommendations for the 7th and 8th annual reports.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Dentists, General Pediatricians, National, Physician Assistants, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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The American Medical Student Association's Contributions to Advancing Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Discusses several American Medical Student Association (AMSA) programs developed with Title VII funding: National Primary Care Week; Generalist Physicians in Training; Leadership Seminar Series; Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine; and Promoting, Reinforcing, and Improving Medical Education. Highlights the impact of these programs and the effects of decreased funding.
Organization: American Medical Student Association
Author: Hedgecock J, Steyer TE
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(11):1057-9
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Diversity, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Disappearing Primary Care Physician
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Discusses physicians' choices to become specialists rather than primary care physicians and what might be done to address this trend. Includes examples from several states.
Author: Meyer H
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks, 82(11):28-32, 1
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Colorado, National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care
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Evaluating Title VII Investments in Primary Care Training: Drop in the Ocean, Or Levee Against the Flood?
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the Title VII primary care programs and a recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) report on the Title VII health professions programs. Part of a theme issue of Academic Medicine on the Title VII health professions training programs.
Author: Rich EC, Mullan F
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(11):1002-3
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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Learning from History: The Legacy of Title VII in Academic Family Medicine
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Link: Abstract
Reviews 30 years of experience with the Title VII, Section 747 Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (Title VII) grant program. Discusses Title VII as it relates to family medicine. Part of a theme issue of Academic Medicine on the Title VII health professions training programs.
Author: Newton W, Arndt JE
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(11):1030-8
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, National, Primary Care
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A Legislative History of Federal Assistance for Health Professions Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry in the United States, 1963-2008
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the legislative history of Title VII of the United States Public Health Service Act from 1963 to the present. Describes changes in program emphasis and providers included in Title VII.
Author: Reynolds PP
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(11):1004-14
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Dentists, Education and Training, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Perspective: The Future of Primary Care
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Comprised of six different perspectives on the crisis in U.S. primary care. Also includes a roundtable discussion of the problems and potential solutions for training, practice, compensation, and systemic change.
Author: Lee T, Treadway K, Bodenheimer T, Goroll A, Starfield B, Roland M
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 359(20), 2085-2086
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care Physician Supply, Physician Compensation, and Medicare Fees: What Is the Connection?
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Focuses attention on the adequacy of primary care physician supply and ways to boost access to primary care.
Organization: National Health Policy Forum
Author: Dummit, LA
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Providing Culturally Competent Care: Residents in HRSA Title VII Funded Residency Programs Feel Better Prepared
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Link: Abstract
Determines whether primary care residents in Title VII-funded training programs feel better prepared than those in non-funded programs to provide care to culturally diverse patients.
Author: Green AR, Betancourt JR, Park ER, Greer JA, Donahue EJ, Weissman JS
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(11):1071-9
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Title VII and the Development and Promotion of National Initiatives in Training Primary Care Clinicians in the United States
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Link: Abstract
Details how Title VII has built collaboration, supported new primary care training models, and enhanced the quality of primary care training in specific disease areas.
Author: Davis AK, Reynolds PP, Kahn NB Jr, Sherwood RA, Pascoe JM, Goroll AH, Wilson ME, DeWitt TG, Rich EC
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(11):1021-9
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Title VII Innovations in American Medical and Dental Education: Responding to 21st Century Priorities for the Health of the American Public
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Link: Abstract
Discusses three periods of Title VII funding and focuses on current grantee work: clinical skills and practice improvement, care of underserved and vulnerable populations, and interdisciplinary models of patient care and training.
Author: Reynolds PP
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(11):1015-20
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Health Care Access, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Two Decades of Title VII Support of a Primary Care Residency: Process and Outcomes
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Link: Abstract
Examines the New York University/Bellevue Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program (Bellevue/NYU PC Program), which has received Title VII funding from 1984 to 2007, and its contributions to primary care education, clinical quality, and service.
Author: Lipkin M, Zabar SR, Kalet AL, Laponis R, Kachur E, Anderson M, Gillespie CC
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(11), 1064-70
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, New York, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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When There Is No Doctor: Reasons for the Disappearance of Primary Care Physicians in the US During the Early 21st Century
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Identifies six reasons primary care doctors may become rare by 2025.
