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June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a disruptive model of health education and delivery, makes the medical resources of academic medical centers available to treat and improve outcomes for rural HCV patients.
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An evaluation of the Pipeline program's impact on dental school seniors' public service plans found that while overall the program lacked significant impact, students' access to loan repayment programs was the most significant predictor of their plans for public service.
December 18, 2011 | Story
Study from RWJF-supported RN Work Project is the latest examining the factors in nurses' decisions about their jobs.
November 23, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
For some years now, health care innovators have been using emerging health information technologies to transform everyday clinical care. But Pioneer grantee Project ECHO applies these technologies in an entirely new and revolutionary way: to spread ...
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article proposes establishing a national faith-based health research network. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) can use their strong community ties to generate new research. The authors put forth three goals for an FBO network and discuss secular models.
November 16, 2009 | Program Result Report
Nurse practitioner Tina Monlezun, RN, MSN, bought the vacant clinic building and with a loan from Louisiana's Southern Rural Health Access project, was able to open the clinic and cover costs such as personnel and equipment.
November 16, 2009 | Program Result Report
In Texas the East Texas Area Health Education Center worked with 40 organizations - hospitals, social services agencies, and faith-based ministries - to develop the East Texas Health Access Network.
November 16, 2009 | Program Result Report
In Mississippi the Mississippi Primary Health Care Association created the Mississippi Access to Rural Care program, which helped recruit and place 134 primary care providers in some of the state's most remote and impoverished areas.
November 16, 2009 | Program Result Report
The South Carolina Rural Interdisciplinary Program of Training introduced 420 students in 12 health disciplines, to rural health care for five weeks during the summer.
November 16, 2009 | Program Result Report
A registered nurse experienced in the business side of health care, Harrison spent almost two months improving the billing system. As a result of her work, the hospital's charges increased from $9 million to $11 million a year initially and eventually went up to $14 million, says Curtis, adding, "That's the bottom line."