Archive | March, 2010
National Conference Plenary Presentation on the Contributions of Caribbean Medical Schools to Meeting the Nation’s Primary Care Needs
The concluding session of the first National Conference day is a plenary discussion – the first on the subject after 20 years of conferences – on the contributions of the Caribbean medical schools to the nation’s physician supply, particularly that of Ross University. Three of the Ross faculty, each with distinguished careers in primary health [...]
Continue reading...21st National Conference Roundtables: Strategic Non-profit Sector Initiatives Promoting Primary Health Care Access in California
4. March 2010
The non-profit sector enjoys exemption from income and many other taxes, in exchange for providing public benefits. Most non-profit hospitals are involved in their communities in various ways. Some become extensively involved in providing services to their community’s safety net by increasing primary health care access for indigent and low income persons. In a period [...]
Continue reading...21st National Conference Roundtables: An Overview of Consequences of Strategic Interventions in the State of California
4. March 2010
At the 21st National Conference (See 21st National Conference on Primary Health Care Access April 12-15, 2010 in Kaua’i) , plenary sessions will be devoted to strategic interventions in various states. Special attention will be paid to the state of California, whose fiscal shortfalls are greater than almost anyplace in the world. The woes of the most [...]
Continue reading...21st National Conference Roundtables: Mission-Oriented Innovations in Teaching Physicians – The Residency-Based Patient Centered Medical Home, Medicaid HMO and Federally Qualified Health Center
3. March 2010
Jamie Osborn, MD The Twenty-first National Conference on Primary Health Care Access will feature initiatives in several states, including a series of roundtables relating to the State of California. (See: 21st National Conference on Primary Health Care Access April 12-15, 2010 in Kaua’i.) One of these will explore “mission-oriented” residency linkages with innovative models of “health [...]
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29. March 2010
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