Author: McKinlay J, Marceau L
Location: Social Science & Medicine, 67(10), 1481-91
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care
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How is a Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Affecting the Quality and Cost of Medical Care? A Comprehensive Evidence Review
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Discusses trends in the primary care workforce. Summarizes evidence on the physician shortage and how physicians improve health care quality. Includes an annotated literature review of 109 documents.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Author: Zerehi MR
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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International Exchange Programs and U.S. Medical Schools
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Link: Abstract
Describes international programs available through U.S. allopathic medical schools. Identifies studies correlating participation in international programs to primary care choice, interest in public health, and likelihood of working in an underserved area.
Author: McKinley DW, Williams SR, Norcini JJ, Anderson MB
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(10 Suppl), S53-7
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Losing the Linchpin. The Uncertain Future of Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the supply of primary care physicians.
Author: Friedman E
Location: Trustee, 61(9):12-5, 1
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care Physicians in Delaware 2008
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Reports on the demographics, practice characteristics, and distribution of primary care physicians in Delaware. Includes the number per county, state of medical school graduation and residency, the percent accepting new Medicaid/Medicare patients by county, use of non-physicians, and more. Includes the survey used.
Organizations: Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health, University of Delaware Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research
Author: Toth T
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Projecting the Need for Medical Education in Texas: A Report to the Texas Legislature
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Discusses the current state of medical education in Texas and projects state needs for the physician workforce. Provides data on students and the workforce including demographics, distribution, retention, and more. Compares Texas data to nine other states.
Organization: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Texas
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Future Salary and US Residency Fill Rate Revisited
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Examines the association between anticipated income and specialty selection using 2007 Match data.
Author: Ebell MH
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 300(10), 1131-2
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Measuring Primary Care: The Standard Primary Care Year
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Proposes a standard primary care workforce year intended to represent the total primary care contribution for each of the five training forms of primary care over the course of a provider's career.
Author: Bowman RC
Location: Rural and Remote Health, 8(3), 1009
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care Reimbursement of Mental Health Services by Commercial Insurance Payers
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Analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of allowing primary care physicians to provide mental health care and be reimbursed for these services. Offers policy recommendations.
Organization: Maryland Health Care Commission
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Compensation, Health Care Access, Maryland, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Primary Care Shortage Data Reveal Some Surprises
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Examines the percentage of designated primary care shortage regions accepting all new patients versus high populations and poor areas. Hypothesizes the reasons for the study's findings.
Location: Internal Medicine News, 43 (8), 1426-31
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand
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Rural Integrative Care Planning in Sullivan County, New Hampshire: Rural Integrative Best Practices
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Reviews the literature on integrated care in rural areas and identifies best practices. Defines integrated care as a primary care practice that provides medical and behavioral health services.
Organization: Endowment for Health
Author: Goranson A, Fauth J, Phillips M
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, New Hampshire, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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The Disappearing Family Doctor
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Offers a twenty-five minute radio program on the shortage of primary care physicians. Includes input from David Taylor of the National Association of Community Health Centers and Robert Barish from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
Author: Fuentes J
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Health Care Equity, Access, Poverty, and Workforce Diversity
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Discusses socio-economic factors related to health care access and equity. Focuses on the role of physicians in reducing disparities. From a series of papers presented at the 11th International Medical Workforce Collaborative.
Author: Coombs AT
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Alabama Rural Health Plan
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Examines health status indicators in rural Alabama. Includes the number of actively practicing primary care physicians in Alabama by age. Identifies the number of primary care physicians, dentists, and psychiatrists per 10,000 people in Alabama for each county on page 81.
Organization: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Dentists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Changes in U.S. Medical Students' Specialty Interests over the Course of Medical School
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Examines the change in students' specialty choices during medical school. Identifies greater attrition for those initially interested in primary care.
Author: Compton MT, Frank E, Elon L, Carrera J
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(7), 1095-100
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Mayor's Task Force on Improving Access to Primary Care in Boston: Final Report
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Offers specific recommendations, examples, and a timeframe for improving access to primary care in Boston. Supports the use of non-physician clinicians, reducing chronic disease, financial incentives to recruit people into primary care and to support initiatives like care coordination, and establishing a primary care task force to monitor and improve access.
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Access, Massachusetts, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Paying for Physician Care in Maryland: What Are the Factors Contributing to Differences Across Specialties
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Examines differences in physician reimbursement across specialties in Maryland and what causes these variations. Focuses on primary care versus other specialties.
