Despite growing calls for team-based care, the current staff composition of primary care practices is unknown. The authors describe staffing patterns for primary care practices in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative.
View moreGWU – Many Paths to Primary Care: Flexible Staffing and Productivity in Community Health Centers
This 2014 research brief reflects the findings of a study to determine the productivity of various flexible staffing models at community health centers.
View moreOnShift – An Age Old Staffing Question: Your Part-Time/Full Time Nursing Mix
This article discusses how to identify the optimal mix of full time and part time nursing staff for your health center.
View moreDSHS – The Mental Health Workforce Shortage in Texas
A 2014 report on the state of the mental health work force in Texas and efforts to improve and increasae its capacity.
View moreCHCS – The Collaborative Care Model: An Approach for Integrating Physical and Mental Health Care in Medicaid Health Homes
States across the country are seeking evidence-based approaches to improve the health care of high-need, high-cost Medicaid populations. Strategies to improve the integration of physical and behavioral health care are essential for such individuals with complex needs as are innovative payment models to cover the costs of care. The...
View moreBMC – A needs-based method for estimating the behavioral health staff needs of community health centers
This article discusses the need for additional behavioral health professionals as part of the primary care team at FQHCs.
View moreFTLF Residency Training Partnership Opportunities Presentation
This presentation covers details and benefits of setting up residency training partnerships for FQHCs.
View moreEducation Health Center Initiative – Education Health Center Toolkit
A toolkit for developing a Teaching Health Center created through a partnership between the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association, the Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States, the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine, and the Family Medicine Residency Network.
View moreNWRPCA Webinar – Training the Next Generation, Transforming Primary Care
A webinar focused on nurse practitioner residency programs as part of a tranformation of primary care.
View moreNHSC Retention and the National Health Service Corps
This 2013 presentation by the National Health Service Corps National Advisory Council focuses on retention of NHSC clinicians.
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