Publications

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Baldwin LM, Hollow WB, Casey S, Hart LG, Larson EH, Moore K, Lewis E, Andrilla CHA, Grossman DC. Access to specialty health care for rural American Indians in two states. J Rural Health. Summer 2008;24(3):269-278. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Lynge DC, Larson EH, Thompson MJ, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. A longitudinal analysis of the general surgery workforce in the United States, 1981-2005. Arch Surg. Apr 2008;143(4):345-350. Access from Archives of Surgery.


Baldwin LM, Grossman DC, Murowchick E, Larson EH, Hollow WB, Sugarman JR, Freeman WL, Hart LG. National trends in the perinatal and infant health of rural American Indians (AIs) and Alaska Natives (ANs): have the gaps between AI/ANs and whites narrowed? Am J Public Health, in press.


Rosenblatt RA, Hagopian A, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Will rural family medicine residency training survive? Fam Med. Nov-Dec 2006;38(10):705-711. Access from Family Medicine.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. Problem drinking: rural and urban trends in America, 1995/1997 to 2003. Prev Med. Aug 2006;43(2):122-124. Access from Preventive Medicine.


Chan L, Hart LG, Goodman DC. Geographic access to health care for rural Medicare beneficiaries. J Rural Health. Spring 2006;22(2):140-146. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Doescher MP, Jackson JE, Jerant A, Hart LG. Prevalence and trends in smoking: a national rural study. J Rural Health. Spring 2006;22(2):112-118. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Rosenblatt RA, Andrilla CHA, Curtin T, Hart LG. Shortages of medical personnel at community health centers: implications for planned expansion. JAMA. Mar 1 2006;295(9):1042-1049. Access from JAMA.


Dobie SA, Hagopian A, Kirlin BA, Hart LG. Wyoming physicians are significant providers of safety net care. J Am Board Fam Pract. Nov-Dec 2005;18(6):470-477. Access from Journal of the American Board of Family Practice.


On-Line Atlas of International Medical Graduates. Click here to view the Atlas.


Hart LG, Larson EH, Lishner DM. Rural definitions for health policy and research. Am J Public Health. 2005;95(7):1149-1155. Access from American Journal of Public Health.


Hart LG, Lishner DM, Larson EH, et al. Pathways to rural practice: a chartbook of family medicine residency training locations and characteristics. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2005. Download monograph.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Jerant AF, Hart LG. A national study of obesity prevalence and trends by type of rural county. J Rural Health. 2005;21(2):140-148. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Saver BG, Hart LG. Trends in professional advice to lose weight among obese adults, 1994-2000. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(9):814-818. Access from Journal of General Internal Medicine.


Thompson MJ, Lynge DC, Larson EH, Tachawachira P, Hart LG. Characterizing the general surgery workforce in rural America. Arch Surg. Jan 2005;140(1):74-79. Access from Archives of Surgery.


Baldwin LM, MacLehose RF, Hart LG, Beaver SK, Every N, Chan L. Quality of care for acute myocardial infarction in rural and urban U.S. hospitals. J Rural Health. 2004;20(2):99-108. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Chan L, Hart LG, Ricketts TC, Beaver SK. An analysis of Medicare's incentive payment program for physicians in health professional shortage areas. J Rural Health. 2004;20(2):109-117. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Hart LG, Norris TE, Lishner DM. Attitudes of family physicians in Washington State toward physician-assisted suicide. J Rural Health. Fall 2003;19(4):461-469. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Schneeweiss R, Rosenblatt RA, Dovey S, et al. The effects of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act on family practice residency training programs. Fam Med. Feb 2003;35(2):93-99. Access from Family Medicine.


Grumbach K, Hart LG, Mertz E, Coffman J, Palazzo L. Who is caring for the underserved? A comparison of primary care physicians and nonphysician clinicians. Ann Fam Med. 2003;1(2):97-104. Access from Annals of Family Medicine.


