July 1, 2003
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Program Result
East Carolina University School of Medicine developed strategies and programs aimed at substantially increasing the output of generalists, particularly those with an interest in practicing in underserved areas.
July 11, 2008
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Program Result
Project Access, which provides access to specialty and chronic health care for low-income uninsured people of Buncombe County, N.C., expanded its services from August 1994 through July 1998.
June 3, 2010
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Program Result
In December 2005 RWJF funded nine hospital associations and health care systems with grants of up to $150,000 apiece for each to work with at least 25 of their member hospitals to establish rapid response teams.
November 1, 2006
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Journal Article
State and federal policy has increasingly financed and legislated abstinence-only education over the past decade, yet little is known about parental desires regarding sexuality education in states with mandated abstinence education. This study looks ...
November 1, 2006
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Journal Article
High-quality palliative care requires physicians who communicate effectively, yet many do not receive adequate training. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a relatively brief end-of-life communication skills training program for internal medi ...
July 1, 2005
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Journal Article
One important barrier to primary health care access for children is difficulty obtaining timely appointments. Open Access (OA) scheduling is an appointment system designed to reduce appointment delays. This study looked at the impact of OA on access ...
April 1, 2004
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Journal Article
The development of new technology has now made it possible to screen for certain curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) outside the clinical setting. Early reports about the possible advantages of these developments show a great deal of variat ...