In addition to the Program’s signature policy briefs and data notes, the Geiger Gibson Program faculty and staff author peer-reviewed publications, reports and blogs for prestigious health policy outlets such as The Commonwealth Fund, Health Affairs, Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Milbank Quarterly. Additionally, the program’s legal research and impact analyses is presented in amicus scholars briefs designed to provide the courts with expert analyses of the implications of legal actions under review.
This article examines the experience of a community health center in the aftermath of the major tornado that swept through the American midwest in the spring of 2011, and provides insight into the planning for disaster survival and recovery as it relates to patient records and health center data.
Opportunities and Challenges for Community Health Centers in Meeting Women's Health Care Needs
The authors discuss how community health centers (CHCs) and the ACA present opportunities for improving women’s health care, and the challenges to expanding CHC capacity and impact.
Cost savings associated with the use of community health centers
The authors assess the potential cost savings associated with the use of community health centers, based on econometric analyses of the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
Safety Net Providers after Health Reform: Lessons from Massachusetts
The authors examined data from Massachusetts to assess how the demand for ambulatory and inpatient care and use changed for safety-net providers after the state's health care reform law was enacted in 2006, which dramatically reduced the number of individuals without health insurance coverage.
The States’ Next Challenge — Securing Enough Primary Care for an Expanded Medicaid Population
Many states with the largest anticipated Medicaid expansions under the ACA are also those that have less primary care capacity. To examine the potential gaps between demand and capacity, the authors computed measures of potential Medicaid expansion and current primary care capacity in each state and the District of Columbia
Building a national data repository to measure and improve health center quality
Health centers are fertile testing grounds for strategies to utilize data and performance measures to fuel quality improvements. Investments in the health center infrastructure can bolster efforts to create a Nationwide Health Information Network to better utilize the available data.
Vision services are generally classified as optional benefits in Medicaid and SCHIP, and access to vision care services may vary due to lack of uniform coverage and benefit design across states.
The role of community health centers in responding to disparities in visual health
Racial and ethnic minorities and low-income populations are disproportionately affected by poor access to comprehensive eye and vision care and are more likely to experience adverse outcomes.
Adoption of health Information Technology in community Health Centers: Results of a National Survey
Based on a national survey of federally funded community health centers (CHCs) the authors find that while 26 percent reported some electronic health record (EHR) capacity and 13 percent have the minimal set of EHR functionalities, CHCs serving the most poor and uninsured patients were less likely to have a functional EHR.
Adoption of health center performance measures and national benchmarks
This study examines the adaptability of standardized performance measurement tools in 3 community-based health centers.
