Nurse Practitioners and the Primary Care Shortage
March 20, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A new report examines the scope-of-practice laws and payment policies that affect how and to what extent nurse practitioners can provide primary care.
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PBS NewsHour Asks, "Are Nurse Practitioners the Solution to Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors?"
June 3, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Earlier this week, PBS NewsHour aired an important story on the expanding role of nurse practitioners in primary care. The piece includes a look at nurse-run clinics and the state of nursing education, and includes an interview with John Rowe, M.D., ...
Partnerships for Training Distance Learning Project Trains Clinicians to Serve the Health Needs of Mississippi Delta Residents
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Delta Health Education Partnership developed a distance-education degree program for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students in the federally designated Medically Underserved Area of the lower Mississippi Delta.
Partnerships for Training Online Nursing Degree Program Boosts Level of Care in Rural North Carolina
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Duke University-East Carolina University Partnerships for Training developed Web-based degree programs for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas in North Carolina.
Mountain and Plains Partnerships for Training Project Offers Advanced Distance Education for Nurses in Underserved Rural West
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
From 1995 to 2002, a coalition of eight universities and colleges offered a distance education degree program for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students working in rural Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona.
More Doctors are Needed in America's Inner Cities
February 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Investigators from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School examined changes in the availability of physicians in U.S. urban areas from 1980 to 1997.
New York Overcomes Rural and Urban Physician Shortages
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The New York State Department of Health worked to address barriers to health care access in rural parts of the state and in its urban centers.
Partnerships for Training: Regional Education Systems for Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse-Midwives and Physician Assistants
May 17, 2007 | Program Result Report
Partnerships for Training developed eight regional education systems to increase the number of primary care providers in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas of the United States.
Minnesota Actively Recruits Students for Nurse Practitioner Programs
July 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
Minnesota Project L.I.N.C. identified nursing needs under statewide health care reform and worked with health care facilities to prepare to meet changing staffing needs.
Southern States Could Benefit from Using More Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse-Midwives and Physician Assistants
March 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
The southern states have the highest proportion of citizens living in areas that have a shortage of health professionals.