This AHRQ brief highlights early observations from 13 research projects that incorporate the use of health IT in their programs to improve care for patients with chronic diseases and focus on the following implementation consideration.
View moreNCOA Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
The National Council on Aging promotes Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs (CDSMP) to help older adults better manage their chronic conditions, improve their quality of life, and lower health care costs. See this site for more information and to find a CDSMP near you.
View moreSTAR² Center Data Profile User Guide
The STAR² Center created individual health center recruitment and retention Data Profiles Dashboards to help identify and quantify workforce need. Each health center CEO received information on how to log in and access their organization’s confidential Data Profile Dashboard. This user guide was designed as a companion document for...
View moreNACHC – Increasing the Workforce Capacity of Health Centers: Reimbursement and Scope of Practice
Policy issues that health center providers face in caring for Medicaid and uninsured patients include the difficulty in securing funding for services provided by appropriately trained team members that are often non-billable or included in their payment rates and statutes that limit primary health care team members from practicing...
View moreAMVETS Career Centers
As one of America’s veterans service organizations, AMVETS (or American Veterans) has a proud history of assisting veterans and sponsoring numerous programs that serve our country and its citizens. Part of ths support are AMVETS Career Centers, a network of 14 career centers that help veterans find jobs. These...
View moreCHAMPS – Recruitment and Retention Toolbox
This impressive collection of resources covers the wide range of recruitment and retention issues that health centers face daily. Featuring reports, a job bank, templates, research, and useful lists, this resource toolkbox includes information on recruitment, orientation, retention, and the general workforce landscape. The Workforce Development department at CHAMPS believes...
View moreCHWS Oral Health Workforce Research Center
Access to oral health care has become a growing concern over the past decade. Despite efforts to improve the oral health of the nation’s population, oral health disparities persist. These disparities are characterized by compromised oral health status, particularly among certain vulnerable populations. One of the factors believed to...
View moreNNOHA Recruiting and Retaining Oral Health Providers in Rural Communities
This presentation describes strategies for recruiting and retaining oral health providers in rural communities. Recruiting and Retaining Oral Health Providers in Rural Communities
View moreYankton AHEC Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students Program
REHPS, Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students, Summer Experience Program helps place university students who are enrolled in medical, physician assistant, pharmacy and advanced practice nursing programs in a four week experience with preceptors established in rural or frontier areas of South Dakota. The students are paired together, promoting...
View moreYankton AHEC Rural Rewards Program
The Yankton Rural Area Health Education Center focuses on enhancing access to quality healthcare and on improving the supply and distribution of healthcare professionals through partnerships. That’s exactly what Yankton Rural AHEC aims to do with this program – Rural Rewards – A Call to Care. A collaboration of several...
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