Organization: Maryland Health Care Commission
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Maryland, Physicians, Primary Care
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Critical Shortage of Physicians and Nurses Projected for Indiana
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Addresses registered nurses and primary care physician supply and demand projections for Indiana through 2020. Identifies the number of primary care providers in each county in the state. Discusses issues related to distribution. Includes maps.
Organization: Indiana Center for Health Policy
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Health Care Access, Indiana, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Physician Effects on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patients’ Experiences of Primary Care
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Compares disparities caused by minority patients clustered in low performing practices to those attributable to physicians. Reports on a survey of primary care practices in California using five measures of care.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Rodriguez HP, von Glahn T, Grembowski DE, Rogers WH, Safran DG
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(10), 1666–72
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care
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Primary Care: Foundation for an Evidence-Based Health System
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Supports reforming primary care physician payments to improve health care quality. Identifies questions for health plans to consider, discusses payment options, and lists resources on the topic.
Organization: Global Health Benefits Institute
Author: National Committee on Evidence-Based Benefit Design
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Promoting the Use of Primary Care
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Supports a review of the relative value of physician services, changes to Medicare payments for primary care services, and a Medicare medical home pilot program in a report to Congress.
Organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Physician Distribution and Access: Workforce Priorities
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Discusses how Primary Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) exceed federal population-to-physician designation criteria, yet struggle to maintain access to primary care physicians. Suggests policies for recruiting and retaining primary care physicians to HPSAs, and new HPSA criteria that support access to primary care practices.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Zhang X, Phillips RL Jr, Bazemore AW, Dodoo MS, Petterson SM, Xierali I, Green LA
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations
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Primary Care in Minnesota: An Academic Health Center's Perspective
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Describes the current status of primary care in Minnesota and ideas for addressing anticipated workforce shortages and enhancing the vitality of primary care.
Author: Brooks K, Cieslak J, Radcliffe P, Sjogren K
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Minnesota, Physicians, Primary Care
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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
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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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Provider and Clinic Cultural Competence in a Primary Care Setting
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Examines connections between cultural competence and provider characteristics. Discusses cultural competence as a method to reduce disparities in health care. Reports on a survey of providers in Baltimore, Maryland and Wilmington, Delaware.
Author: Paez KA, Allen JK, Carson KA, Cooper LA
Location: Social Science & Medicine, 66(5), 1204-16
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Delaware, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Maryland, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care
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Strategies to Address the Issues of Access to New Hampshire's Primary Care Workforce: A Report to Governor John Lynch
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Summarizes primary care workforce development issues at a national and state level. Provides recommendations to address New Hampshire's primary care shortages.
Organization: New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, New Hampshire, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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2008 Health Professions Database
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Provides statistics on health professionals, including physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, dentists, and pharmacists in Wyoming. Includes data on supply, distribution, demographics, specialties, education, vacancies, and more. Includes survey instruments.
Organization: Wyoming Healthcare Commission
Date: 2/2008
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, Licensure and Certification, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Wyoming
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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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Health Care Utilization and the Proportion of Primary Care Physicians
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a study that looked at the relationship between the proportion of primary care physicians and health care utilization.
Author: Kravet SJ, Shore AD, Miller R, Green GB, Kolodner K, Wright SM
Location: American Journal of Medicine, 121(2):142-8
Date: 2/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Primary Health Care: Now More Than Ever
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Chronicles the health status of populations across the globe and highlights inequalities and inefficiencies in access to care and the delivery of health services. Calls for a renewed focus on and investment in primary care and physician workforce development.
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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2008 Annual Meeting Presentations
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Includes physician workforce presentations from the 2008 annual AAMC meeting in San Antonio. Covers physician specialty choice, indicators for determining supply and demand, supply and demand projections, and trends.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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2008 Survey of Primary Care Physicians: Financial Performance, Practice Characteristics, Career Plans
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Tracks the financial performance of primary care practices. Explores the practice plans of primary care physicians.
Author: Merritt-Hawkins & Associates
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Aging, Primary Care, and Self-Sufficiency: Health Care Workforce Challenges Ahead
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Link: Abstract
Discusses environmental factors that contribute to the workforce shortage, such as aging and technology. Discusses options for expanding the health care workforce, including international medical graduates.
Author: Mullan F, Frehywot S, Jolley LJ
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, National, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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A Closer Look at Healthcare Workforce Needs in the West: Medical Education
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Highlights three interrelated workforce issues of importance to physicians and medical schools that prepare individuals for a career in medicine: the shortage of physicians and the planned expansion of medical school enrollment, medical student indebtedness, and primary care physician service with emphasis on care delivery in rural areas.