Larson EH, Johnson KE, Norris TE, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. State of the health workforce in rural America: profiles and comparisons. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2003. Download monograph.


Larson EH, Palazzo L, Berkowitz B, Pirani MJ, Hart LG. The contribution of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to generalist care in underserved areas of Washington State. Health Serv Res. 2003;38(4):1003-1050. Access from Health Services Research.


Chen FM, Phillips RL Jr, Schneeweiss R, et al. Accounting for graduate medical education funding in family practice training. Fam Med. Oct 2002;34(9):663-668. Access from Family Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Schneeweiss R, Hart LG, Casey S, Andrilla CH, Chen FM. Family medicine training in rural areas. JAMA. Sep 4 2002;288(9):1063-1064. Access from JAMA.


Baldwin LM, Grossman DC, Casey S, et al. Perinatal and infant health among rural and urban American Indians/Alaska Natives. Am J Public Health. Sep 2002;92(9):1491-1497. Access from American Journal of Public Health.


Ellsbury KE, Baldwin LM, Johnson KE, Runyan SJ, Hart LG. Gender-related factors in the recruitment of physicians to the rural Northwest. J Am Board Fam Pract. Sep-Oct 2002;15(5):391-400. Access from Journal of the American Board of Family Practice.


Rosenblatt RA, Baldwin LM, Chan L, et al. Improving the quality of outpatient care for older patients with diabetes: lessons from a comparison of rural and urban communities. J Fam Pract. Aug 2001;50(8):676-680. Access from Journal of Family Practice.


Hagopian A, Hart LG, et al. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: the tracking project reports first-year findings. J Rural Health. Spring 2001;17(2):82-86.


Coombs JB. Quality of care in rural settings: bringing the "new quality" to rural practice. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Geyman JP. Graduate education for rural practice. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Hart LG, Taylor P. The emergence of federal rural health policy in the United States. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Ballweg RA. National estimates of physician assistant productivity. J Allied Health. 2001;30(3):146-152. Access from Journal of Allied Health.


Larson EH, Hart LG. The rural physician. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001:27-40.


Norris TE. Telemedicine and telehealth service. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Rosenblatt RA. The health of rural people and the communities and environments in which they work. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Williams R, House P. Community oriented primary care and rural services development. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Wright GE. The economics of rural practice. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Geyman JP, Hart LG, Norris TE, Coombs JB, Lishner DM. Educating generalist physicians for rural practice: how are we doing? J Rural Health. Winter 2000;16(1):56-80. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Ellsbury KE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. US medical schools and the rural family physician gender gap. Fam Med. May 2000;32(5):331-337. Access from Family Medicine.


Doescher MP, Ellsbury KE, Hart LG. The distribution of rural female generalist physicians in the United States. J Rural Health. Spring 2000;16(2):111-118. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. Emergency department use by the rural elderly. J Emerg Med. Apr 2000;18(3):289-297. Access from Journal of Emergency Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Wright GE, Baldwin LM, et al. The effect of the doctor-patient relationship on emergency department use among the elderly. Am J Public Health. Jan 2000;90(1):97-102. Access from American Journal of Public Health.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Goodwin MK, Geller J, Andrilla C. Dimensions of retention: a national study of the locational histories of physician assistants. J Rural Health. Fall 1999;15(4):391-402. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Baldwin LM, Rosenblatt RA, Schneeweiss R, Lishner DM, Hart LG. Rural and urban physicians: does the content of their Medicare practices differ? J Rural Health. Spring 1999;15(2):240-251. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Lishner DM, Larson EH, Rosenblatt RA, Clark SJ. Chapter 12: rural maternal and perinatal health. In: Ricketts TC, ed. Rural health in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press; 1999.


Morrill R, Cromartie J, Hart LG. Metropolitan, urban, and rural commuting areas: toward a better depiction of the US settlement system. Urban Geog. 1999;20(8):727-748. Abstract available from Urban Geography.


Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Chapter 3: physicians and rural America. In: Ricketts TC, ed. Rural health in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press; 1999.


Dunbar PJ, Mayer JD, Fordyce MA, et al. Availability of anesthesia personnel in rural Washington and Montana. Anesthesiology. Mar 1998;88(3):800-808. Access from Anesthesiology.


Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Whitcomb ME, Rosenblatt RA. The National Health Service Corps: rural physician service and retention. J Am Board Fam Pract. Jul-Aug 1997;10(4):272-279. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Is non-metropolitan residence a risk factor for poor birth outcome in the U.S.? Soc Sci Med. Jul 1997;45(2):171-188. Access from Social Science & Medicine.


Melzer SM, Grossman DC, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Hospital services for rural children in Washington State. Pediatrics. Feb 1997;99(2):196-203. Access from Pediatrics.


Nesbitt TS, Larson EH, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Access to maternity care in rural Washington: its effect on neonatal outcomes and resource use. Am J Public Health. Jan 1997;87(1):85-90. Abstract available from American Journal of Public Health.


Norris TE, Reese JW, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Are rural family physicians comfortable performing cesarean sections? J Fam Pract. Nov 1996;43(5):455-460. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Hart LG, Dobie SA, Baldwin LM, Pirani MJ, Fordyce M, Rosenblatt RA. Rural and urban differences in physician resource use for low-risk obstetrics. Health Serv Res. Oct 1996;31(4):429-452. Access from Health Services Research.


Pan S, Geller JM, Muus KJ, Hart LG. Predicting the degree of rurality of physician assistant practice location. Hosp Health Serv Adm. Spring 1996;41(1):105-119. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


West PA, Norris TE, Gore EJ, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. The geographic and temporal patterns of residency-trained family physicians: University of Washington Family Practice Residency Network. J Am Board Fam Pract. Mar-Apr 1996;9(2):100-108. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


West PA, Norris TE, Gore EJ, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. The geographic and temporal patterns of residency-trained family physicians: University of Washington Family Practice Residency Network. J Am Board Fam Pract. Mar-Apr 1996;9(2):100-108.


Muus KJ, Geller JM, Ludtke RL, et al. Comparing urban and rural primary care PAs: implications for recruitment. J Am Acad Physician Assist. 1996;9(8):49-60. Access from Journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians.


Rosenblatt RA, Saunders G, Shreffler J, Pirani MJ, Larson EH, Hart LG. Beyond retention: National Health Service Corps participation and subsequent practice locations of a cohort of rural family physicians. J Am Board Fam Pract. Jan-Feb 1996;9(1):23-30. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Baldwin LM, Hart LG, West PA, Norris TE, Gore E, Schneeweiss R. Two decades of experience in the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network: practice differences between graduates in rural and urban locations. J Rural Health. Winter 1995;11(1):60-72. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Grossman DC, Hart LG, Rivara FP, Maier RV, Rosenblatt R. From roadside to bedside: the regionalization of trauma care in a remote rural county. J Trauma. Jan 1995;38(1):14-21. Access from Journal of Trauma.


Rosenblatt RA, Dawson AJ, Larson EH, et al. A comparison of the investment in hospital-based obstetrical ultrasound in Wales and Washington State. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. Summer 1995;11(3):571-584. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Williamson HA Jr, Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Rural hospital inpatient surgical volume: cutting-edge service or operating on the margin? J Rural Health. Winter 1994;10(1):16-25. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Most rural towns lost physicians after their hospitals closed. Rural Development Perspectives. 1994;10(Oct):17-21.


