The Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative has produced studies and analyses across a broad range of issues:
28. Role of Community Health Centers in Providing Services to Low-income Women.
In a new report, authors Dr. Peter Shin and Jessica Sharac of the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN CHF Research Collaborative examine the significant role of community health centers in providing services to low-income women of childbearing age and mitigating disparities.
A new data chart book, derived from a nationwide survey of health centers, reports findings on readiness toward qualifying for HIT meaningful use incentives and Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition.
26. A Natural Fit: Collaborations Between Community Health Centers and Family Planning Clinics.
In a new report, titled “A Natural Fit: Collaborations Between Community Health Centers and Family Planning Clinics,” the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative examines the potential of formal collaborations between Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and family planning clinics.
This brief examines how care coordination and integration might improve health care delivery among safety-net health care providers, such as community health centers and public hospitals that provide care to low-income and other vulnerable populations, including Medicaid beneficiaries and the uninsured.
In a new report, titled “Community Health Centers and the Economy: Assessing Centers’ Role in Immediate Job Creation Efforts,” the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative examines the potential economic benefit, including job creation opportunities, resulting from investments in community health centers.
This report examines how changes in the way federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are financed could support the transformation of these critical safety-net providers into high performing patient-centered medical homes.
In a new report, titled “Bending the Health Care Cost Curve in North Carolina: The Experience of Community Health Centers” the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services examines the financial impact of CHCs in North Carolina, a state known for primary care innovation.
In a new policy research brief by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, “Medicare’s Accountable Care Organization Regulations: How Will Medicare Beneficiaries who Reside in Medically Underserved Communities Fare” the authors examine the impact on medically underserved Medicare beneficiaries of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS’) proposed rule implementing the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
The latest policy research brief by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, “The Role of Community Health Centers in Addressing the Needs of Uninsured Low Income Workers: Implications of Proposed Federal Funding Reductions,” examines the consequences of the proposed reductions in federal health center funding on access to health care for low-income workers.
21. The Health Care Access and Cost Consequences of Reducing Health Center Funding.
The latest policy research brief by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, titled “The Health Care Access and Cost Consequences of Reducing Health Center Funding,” examines the consequences for access and cost savings of reduced federal funding for community health centers.
