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Transforming Care at the Bedside

July 11, 2011 | Program Result Report

Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) was a national initiative to improve hospital patient care and the hospital work environment by empowering front-line nurses to implement innovative new practices on their units.

Book Profiles a Day in the Work Life of 10 Rural Family Physicians

January 1, 2005 | Program Result Report

Howard K. Rabinowitz published Caring for the Country: Family Doctors in Small Rural Towns, which profiled 10 program graduates working in rural areas and discussed both the challenges and the career satisfaction they enjoy.

Training Generalists Physicians for Underserved Rural North Carolina

July 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

East Carolina University School of Medicine developed strategies and programs aimed at substantially increasing the output of generalists, particularly those with an interest in practicing in underserved areas.

North Dakota Offers Distance Learning for Nurses Spread Across the Rural State

March 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

North Dakota L.I.N.C. enrolled a total of 101 students in the program, who were spread across 47,000 square miles.

More Doctors Not Only Key to Improving Primary Care in Rural America

July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examined the long-term impact of federal, state, and private investment on rural communities' physician recruitment and physician workforce stability.

Maine Seeks to Provide Rural Health Care Services Despite Rough Weather and Terrain

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

In 1993 and 1994, Maine developed a five-part strategy to improve the distribution of primary care providers in underserved areas.

Pennsylvania Improves Health Care for its Large Rural Population

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

Pennsylvania's Practice Sights program goals included improving recruitment and retention efforts, encouraging greater use of mid-level providers, and establishing new practice sites in underserved areas.

Nebraska Launches Regional Networks to Provide Health Care in Rural Communities

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

The State of Nebraska Department of Health launched five regional networks that have improved access to care in rural areas, offered managed care products to rural consumers, and enhanced recruitment and retention efforts of rural physicians.

Idaho Tackles its Low Practicing-Physicians-to-Population Ratio

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

The Idaho Area Health Education Center served as the lead agency in a project to establish a community-development approach to the recruitment and retention of health care providers in its rural areas.

Arkansas Addresses its Large Population Living in Medically Underserved Areas

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

The State of Arkansas Department of Health sought to develop the Arkansas Primary Care Access Project, in which primary care group practices would serve as "hubs" in communities with populations below 10,000.

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