Assessing Shifts in Outpatient Visits to Physicians of Other Specialties in Rural Areas with Shortages of Cardiologists and Gastroenterologists: A Preliminary Analysis (2013-14)

PI: Donald Pathman, co-PI: Mark Holmes Project purpose: This project seeks to quantify how the local availability of physicians of various sub-specialties affects the scope and mix of services provided by family physicians and general internists. Project results: A policy brief examining the “plasticity” of the scope of services provided by primary care physicians to… Read more »

Workforce Transformations Needed to Staff Value-Based Models of Care (2013-14)

Authors: Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, Rachel Machta, BS, Jacqueline Halladay, MD, MPH Abstract: Secretary Burwell recently announced that by 2018, 50% of Medicare payments will be tied to value through alternative payment and care delivery models. What will this shift to value-based payment models mean for the workforce? This paper synthesizes the existing body of evidence… Read more »