Physicians
Current Projects
Aging of the Rural Generalist Physician Workforce: Will Some Locations Be More Affected than Others?
Research center
:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Physicians, Workforce
This study will identify rural locations with high proportions of generalist physicians nearing retirement age.
Impact of Payment Policy on Access to Physician Care in Rural America
Research center
:
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health services, Medicare, Physicians
Profiles of physician practices will be constructed that specify the percent of payments derived from specific current procedural terminology (CPT) codes, dichotomized into evaluation and management (often considered to define primary care) or procedural. Differences across rural practices and between rural and urban practices will be analyzed, with implications for payment policies intended to reward rural primary care.
Influence of State Policies and Practices on J-1 Visa Waiver Physicians Service in Rural Areas
Research center
:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
International Medical Graduates (IMGs), J-1 Visa Waiver, Physicians, Workforce
This study will collect information from all states regarding their efforts to track IMG practice after their Conrad 30 program waiver obligations are satisfied, quantify long-term retention for states with available data, and assess how state policies shape IMG practice and long-term retention.
Progress Toward Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology Among Rural Physician Practices
Research center
:
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health information technology, Physicians
This project will assess progress toward the meaningful use of health information technology among rural physician practices, using several sources of data. This empirical analysis will be supplemented by a qualitative assessment of rural physician practices’ experiences with the meaningful use of health IT, working with two quality improvement organizations (QIOs)/Regional Extension Centers (RECs).
Rural-Urban Nurse Practitioner Distribution and the Influence of Physician and Physician Assistant Supply
Research center
:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Nurses, Physicians, Workforce
Issue: While nurse-practitioners (NPs) may play an important role in alleviating persistent workforce shortages in rural areas, little is known about their rural-urban distribution and even less is known about how rural NP distribution is affected by physician and physician assistant (PA) supply in these locations. This study will explore rural-urban differences in NP, physician and PA supply using licensure data from 13 states.
The Current Contribution of Physicians, Advanced Practice Nurses, and Physician Assistants to the Rural Primary Care Workforce
Research center
:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Mid-level practitioners, Nurses, Physicians, Workforce
This two-year, multi-state study is examining the practices of rural physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs) regarding their primary care visit productivity and scope of practice. Through surveys, this study will examine the contributions of physicians, NPs, and PAs by state, degree of practice rurality, practice characteristics, and primary care HPSA status in order to provide information on a range of rural primary care workforce needs.
WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) Rural Health Workforce Monograph: Guide for State Legislators Regarding Rural Workforce Information and Issues
Research center
:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Dental health, Nurses, Physicians, Workforce
This project will compile and present state-level information about the rural health workforce in the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) region, including data on various health care disciplines. The resulting monograph will illustrate issues such as the shortage of different types of health care providers in various kinds of rural locations.
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