Hummel J, Cortte R, Ballweg R, Larson E. Physician assistant training for Native Alaskan community health aides: the MEDEX Northwest experience. Alaska Med. Oct-Dec 1994;36(4):183-188. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Lishner DM, Robertson DG, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Educational and geographic career pathways of rural vs. urban hospital administrators. Hosp Health Serv Adm. Fall 1994;39(3):359-367. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Saunders GR, Tressler CJ, Larson EH, Nesbitt TS, Hart LG. The diffusion of obstetric technology into rural U.S. hospitals. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. Summer 1994;10(3):479-489. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Williamson HA Jr, Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Market shares for rural inpatient surgical services: where does the buck stop? J Rural Health. Spring 1994;10(2):70-79. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Hummel J. Rural physician assistants: a survey of graduates of MEDEX Northwest. Public Health Rep. Mar-Apr 1994;109(2):266-274. Access from Public Health Reports.


Geyman JP, Hart LG. Primary care at a crossroads: progress, problems, and future projections. J Am Board Fam Pract. Jan-Feb 1994;7(1):60-70.


Pirani MJ, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Physician perspectives on the causes of rural hospital closure, 1980-1988. J Am Board Fam Pract. Nov-Dec 1993;6(6):556-562. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Hart LG, Robertson DG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. CEO turnover in rural northwest hospitals. Hosp Health Serv Adm. Fall 1993;38(3):353-374. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Lishner DM, Hart LG. The effect of federal grants on medical schools' production of primary care physicians. Am J Public Health. Mar 1993;83(3):322-328. Abstract available from American Journal of Public Health.


Rosenblatt RA, Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Lishner DM, Hart LG. Which medical schools produce rural physicians? JAMA. Sep 23-30 1992;268(12):1559-1565. Abstract available from JAMA.


Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. Comparing the characteristics of schools that produce high percentages and low percentages of primary care physicians. Acad Med. Sep 1992;67(9):587-591. Abstract available from Academic Medicine.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Rural residence and poor birth outcome in Washington state. J Rural Health. Summer 1992;8(3):162-170. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Williamson HA, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Physician staffing of small rural hospital emergency departments: rapid change and escalating cost. J Rural Health. Summer 1992;8(3):171-177. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Welch HG, Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Readmission after surgery in Washington State rural hospitals. Am J Public Health. Mar 1992;82(3):407-411. Abstract available from American Journal of Public Health.


Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Causes and consequences of rural small hospital closures from the perspectives of mayors. J Rural Health. Summer 1991;7(3):222-245. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Bovbjerg RR, Whelan A, Baldwin LM, Hart LG, Long C. Tort reform and the obstetric access crisis. The case of the WAMI states. West J Med. Jun 1991;154(6):693-699. Access from PubMed Central.


Welch HG, Larson EH. Patients requiring at least five admissions in 1 year. Data from Washington State. Med Care. Jun 1991;29(6):578-582. Access from Medical Care.


Schleuning D, Rice G, Rosenblatt RA. Addressing barriers to perinatal care: a case study of the Access to Maternity Care Committee in Washington State. Public Health Rep. Jan-Feb 1991;106(1):47-52. Access from PubMed Central.


Rosenblatt RA, Whelan A, Hart LG. Obstetric practice patterns in Washington State after tort reform: has the access problem been solved? Obstet Gynecol. Dec 1990;76(6):1105-1110. Abstract available from Obstetrics & Gynecology.


Rosenblatt RA, Weitkamp G, Lloyd M, Schafer B, Winterscheid LC, Hart LG. Why do physicians stop practicing obstetrics? The impact of malpractice claims. Obstet Gynecol. Aug 1990;76(2):245-250. Abstract available from Obstetrics & Gynecology.


Whelan AR. Geographical aspects of obstetrical care in Washington State. Master of Arts thesis. Seattle, WA: University of Washington; 1989.

Baldwin LM, Grossman DC, Casey S, et al. Perinatal and infant health among rural and urban American Indians/Alaska Natives. Am J Public Health. Sep 2002;92(9):1491-1497. Access from American Journal of Public Health.


Baldwin LM, Grossman DC, Murowchick E, Larson EH, Hollow WB, Sugarman JR, Freeman WL, Hart LG. National trends in the perinatal and infant health of rural American Indians (AIs) and Alaska Natives (ANs): have the gaps between AI/ANs and whites narrowed? Am J Public Health, in press.


