Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Completed Projects
Describing the Health Care Infrastructure in Rural Towns
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs),
Hospitals and clinics,
Mid-level practitioners,
Physicians,
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs),
Rural statistics and demographics
Do Community Health Centers Substitute for or Attract Private Rural Physicians?
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs),
Physicians
Evaluating Need for Assistance Criteria and Weighting of Overall Criteria in the Requirements of Funding New Start and Grant Applications for Health Centers
Research center:
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder:
Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)
Topics:
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs),
Health policy
This project extends and enhances work done previously for the Bureau by examining the current and proposed changes to the Need for Assistance (NFA) criteria. Data submitted by applicants for assistance through the Bureau were examined, then the effects of optional weighting and scaling of the data for the development of scores that allow for ranking and comparison of applications were tested. A revised NFA form was developed and adopted by the Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA.
Role of Community Mental Health Centers as Rural Safety Net Providers
Research center:
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs),
Mental health
Rural Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey
Research centers:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center,
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs),
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs),
Workforce
This collaborative project between WWAMI and the South Carolina Rural Health Research Centers examined and described the current staffing needs of rural health centers (HC), ascertained the staffing, recruitment, and retention issues that HC CEOs regard as most critical; distinguish edhow issues differ between CEOs contemplating development of expansion sites versus those who are not; and described how these findings correlate with the literature and current national supply projections for the categories of health professions needed by the HCs.
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