Topic 1: In the News

Articles: General

Liability costs for volunteers eyed http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/08/25/gvbf0825.htm

Study: Med schools can boost rural physician supply. American Medical News http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/05/26/prsb0526.htm
Rural Psychiatry Isn't Easy, But Rewards are Ample http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/43/9/9
Rural Psychiatry Residency Bridges MH Care Gap http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/43/9/13
Psychiatrists, Patients Praise Benefits of Telehealth http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/43/9/13-a
Psychiatric Treatment Needs Doctor's Care, Honolulu Advertiser
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jan/31/op/FP701310349.html
Practicing in Rural America Often a Juggling Act, Psychiatric News
http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/42/10/9
Health Centers Offer Safety Net, but Rising Demand a Strain, USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-07-17-health-main_N.htm
Health Care Cost and Challenge Persists, Center for Studying Health System and Change http://www.hschange.org/CONTENT/947/

Articles: Primary Care Collaborations and Training Projects

Dartmouth Project Aims to Boost Child Psychiatry Skills in State
http://www.nhpr.org/node/13941
Mental Health Teams Give Pediatricians a 2d Opinion, Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/08/30/mental_health_teams_give_pediatricians_a_2d_opinion/
Exodus of Male Physicians from Primary Care Drives Shift to Specialty Practice, Center for Studying Health Systems Change
http://www.hschange.org/CONTENT/934/

Articles: J-1 Visa Waivers

Articles: Community Health Centers/Federally Qualified Health Centers

Articles: Telepsychiatry

Measuring the Business Value of Telehealth Technologies for Chronic Disease Management http://www.ahiphiwire.org/LearningCenter/Feature.aspx?doc_id=176174
CPT 2008: A Glimpse of the Future of Family Medicine [password required] http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570369?src=mp&spon=17&uac
FCC Dedicates $417 Million to Expanding Rural Telehealth Systems http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/12/17/gvsb1217.htm
Rural Health Groups to Get Millions from FCC ttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/19/AR2007111901328.html

Websites: General

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Rural Health Initiatives http://www.samhsa.gov/Federalactionagenda/NFC_execsum.aspx
The Office of Rural Health Policy http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/funding/GrantPrograms.htm.
HRSA One Year Targeted Research Program http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/policy/policygrants.htm
HRSA Rural Health Research Centers http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/policy/RHRC/rhrccoop.htm
The National Association of Rural Mental Health http://www.narmh.org
HRSA Rural Health State Offices www.ask.hrsa.gov/detail.cfm?PubID=ORHP00369
National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNet) http://www.3rnet.org/
Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/

Websites: Telemedicine

FasPsych, LLC is a telemedicine company that provides quality behavioral health services via video conferencing and electronic medical records. Services are provided by well trained Psychiatrists, Ph.D.s, Licensed Clinical Social workers who interact with patients and medical/hospital staff 24/7. More information can be found at:http://www.faspsych.net/ or by contacting: Abraham Barton, CAO at ph: 602-577-4385 or at Abraham.barton@fascpych.com or Laurie Groombridge Director of Operations at ph: 602-266-4766 or at l.groombridge@faspsych.com.
University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine:
http://www2.kumc.edu/telemedicine

Websites: Primary Care and District Branches

ICARE Partnership North Carolina Project
http://www.icarenc.org/
Children's Mental Health in Primary Care Task Force, American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/mentalhealth/mh2ch.html

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