Organization: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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North Dakota Health Care: The Rural Crisis
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Provides recommendations for addressing the physician shortages in rural North Dakota. Discusses model programs. Addresses workforce pipeline efforts, medical school recruitment from rural areas, and education and training focused on rural primary care. Includes data on physician supply and medical school tuition.
Organization: Dakota Medical Foundation
Author: Mann W, Anderson J,
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, North Dakota, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Primary Care: Can It Solve Employers' Health Care Dilemma?
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the importance of primary care, why physicians are not choosing to go into it, and what employers can do.
Author: Sepulveda MJ, Bodenheimer T, Grundy P
Location: Health Affairs, 27(1), 151-8
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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RI AHEC Primary Care Mapping Project
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Offers maps showing the distribution of dentists, nurses, physicians, primary care physicians, and pediatricians in Rhode Island.
Organization: AHEC of Rhode Island
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, General Pediatricians, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island
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Sources of U.S. Physician Income: The Contribution of Government Payments to the Specialist–Generalist Income Gap
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Highlights how lower incomes in primary care fields have contributed to shortages in these specialties. Analyzes the role government policy has played in this salary gap.
Author: Lasser KE, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU.
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(9), 1477–1481
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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State of the State's Rural Health: Workforce Issues, Physicians & Hospitals
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Provides an overview of rural health care in Oklahoma. Includes a section on the physician workforce from pages 8-18. Offers data on urban-rural distribution, age, education, state-wide and county-level supply, and more.
Organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Oklahoma, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Will Generalist Physician Supply Meet Demands of an Increasing and Aging Population?
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Link: Abstract
Compares predictions for future family physician and general internist demand based on population growth and aging to the future supply of generalists for adult care. Examines trends for child care to determine the adequacy of the supply of pediatricians and family physicians supply.
Author: Colwill JM, Cultice JM, Kruse RL
Location: Health Affairs, 27 (3), 232-241
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Physician Supply and Distribution in New Mexico, 2006
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Provides data on the physician workforce in New Mexico. Covers supply, distribution demographics, education and training, compensation and more. Offers statistical summaries for physician specialties and each county. Includes survey instrument in appendix.
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, New Mexico Health Policy Commission
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, New Mexico, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Are Entering Obstetrics/Gynecology Residents More Similar to the Entering Primary Care or Surgery Resident Workforce?
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Link: Abstract
Reports results of a study comparing demographic characteristics of first-year residents entering obstetrics/gynecology with those entering primary care and surgery.
Author: McAlister RP, Andriole DA, Brotherton SE, Jeffe DB
Location: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 197(5):536e1-6
Date: 11/2007
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, General Surgeons, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Kansas Primary Care Education Enhancement
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Offers recommendations to increase the primary care physician supply in Kansas. Offers policy suggestions for the medical school and state and federal legislators.
Author: KU School of Medicine
Date: 10/2007
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Kansas, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Report of the Workforce and Workforce Development Subcommittee of the Indiana University Health Reform Study Group
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Reports on Indiana's health workforce. Offers detailed recommendations to address health workforce supply, distribution, and composition. Includes primary care physicians and non-physician clinicians by county, supply and demand projections, diversity information, and more.
Author: Workforce and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Date: 10/2007
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Indiana, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Eighteenth Report: New Paradigms for Physician Training for Improving Access to Health Care
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Provides recommendations for mandatory physician National Health Service requirements. Discusses the expansion of existing programs, recruitment incentives, and funding targeted towards training clinicians to serve in areas with limited access to health care. Includes references and appendices.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 9/2007
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Nineteenth Report: Enhancing Flexibility in Graduate Medical Education
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Provides recommendations on ways to increase the flexibility of graduate medical education. Discusses expanding the number of graduate medical trainees and improving GME delivery and flexibility in structure, design, accreditation, and funding to achieve a more appropriately trained physician workforce. Includes references.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 9/2007
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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A Three-Year Accelerated Medical School Curriculum Designed to Encourage and Facilitate Primary Care Careers
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Link: Abstract
Describes an accelerated curriculum at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) that reduces the time necessary to complete medical training as a primary care physician and reduces the expense involved in obtaining a medical education.
