Download Brief: Frontline, Essential, and Invisible: The Needs of Low Wage Workers in Hospital Settings during COVID-19 Lisa de Saxe Zerden, PhD, MSW; Erica L. Richman, PhD, MSW; Alex Forte, MSW; Brianna Lombardi, PhD, MSW Research brief, January 2022
Trends and Predictors of Primary Care Physician Referral to Physical Therapy in the United States, 2003-2014
August 2017 Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD; Samannaaz S. Khoja, PT, PhD; Timothy S. Carey, MD, MPH Carolina HWRC Project: Integration of Rehabilitation Care from the Acute to Community Setting: The Role of Physician Referral Objectives: 1) To examine temporal trends in PCP referral to physical therapy (PT); 2) To compare these trends to… Read more »
DocFlows: A Web-Based, Interactive App to Explore the Interstate Migration of Residents-in-Training and Practicing Physicians
August 2017 Erin Fraher PhD, MPP; Erica Richman, PhD, MSW; Evan Galloway, MPS; Andy Knapton, MSc Overview The DocFlows App allows users to query, download and share maps and graphs of interstate moves by residents and actively practicing physicians in 35 specialties. Data can be used by state and federal policy makers to understand… Read more »
Temporal Trends in Ambulatory Care Physicians Referral to Physical Therapists for Musculoskeletal Conditions: Analyses from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), years 2003-2014
June 21, 2017 Samannaaz S. Khoja, PT, PhD; Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD Poster presentation, 2017 CoHStar Summer Institute on Health Services Research Carolina HWRC Project: Integration of Rehabilitation Care from the Acute to Community Setting: The Role of Physician Referral Objectives: To examine primary care physicians’ (PCPs) and orthopedists’ referral patterns to physical… Read more »
State-Based Approaches to Reforming Medicaid-Funded Graduate Medical Education
January 23, 2017 Presentation at GMEI Summit, Albuquerque, New Mexico Authors: Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP; Julie Spero, MSPH; Tom Bacon, DrPH Presentation Overview: There is a high level of interest, but limited implementation at the state level for GME reform Most states are seeking new funds, not redistributing existing funds Oversight bodies play… Read more »
State-Based Approaches to Reforming Medicaid-Funded Graduate Medical Education
January 2017 Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP; Julie Spero, MSPH; Tom Bacon, DrPH Conclusions and Policy Implications 1) More states were in the planning stages of GME reform than had actually implemented changes. 2) States tackled GME reform to address maldistribution of physicians by geography, specialty and setting; to respond to expansions in undergraduate medical… Read more »
The Role of Practice Facilitators in Meeting the HIT Needs of Rural Practices
January 2017 Ann Lefebvre, MSW, CPHQ; Mary McCaskill; Kristin Reiter, PhD; Jason Mose, MS, MBA, CHFP, PhD; Erin P. Fraher, PhD; Warren P. Newton, MD, MPH Research Brief Conclusions and Implications for Policy: 1)New federal policies like MACRA are changing payment mechanisms to focus more on quality of care and information technology, but this… Read more »
Toward a Better Understanding of Social Workers on Integrated Care Delivery Teams (part 2) (2016-17)
This project is is supported by University of Michigan Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center and is being completed in collaboration with the University of North Carolina. Investigators: Lisa de Saxe Zerden, PhD, MSW; Erica Richman, PhD, MSW; Brian Perron, PhD, MSW; Brianna Lombardi, MSW Background: Social workers are recognized as having a key role in the successful… Read more »
DocFlows: Mapping GME Location and Practice Location by Specialty (2016-17)
Investigators: Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP; Evan Galloway, MPS; Erica Richman, PhD, MSW; Andy Knapton, MSc. Specific Aims: We developed the DocFlows App, a web-based, interactive data visualization tool, to understand the diffusion of physicians from the state where they completed residency training to their practice location state, and the diffusion of all practicing physicians from… Read more »
Integration of Rehabilitation Care from the Acute to Community Setting: The Role of Physician Referral (2016-17)
Investigators: Janet Freburger, PT, PhD (now at the University of Pittsburgh), Samannaaz Khoja, PT, PhD Background Physical therapy is effective in the treatment of many musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions.(1-5) Medicare, some state Medicaid programs, and some private insurers require a physician referral for patients to receive care from a physical therapist in outpatient or ambulatory… Read more »
Use of Physical and Occupational Therapy Following Stroke and Risk of Re-Hospitalization
June 29, 2016 Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD; Dongmei Li, MS; Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP Poster presentation, 2016 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting and 2016 CoHSTAR Summer Institute on Health Services Research Carolina HWRC Project: The Role of Physical and Occupational Therapists in the Acute to Post-Acute Care Transition Objectives: To examine the relationship… Read more »
Use of Physical and Occupational Therapists Following Stroke: Transitioning from the Acute Care to Community Setting
June 29, 2016 Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD; Dongmei Li, MS; Anna Johnson, PhD; Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP Poster presentation, 2016 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting and 2016 CoHSTAR Summer Institute on Health Services Research Carolina HWRC Project: The Role of Physical and Occupational Therapists in the Acute to Post-Acute Care Transition Objectives: Describe… Read more »
Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Roles in Patient-Centered Medical Homes
February 2015 Christine M. Everett, PhD, MPH, PA-C; Brandt Leach, MS; Perri Morgan, PhD, PA-C Executive Summary: Team‐based care involving physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) is one recommended strategy for improving access and quality and reducing cost in the patient‐centered medical home (PCMH). PAs and NPs can, and do, perform a variety… Read more »
The Workforce Transformations Needed to Staff Value‐Based Models of Care
Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP; Rachel Machta, BS; Jacqueline Halladay, MD, MPH Research brief, November 2015 Key Findings: 1) Health care professionals are taking on new roles with medical assistants having one of the most rapidly evolving roles in new models of care. 2) New roles are emerging that focus on coordinating and managing patients’ care… Read more »
Diffusion of Physicians and Access to Primary Care: The Role of Person, Program, and Place
Thomas C. Ricketts, PhD, MPH Key Findings: 1) It is not currently possible to generate models that predict who will move into or out of a rural HPSA or which rural HPSAs are more or less likely to attract physicians. 2) Federal programs and incentives that seek to promote practice in underserved communities are only… Read more »
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