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Rural Family Practice - You Can Make A Difference - It contains information on a) Overview of the Rural Practice; b) Selecting Practice Site; c) Rural Practice Issues; and d) Rural Practice Options. This is presently being updated and a new edition is due out by the American Academy of Family Physicians this summer. When available, we will link to it on-line if that becomes an option or to the AAFP site where you can order the new document. https://secure.aafp.org/cgi-bin/catalog.pl?uid=cat100868
Practice Management - Recommended Core Educational Guidelines for Family Practice Residents - http://www.aafp.org/practicemgt.xml

LITERATURE

Rural Health Care

Using Qualitative Self-Evaluation in Rating Physician Performance - Family Practice Management - http://www.aafp.org/fpm/980500fm/lead.html
Rural Practice - (MEMBERS ONLY SITE) http://www.aafp.org/members/fpm/articles/35.html
1996-1997 Compendium of AAFP Positions on Selected Health Issues - (MEMBER ONLY SITE) http://www.aafp.org/members/family/policy/135.html

Medical Records

The Journal of Rural Health - Medical Records - http://www.nrharural.org/search/subj/M_Records.html

Economics

The Journal of Rural Health - Economics - http://www.nrharural.org/search/subj/Economics.html
Economic Viability of a Model Rural Family Practice
Rural Health Clinics in Oklahoma http://www.health.state.ok.us/PROGRAM/ORH/SPECIALD/INDEX.HTML
An Assessment of Practice Support and Continuing Medical Education Needs of Rural Pennsylvania Family Physicians - http://www.nrharural.org/search/abs/44.html

Rural/Urban Differences

The Journal of Rural Health - Rural/Urban Differences http://www.nrharural.org/search/subj/Rural.html

Managed Care

Rural Practice and Managed Care:   A Success Story - Family Practice Management - http://www.aafp.org/fpm/980550fm/rural.htm
The Journal of Rural Health - Managed Care http://www.nrharural.org/search/subj/Managed.html

Reading Material

Managed Care in Rural Areas:   What States Can Do to Promote Managed Care in Rural Areas by Tim Henderson, MSPC, Director, Primary Care Resource enter, National Conference of State Legislatures, 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001.