Author: Bell HS, Ferretti SM, Ortoski RA
Location: Academic Medicine, 82(9):895-9
Date: 9/2007
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Osteopathic Physicians, Pennsylvania, Primary Care
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Debt, Demographics, and Dual Degrees: American Medicine At the Crossroads: Part 3: A Paradigm Shift Or a Return to the Basics?
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Link: Abstract
Discusses a projected shortage in primary care and specialist physicians and the potential use of non-physician providers to address the primary care shortage. Also considers the need for a training path for dual-degree physicians with expertise in law, business, and government.
Author: Ellerin BE
Location: Journal of the American College of Radiology, 4(8):537-46 Review
Date: 8/2007
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care Provider Turnover and Quality in Managed Care Organizations
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Examines the association between primary care provider turnover in managed care organizations and measures of member satisfaction and preventive care.
Author: Plomondon ME, Magid DJ, Steiner JF, MaWhinney S, Gifford BD, Shih SC, Grunwald GK, Rumsfeld JS
Location: American Journal of Managed Care, 13(8):465-72
Date: 8/2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Responses to Medical Students' Frequently Asked Questions About Family Medicine
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Discusses the benefits of primary care and family medicine, the education and training of family physicians, the scope of medical practice in the specialty, and issues related to lifestyle and medical student debt.
Author: McGaha AL, Garrett E, Jobe AC, Nalin P, Newton WP, Pugno PA, Kahn NB Jr
Location: American Family Physician, 76(1):99-106
Date: 7/2007
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Student Debt Load
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Exodus of Male Physicians from Primary Care Drives Shift to Specialty Practice
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Link: Abstract
Reports on the changing makeup of the primary care physician workforce, with growing numbers of female physicians and of International Medical Graduates (IMGs). Discusses changes in income for primary care physicians and how that might impact the future supply of primary care physicians.
Author: Tu HT, O'Malley AS
Location: Tracking Report, (17):1-6
Date: 6/2007
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Providers in Demand: North Carolina's Primary Care and Specialty Supply
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Examines underserved populations in North Carolina. Studies provider shortages by specialty, such as PAs, NPs, surgeons, psychiatrists, geriatricians, primary care, and pediatric subspecialties.
Organization: North Carolina Institute of Medicine
Date: 6/2007
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, North Carolina, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Status and Future of Health Care Delivery in Rural Wyoming
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Additional Link: Summary Report
Provides findings from an analysis of health care service delivery in rural Wyoming. Includes an overview of Wyoming's population and the health care service delivery system. Covers workforce recruitment and retention, the economic impact of the health care system, and other topics.
Organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 6/2007
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Rural, Wyoming
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Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana
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Outlines recommendations to reform Louisiana's public health system, safety net, and graduate medical education. Highlights the shortage of primary care physicians.
Organization: Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana
Date: 5/2007
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Access, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Panel Size: How Many Patients Can One Doctor Manage?
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Describes the importance of panel size in balancing appointment supply and patient demand, offers methods for determining current and ideal panel size, and provides ways to make adjustments. Includes a patient panel size worksheet.
Organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
Author: Murray M, Davies M, Boushon B
Location: Family Practice Management, 14(4), 44-51
Date: 4/2007
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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2007 Survey of Primary Care Physicians: Career Opportunities, Financial Goals, Practice Projections
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Exams primary care family physicians, general internal medicine practitioners, and pediatricians. Reports on the job market for primary care physicians, their
financial goals and expectations, and their assessment of the future of primary care.
Author: Merritt Hawkins & Associates
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Access Denied: A Look at America's Medically Disenfranchised
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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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Cartographic Archives: Health Workforce Supply
Map
Provides maps showing the number of physicians, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives per 10,000 people for the United States. Offers maps for all counties and for nonmetropolitan counties.
Organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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North Carolina's Primary Care and Specialty Workforce
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Offers a special issue on North Carolina's health workforce. Covers physician supply, medical school expansion, the role and supply of advanced practice nurses, distribution issues, recruitment and retention, and more.
Location: North Carolina Medical Journal, 68(3)
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Diversity, Education and Training, Midwives, North Carolina, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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The Primary Care Physician Workforce: Ethical and Policy Implications
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Additional Link: Abstract
Examines characteristics of international medical graduates. Focuses on their country of origin and whether they chose primary care or a physician specialty. Considers the primary care needs of where they studied medicine and the ethical implications.
Author: Starfield B, Fryer GE Jr
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 5(6):486-91
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, National, Primary Care
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Quantifying the Health Benefits of Primary Care Physician Supply in the United States
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on the impact of primary care physician supply on health outcomes.
