Improving Access to Subspecialty Care for Patients at Community Health Centers
October 26, 2012 | Story
RWJF Clinical Scholar explores the variety of models community health centers use to access subspecialty care for patients.
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GAO Report: Medicaid and CHIP Children Have Harder Time Finding Specialty Care
July 8, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
A newly released study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have a much harder time obtaining care from medical specialists than do children ...
Shortage of On-Call Surgical Specialists in Nation's Emergency Rooms, RWJF Clinical Scholar Finds
February 4, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
In nearly three-quarters of the nation’s emergency rooms, patients might not be getting the urgent care they need because of inadequate on-call coverage by surgical specialists. RWJF Clinical Scholar Mitesh Rao, M.D, M.H.S. and his colleagues found ...
Specialists Understanding of the Health Care Preferences of Chronically Ill Adolescents
April 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Patient-centered health care promotes improved health outcomes and satisfaction with care.
Role Reversal: When the Specialist Plays General Practitioner
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1998, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, studied the impact on patient care when specialist physicians assume the generalist role.
Planning for a Managed Care Plan that Welcomes Specialists
January 1, 1997 | Program Result
During 1992 and 1993, staff at the Johns Hopkins Health System created a plan to develop and market a managed care product offering capitated specialist care for the employed chronically ill.
Report of the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform
March 4, 2013 | Issue Brief
The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform studies new ways to improve patient outcomes, while reining in costs.
Project ECHO: Expanding Access by Sharing Medical Knowledge
May 14, 2012 | Feature
Arora created Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) as a way to break down the knowledge wall and empower primary care providers to treat patients with hepatitis C.
Case Studies on the Health Care Safety Net
February 1, 2012 | Report
A bibliographic list of health care safety net case studies and their locations.
Evaluation of Existing Research Shows the Need for More Studies on the Generalist/Specialist Mix
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
The University of Washington School of Medicine studied the feasibility and necessity of a new research project on the differences and similarities in the care provided by generalist and specialist physicians.