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Partnerships for Training Online Nursing Degree Program Boosts Level of Care in Rural North Carolina

October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

Duke University-East Carolina University Partnerships for Training developed Web-based degree programs for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas in North Carolina.

Mountain and Plains Partnerships for Training Project Offers Advanced Distance Education for Nurses in Underserved Rural West

October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

From 1995 to 2002, a coalition of eight universities and colleges offered a distance education degree program for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students working in rural Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona.

Practice Sights

January 1, 2003 | Book

In this chapter, Irene Wielawski, an award-winning journalist, the evaluator of the Foundation's Reach Out program, and a frequent contributor to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, examines this ambitious 10-state effort.

Nursing Home Residents Fare Better with a Dedicated Team of Medical Practitioners

January 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

A project team at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, studied the long-term care being provided to nursing home residents using different models of HMO primary care.

Nursing Home Patients Fare Better with On-Staff Primary Care Providers

January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

Health Research in Albany, N.Y., conducted a three-year demonstration project that examined differences in cost and quality among four alternative staffing models allowed under Medicaid for delivering primary care services in nursing homes.

More Doctors are Needed in America's Inner Cities

February 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

Investigators from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School examined changes in the availability of physicians in U.S. urban areas from 1980 to 1997.

Practice Sights: State Primary Care Development Strategies

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

Uneven distribution of primary care physicians, as well as inadequate use of mid-level providers - physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives - creates barriers to access for many rural and inner city residents.

Maine Seeks to Provide Rural Health Care Services Despite Rough Weather and Terrain

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

In 1993 and 1994, Maine developed a five-part strategy to improve the distribution of primary care providers in underserved areas.

Texas Takes Community-Oriented Approach to Providing Rural Health Care

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

The Texas Department of Health established an initiative to build upon the state's primary health care program that funds selected sites that are providing primary and preventive care to low-income uninsured persons.

Wisconsin Establishes Public-Private Alliance to Advance Primary Care Initiatives

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services established a statewide alliance of public and private organizations devoted to advancing primary care initiatives.

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