Author: Macinko J, Starfield B, Shi L
Location: International Journal of Health Services: Planning, Administration, Evaluation, 37(1):111-26 Review
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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The Role and Contributions of IMGs: A US Perspective
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the impact of international medical graduate migration and how IMGs have contributed to primary care in the United States. Suggests offsetting the brain drain in other countries by improving their medical schools.
Author: Cohen JJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 81(12 Suppl):S17-21
Date: 12/2006
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, National, Primary Care
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6th Annual Report to the Secretary DHHS and to Congress: The Role of Title VII, Section 747 in Preparing Primary Care Practitioners to Care for the Underserved and Other High-Risk Groups and Vulnerable Populations
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Provides recommendations for preparing the primary care workforce to meet the needs of vulnerable populations. Appendices discuss approaches to defining vulnerable populations and individuals and provide a guide for interdisciplinary workforce approaches and clinical innovations and training competencies through Title VII, section 747 programs.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 11/2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Indiana University School of Medicine Physician Workforce Task Force Final Report
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Examines Indiana's current and future physician supply by specialty group using the Physician Demand Model (PDM). Offers recommendations to address the state's physician shortage. Includes data on physician demographics, specialties, physician to population ratios, and instate retention.
Date: 11/2006
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Geriatrics, Indiana, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Impact of Desire to Work in Underserved Communities on Selection of Specialty among Fourth-Year Medical Students
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Examines factors that influence medical students' choice of primary care, with a focus on students who want to work in an underserved community.
Author: Bazargan M
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 98(9), 1460-1465
Date: 9/2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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A Primary Care Capacity Shortage in New York City & the Potential Impact of Hospital Closures
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Analyzes New York City's primary care physician availability, how hospital closures and restructuring may affect that capacity, and recommends policies to help ensure health care access in the city. Includes maps of primary care shortage areas in New York City for Medicaid enrolled residents.
Organization: Primary Care Development Corporation
Author: Lager N, Green D, Kim V, Zahn D
Date: 9/2006
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Hospitals, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations
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The Impending Collapse of Primary Care Medicine and Its Implications for the State of the Nation’s Health Care: A Report from the American College of Physicians
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Advocates for comprehensive health care reform from Congress. Covers the primary care shortage, consequences of the primary care shortage, and offers policy recommendations for how Medicare payments are processed.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Date: 1/2006
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Creating a New National Workforce for Internal Medicine
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Discusses the looming shortage of primary care physicians and recommends national health care policies to help resolve the shortage.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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National Health Service Corps Staffing and the Growth of the Local Rural Non-NHSC Primary Care Physician Workforce
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Link: Abstract
Assesses long-term changes in the non-NHSC primary care physician workforce of rural underserved counties that have received NHSC staffing support relative to workforce changes in underserved counties without NHSC support.
Author: Pathman DE, Fryer GE Jr, Phillips RL, Smucny J, Miyoshi T, Green LA
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 22(4):285-93
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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A Workforce Analysis Informing Medical School Expansion, Admissions, Support for Primary Care, Curriculum, and Research
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Examines physician distribution, supply, demographics, and medical school data for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.
Author: Berg AO, Norris TE
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 4(Suppl 1), S40-S44
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Education and Training, Idaho, Montana, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Washington, Wyoming
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Meeting – September 29-30, 2005
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes speakers and discussions on vulnerable populations and health disparities, particularly related to pediatric health care. Addresses training to serve these populations and the role of Title VII, section 747.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 9/2005
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Debt, Plans and Opinions of Osteopathic Medical Students in 2004
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Details medical debt trends for osteopathic medical students. Examines how student debt has affected career plans, including decisions not to enter primary care. Compares student financial support, socioeconomic factors, and demographics to debt load. Includes student evaluations of their medical school experiences.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Author: Singer AM
Date: 9/2005
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Primary Care, Student Debt Load
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Seventeenth Report: Minorities in Medicine: An Ethnic and Cultural Challenge for Physician Training. An Update
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Discusses the changing demographics in the US, medical school pipelines, and efforts to increase the number of minorities in medicine. Includes data on the diversity of physicians and faculty. Offers cultural competence recommendations.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 4/2005
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Substitution of Doctors by Nurses in Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on comparisons between the use of doctors and nurses in primary health care. Discusses doctor-nurse substitution, whether nurses can produce as high quality of care as doctors, and the impact on workload and health care costs.
