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. The data show that 69 percent of health centers have adopted EHRs, with 45 percent fully electronic at all sites.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

A new policy research brief released today by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services examines the characteristics of patients whose access to health center services is at risk because of a potential $1.3 billion in direct spending cuts for community health …