- New Data Show Health Centers Outpace Physician Office Practices in Electronic Health Record Adoption
November 3, 2011
A new data chart book titled, “Results from the 2010-11 Readiness for Meaningful Use of HIT and Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition Survey,” released today by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, provides unique insight into the status of electronic health …
- New Analysis Finds that Collaborations between Community Health Centers and Family Planning Clinics Hold Promise to Improve Access to Care
October 19, 2011
Researchers found that building formal affiliation arrangements between community health centers and family planning programs has the potential to improve access to comprehensive care while drawing on the expertise of both types of safety net providers.
- The GW University, RCHN CHF, and Rho Partner with the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) to Provide Evidence-based Asthma Management and Sustainable Programming in Community Health Centers
October 5, 2011
CHAMPS – Community Healthcare for Asthma Management and Prevention of Symptoms – Partnership Kicks off in Tucson, AZ, Grand Rapids, MI Area, and Rincon, PR
- New Analysis Examines Potential Economic Opportunities from Increased Federal Investment into Community Health Centers
September 14, 2011
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 potential economic benefit, including job creation opportunities, from investments in community health centers.
- North Carolina’s Community Health Centers Reduce Medical Costs Annual Savings per Health Center User Average $3,758
August 9, 2011
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 financial impact of community health centers in North Carolina, a state known for its primary care innovation.
- Website Showcases Nation’s Community Health Center Stories
July 25, 2011
CHroniCles, a dynamic, multi-media website dedicated to the living history of the community health center movement, launches today.
- GW Receives $1.75 Million Gift from RCHN CHF to Support Research and Scholarship on Community Health Centers and Medically Underserved Populations
June 9, 2011
The Geiger Gibson/ RCHN Research Collaborative, established with the initial gift, has conducted extensive policy research addressing the role of health centers in reaching medically underserved populations.
- New Study Examines the Impact of the ACO Rule on Medically Underserved Populations
April 20, 2011
A new policy research brief from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services examines the impact on medically underserved Medicare beneficiaries of CMS' proposed rule implementing the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
- Health centers serve 2.7 million low-income uninsured workers, an estimated 1 in 4
March 17, 2011
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 evaluates the consequences of the proposed reductions in federal health center funding on access to health care for low-income workers.
- Health Center Budget Cuts Translate into a Loss of $15 Billion in Cost Savings
March 15, 2011
Budget cuts hinder health capacity as demand for care increases
- Health Center Budget Cuts to Eliminate Access for 11 Million Patients with Significant Health Needs
February 24, 2011
Patients for whom access to health center services is at risk are disproportionately low income, minority, uninsured
- New Research Outlines Primary Care Challenges For States Under Health Reform
January 26, 2011
A new article released online January 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine, authored by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and supported by the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, examines primary care capacity challenges that states will face when Medicaid eligibility expands in …