Author: Laurant M, Reeves D, Hermens R, Braspenning J, Grol R, Sibbald B
Location: Cochrane Database Systematic Review, 18(2)
Date: 4/2005
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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International Medical Graduate Physicians in the U.S.: Changes Since 1981
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Results of a study which describes changes over time in IMGs' country of education, demographics, type of practice, specialty, and propensity to practice in needy locations since 1981. Concludes that IMGs are an important source of primary care physicians for rural and underserved areas.
Organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
Author: Hart LG, Skillman SM, Hagopian A, Fordyce MA, Thompson MJ, Konrad TR
Date: 3/2005
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, National, Primary Care, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Meeting – February 10-11, 2005
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes discussions regarding the alignment of outcomes with HRSA's priorities, the committee's 5th report, and possible outcomes measures. Identifies possible topics for the 6th report.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 2/2005
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Physician Supply, Physician Diversity, and Outcomes of Primary Health Care for Older Persons in the United States
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Link: Abstract
Examines effects of physician supply and diversity on hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Includes data from 31 metropolitan areas in the 1984-1990 United States Longitudinal Study of Aging, and the Area Resource File.
Author: Laditka JN
Location: Health and Place, 10(3):231-44
Date: 9/2004
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Meeting – February 12-13, 2004
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes speeches on each discipline represented on the advisory committee. Addresses workgroup recommendations related to the committee's 4th annual report on primary care training.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 2/2004
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Variation in Predictors of Primary Care Career Choice by Year and Stage of Training: A National Survey
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Examines how factors associated with primary care choice change during medical education stages.
Author: Connelly MT, Sullivan AM, Peters AS, Clark-Chiarelli N, Zotov N, Martin N, Simon SR, Singer JD, Block SD
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 18(3), 159-169
Date: 3/2003
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Meeting – December 7-8, 2000
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Reviews how the Bureau of Health Professions addresses workforce shortages. Discusses the goals and process for the Committee to develop its report and identifies key themes. Addresses grant funding distribution.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 12/2000
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Health Care Access, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Fifteenth Report: Financing Graduate Medical Education in a Changing Health Care Environment
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Details the financing of graduate medical education, suggests alternative models, and provides policy recommendations. Includes details of Medicaid and Medicare payments, a discussion of barriers to ambulatory setting residencies, and more.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 12/2000
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Resource Paper Compendium: Update on the Physician Workforce
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Additional Link: Overview and Executive Summary of Papers
Includes three papers on policy issues related to physician workforce needs. Focuses on shortage and underserved areas, family physicians, and the public health physician workforce.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 8/2000
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Rural
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Meeting – April 20-21, 2000
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Supports focusing the first committee report on the impact of Title VII, section 747. Highlights graduate medical education funding targeted to primary care medicine and dentistry. Summarizes speeches regarding physician assistant programs, pediatrics, general medicine, family medicine, and dentistry.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 4/2000
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Fourteenth Report: COGME Physician Workforce Policies: Recent Development and Remaining Challenges in Meeting National Goals
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Examines the impact of policies such as the 1997 Balanced Budget Act on physician supply and demand. Offers recommendations.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 3/1999
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Fifth Report: Women and Medicine
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Addresses the need for physician training in women's health. Provides a brief history of women in medicine. Lists recommendations.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 5/1998
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Twelfth Report: Minorities in Medicine
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Focuses on trends in physician diversity, programs used to support minority participation in medicine, and the role minority physicians play in improving access to care. Offers recommendations. Addresses interest in primary care.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 5/1998
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Eleventh Report: International Medical Graduates, the Physician Workforce, and GME Payment Reform
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Focuses on the number of international medical graduates entering US residency programs. Offers policy recommendations.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 3/1998
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Tenth Report: Physician Distribution and Health Care Challenges in Rural and Inner-City Areas
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Focuses on the maldistribution of physicians in rural and urban areas. Discusses methods of identifying shortage and underserved areas, federal programs intended to address maldistribution, and related issues. Offers recommendations.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 2/1998
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Shortage Designations
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Eighth Report: Patient Care Physician Supply and Requirements: Testing COGME Recommendations
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Discusses physician supply and the impact of managed care. Supports reducing the number of physician residency programs.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 11/1996
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Discusses the scope of primary care, its value to the patient and the community, and impact of primary care on cost, access, and quality. Includes a chapter addressing education and training for primary care and a chapter addressing the primary care workforce, with data on primary care physicians, physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs).
