Rural health care workforce resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/hc_providers/ The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host the second national education conference call on May 27, 2008, to address the implementation of the new Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding program scheduled to begin on July 1, 2008. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8667 Thu, 15 May 2008 15:40:02 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8667 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8667 Thu, 15 May 2008 15:39:11 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8667 Provides news, education, events, and examples of workforce success stories titled Ideas in Action. -- American Hospital Association http://www.healthcareworkforce.org/healthcareworkforce_app/index.jsp Thu, 15 May 2008 10:30:19 CST http://www.healthcareworkforce.org/healthcareworkforce_app/index.jsp -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8661 Wed, 14 May 2008 13:40:43 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8661 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Communications Group will host the third in a series of national provider conference calls on the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). This toll-free call will take place from 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m., EDT, on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8661 Wed, 14 May 2008 13:36:57 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8661 An updated clinical practice guideline released today by the U.S. Public Health Service has identified new counseling and medication treatments that are effective for helping people quit smoking. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8637 Mon, 12 May 2008 09:05:31 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8637 Baker City Herald article tells of comments made by Joseph Robertson, president of Oregon Health Science University regarding the challenges of producing rural doctors during a tour of rural Oregon communities. http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=6480 Fri, 02 May 2008 09:06:31 CST http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=6480 AHA News reports that the U.S. faces an impending shortage of up to 44,000 generalist physicians to care for adults, according to a study published online today by Health Affairs. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8588 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:25:56 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8588 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are requesting comments on Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Proposed Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self-Referral Rules; Proposed Collection of Information Regarding Financial Relationships Between Hospitals and Physicians. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/08-1135.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:26:08 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/08-1135.htm CMS, in collaboration with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, has requested clearinghouses that submit claims to FFS Medicare to participate in a one day NPI preparation exercise on May 7th. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/02_WhatsNew.asp#TopOfPage Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:30:52 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/02_WhatsNew.asp#TopOfPage USA Today article reports that high-tech emergency departments, staffed with doctors and nurses, but often miles from a hospital are increasing rapidly nationwide. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2008-04-24-emergency-rooms-stand-alone_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:40:36 CST http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2008-04-24-emergency-rooms-stand-alone_N.htm?csp=34 A scholarship program to help alleviate the nursing shortage and increase the diversity of nursing professionals. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1895 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:35:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1895 Promotes health care for America's underserved. Works to increase access to health care, provide health education, support use of health care services, and recruit and develop volunteers to support community health centers. -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://www.nachc.com/community-healthcorps.cfm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:52:52 CST http://www.nachc.com/community-healthcorps.cfm AHA News reports that Senate conferees negotiating a farm policy reauthorization bill (H.R. 2419) have withdrawn a proposal that the conference report include a provision banning self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8540 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:22:35 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8540 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced today the creation of the RWJF New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program, designed to alleviate the nations nursing shortage by dramatically expanding the pipeline of students in accelerated nursing programs. http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/NewsReleases/2008/RWJ.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:55:37 CST http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/NewsReleases/2008/RWJ.html MSNBC article tells how patients want the convenience of e-mail for non-urgent medical issues, but fewer than a third of U.S. doctors use e-mail to communicate with patients, according to recent physician surveys. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24260074/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:37:09 CST http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24260074/ Supports and advances the AHEC network in improving the health of individuals and communities by transforming health care through education. http://www.nationalahec.org/home/index.asp Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:51:36 CST http://www.nationalahec.org/home/index.asp Transmits residency applications, letters of recommendation, Dean's Letters/MSPE, transcripts, and other supporting credentials from applicants and medical schools to Fellowship, Osteopathic Internship and Residency programs using the Internet. -- Association of American Medical Colleges http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:35:34 CST http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm Stands for Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. Contains over 7800 medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as over 200 combined specialty programs. Allows searching for specialty and subspecialty programs, training institutions, medical schools, aggregate training statistics by specialty, and career plans of recent graduates. -- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:35:00 CST http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html Helps in locating residency and fellowship positions; puts residents in direct contact with the programs looking to fill these positions; supplements the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS); and is an effective resource when changing specialty, location or residency program. -- Association of American Medical Colleges http://www.aamc.org/students/findaresident/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:33:55 CST http://www.aamc.org/students/findaresident/ Macon.com, (GA) discusses the problems arising with continued cuts to Medicare reimbursements to physicians and how the problem is exacerbated by a national doctor shortage. http://www.macon.com/198/story/327374.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:21:34 CST http://www.macon.com/198/story/327374.html The AHA, Federation of American Hospitals, and Coalition of Full Service Community Hospitals today urged Congress to ban self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals. “Including a provision in the farm bill [H.R. 2419] – or any bill – to ban self-referral would protect patient access to vital health care services, as well as ensure fair competition in health care,” the groups said in a statement. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8515 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:05:15 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8515 Based on observations of more than 4,000 infants, researchers in an NIH newborn research network have identified several factors that influence an extremely low birth weight infant's chances for survival and disability. http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/nichd-16.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:24:30 CST http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2008/nichd-16.htm The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced steps it is taking to encourage physicians and other eligible professionals to take part in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), a program designed to improve the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8507 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:06:20 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8507 The Monterey County Herald (CA) article reports that Congress is under pressure to remedy a national doctor shortage that could worsen on July 1, when physicians who treat Medicare patients get a 10 percent pay cut. http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_8969932?source=rss Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:55:03 CST http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_8969932?source=rss A one-stop shop for rural hospitals to access distance and web-based educational resources on topics including community engagement, hospital finance, management and leadership, performance improvement, workforce and quality. -- Rural Health Resource Center http://www.ruralcenter.org/?id=rhe Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:52:27 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/?id=rhe Describes the 2005 supply and distributionof physicians with particular emphasis ongeneralists in rural areas. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC%20FR116%20Fordyce.pdf Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:02:31 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC%20FR116%20Fordyce.pdf Describes changes in rural and urban Registered Nurse demographics, education, and employment characteristics over time. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC%20FR115%20Skillman.pdf Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:30:13 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc/uploads/RHRC%20FR115%20Skillman.pdf Study which examined rural physician training efforts. Six medical school programs designed to increase the ranks of rural physicians could be nationally replicated to more than double the number of graduates who choose to practice in rural areas across the next decade. -- Association of American Medical Colleges http://www.mcrh.msu.edu/MCRH_News/medical_schools_and_rural_physicians.pdf Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:49:12 CST http://www.mcrh.msu.edu/MCRH_News/medical_schools_and_rural_physicians.pdf Focuses on recent supply trends for primary care professionals, including information on training and demographic characteristics; projections of future supply for primary care professionals; and the influence of the health care system's financing mechanisms on the valuation of primary care services. -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08472t.pdf Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:01:31 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08472t.pdf