Improving Access to Subspecialty Care for Patients at Community Health Centers
October 26, 2012 | Story
RWJF Clinical Scholar explores the variety of models community health centers use to access subspecialty care for patients.
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GAO Report: Medicaid and CHIP Children Have Harder Time Finding Specialty Care
July 8, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
A newly released study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have a much harder time obtaining care from medical specialists than do children ...
Shortage of On-Call Surgical Specialists in Nation's Emergency Rooms, RWJF Clinical Scholar Finds
February 4, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
In nearly three-quarters of the nation’s emergency rooms, patients might not be getting the urgent care they need because of inadequate on-call coverage by surgical specialists. RWJF Clinical Scholar Mitesh Rao, M.D, M.H.S. and his colleagues found ...
Specialists Understanding of the Health Care Preferences of Chronically Ill Adolescents
April 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Patient-centered health care promotes improved health outcomes and satisfaction with care.
Role Reversal: When the Specialist Plays General Practitioner
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
From 1995 to 1998, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, studied the impact on patient care when specialist physicians assume the generalist role.
Evaluation of Existing Research Shows the Need for More Studies on the Generalist/Specialist Mix
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The University of Washington School of Medicine studied the feasibility and necessity of a new research project on the differences and similarities in the care provided by generalist and specialist physicians.
Comparing Generalists vs. Specialists Shows No Difference in Practice Style
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Dartmouth Medical School conducted a study to compare the practice styles of generalist and specialist physicians. They assessed whether generalists and specialists differed in resources deployed to treat illnesses and responses to financial incentives.
Study Identifies Approaches for Balancing the Mix of Generalists and Specialists in the Physician Workforce
May 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
From 1992 to 1997, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School conducted policy studies using different mathematical models designed to test the effects of these proposals.
The Affordable Care Act and Physician Supply
January 29, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report completed this month examines how the Affordable Care Act will affect the nation’s supply of physicians.
RWJF Brings Epidemic of Child Abuse Out of Shadows
November 13, 2012 | Story
Four decades ago, RWJF gave a grant to a visionary who called the world’s attention to the health effects of child abuse and neglect.