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 1996
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Sixth Report: Managed Health Care: Implications for the Physician Workforce and Medical Education
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Focuses on the impact of managed health care on physician training and supply. Projects an oversupply of specialists and subspecialists and a need for more generalist physicians. Offers recommendations.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 9/1995
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Fourth Report: Recommendations to Improve Access to Health Care Through Physician Workforce Reform
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Offers policy recommendations to help establish a national physician workforce plan. Highlights the need for more generalist and minority physicians, an oversupply of specialists, and maldistribution.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 1/1994
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Third Report: Improving Access to Health Care Through Physician Workforce Reform: Directions for the 21st Century
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Addresses health care access issues and the physician supply. Lists findings related to the physician workforce.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 1992
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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American Academy of Family Physicians: Primary Care
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Provides definitions for primary care, primary care practice, and physicians and other providers of primary care.
Organization: American Academy of Family Physicians
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care
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ASHNHA Professional Job Listings
Job board
Provides links to job listings for various health care occupations in Alaska.
Organization: Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Behavioral Health Occupations, Family Medicine Physicians, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Health Workforce Development Council
Web site
Provides action plans created by the Health Workforce Development Council of the California Workforce Investment Board to alleviate health workforce shortages. Includes plans for various health professions and information on the career pathway sub-committee.
Organization: California Workforce Investment Board
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Community Health Workers, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Laboratory Professionals, Medical Assistants, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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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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Iowa Health Professions Tracking Systems
Web site
Contains biographical, educational, and professional information for all active Iowa physicians, physician assistants, dentists, pharmacists and advanced practice nurses. Data and reports available for purchase.
Organization: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dentists, Diversity, Iowa, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Kentucky Health Facts
Web site
Provides health indicator data by county for Kentucky. "Access to Care, Health Care Providers and Facilities" includes information on the supply of physicians, primary care physicians, dentists, pharmacists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
Organization: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Kentucky, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport AHEC Programs
Web site
Describes the programs offered by Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport AHEC. Includes a rural primary care experience for medical students, a month of primary care immersion rotations, a program to interest undergraduates from rural areas in medicine, and family practice rotations.
Organization: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport AHEC Program
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Mapping the Workforce
Map
Provides maps and tables with statistics and data on numerous workforce issues in Texas.
Organization: Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies at CHEP
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Tagged keywords: Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Texas
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Med School Mapper
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Offers a mapping tool that shows the impact of each medical school by county. Includes data specific for rural and underserved areas, primary care specialties, and general surgery.
Organizations: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, Robert Graham Center
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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National Health Service Corps Details
Web site
Provides interactive maps and charts with information on the number of National Health Service Corps providers. Offers breakdowns by discipline, state, and county.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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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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ORH Maps
Map
Provides maps for health-related data in Oregon. Includes provider supply maps for counselors, family physicians, nurse practitioners, obstetrics, pediatricians, physicians, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers.
Organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care for All
Web site
Supports primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Offers opportunities for continuing education, networking, and peer support.
Organizations: Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Migrant Clinicians Network, National Center for Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Primary Care in Delaware: Practice Made Perfect
Video or multimedia
Offers a video intended to help recruit health care providers to Delaware. Highlights the benefits of working in the state.
Organization: Delaware Bureau of Health Planning and Resources Management
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Dental Occupations, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Primary Care Physicians in Delaware: Practice Made Perfect
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Provides resources catered towards recruiting primary care physicians to Delaware.
Organization: Delaware Bureau of Health Planning and Resources Management
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Redesigning Primary Care: A Strategic Vision To Improve Value By Organizing Around Patients’ Needs
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Link: Abstract
Presents recommendations for reforming primary care by designing coordinated care teams that target patient needs. Discusses changes in scheduling, patient interaction, facility layouts, physician compensation, and more.
Author: Porter ME, Pabo EA, Lee TH
Location: Health Affairs, 32 (3), 516-525
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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State Primary Care Offices
Directory
Lists state PCO offices. Provides information on shortage designations, HPSAs, MUAs, MUPs, J1 Visas, scholarships, and loan repayment programs.
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations, Workforce Pipeline
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Workforce and Access: Implementation Briefs
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Presents information on the implementation of provisions from the Affordable Care Act for the health care workforce. Covers teaching health centers, national policy development, and the public health, nursing, dental health, and primary care physician workforce.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Health Reform, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health
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