Baldwin LM, Hart LG, West PA, Norris TE, Gore E, Schneeweiss R. Two decades of experience in the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network: practice differences between graduates in rural and urban locations. J Rural Health. Winter 1995;11(1):60-72. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Baldwin LM, Hollow WB, Casey S, Hart LG, Larson EH, Moore K, Lewis E, Andrilla CHA, Grossman DC. Access to specialty health care for rural American Indians in two states. J Rural Health. Summer 2008;24(3):269-278. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Baldwin LM, MacLehose RF, Hart LG, Beaver SK, Every N, Chan L. Quality of care for acute myocardial infarction in rural and urban U.S. hospitals. J Rural Health. 2004;20(2):99-108. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Baldwin LM, Rosenblatt RA, Schneeweiss R, Lishner DM, Hart LG. Rural and urban physicians: does the content of their Medicare practices differ? J Rural Health. Spring 1999;15(2):240-251. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Chan L, Hart LG, Goodman DC. Geographic access to health care for rural Medicare beneficiaries. J Rural Health. Spring 2006;22(2):140-146. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Chan L, Hart LG, Ricketts TC, Beaver SK. An analysis of Medicare's incentive payment program for physicians in health professional shortage areas. J Rural Health. 2004;20(2):109-117. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Chen FM, Phillips RL Jr, Schneeweiss R, et al. Accounting for graduate medical education funding in family practice training. Fam Med. Oct 2002;34(9):663-668. Access from Family Medicine.


Coombs JB. Quality of care in rural settings: bringing the "new quality" to rural practice. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Whitcomb ME, Rosenblatt RA. The National Health Service Corps: rural physician service and retention. J Am Board Fam Pract. Jul-Aug 1997;10(4):272-279. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Dobie SA, Hagopian A, Kirlin BA, Hart LG. Wyoming physicians are significant providers of safety net care. J Am Board Fam Pract. Nov-Dec 2005;18(6):470-477. Access from Journal of the American Board of Family Practice.


Doescher MP, Ellsbury KE, Hart LG. The distribution of rural female generalist physicians in the United States. J Rural Health. Spring 2000;16(2):111-118. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Doescher MP, Jackson JE, Jerant A, Hart LG. Prevalence and trends in smoking: a national rural study. J Rural Health. Spring 2006;22(2):112-118. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Dunbar PJ, Mayer JD, Fordyce MA, et al. Availability of anesthesia personnel in rural Washington and Montana. Anesthesiology. Mar 1998;88(3):800-808. Access from Anesthesiology.


Ellsbury KE, Baldwin LM, Johnson KE, Runyan SJ, Hart LG. Gender-related factors in the recruitment of physicians to the rural Northwest. J Am Board Fam Pract. Sep-Oct 2002;15(5):391-400. Access from Journal of the American Board of Family Practice.


Ellsbury KE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. US medical schools and the rural family physician gender gap. Fam Med. May 2000;32(5):331-337. Access from Family Medicine.


Geyman JP, Hart LG, Norris TE, Coombs JB, Lishner DM. Educating generalist physicians for rural practice: how are we doing? J Rural Health. Winter 2000;16(1):56-80. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Geyman JP, Hart LG. Primary care at a crossroads: progress, problems, and future projections. J Am Board Fam Pract. Jan-Feb 1994;7(1):60-70.


Geyman JP. Graduate education for rural practice. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Grossman DC, Hart LG, Rivara FP, Maier RV, Rosenblatt R. From roadside to bedside: the regionalization of trauma care in a remote rural county. J Trauma. Jan 1995;38(1):14-21. Access from Journal of Trauma.


Grumbach K, Hart LG, Mertz E, Coffman J, Palazzo L. Who is caring for the underserved? A comparison of primary care physicians and nonphysician clinicians. Ann Fam Med. 2003;1(2):97-104. Access from Annals of Family Medicine.


Hagopian A, Hart LG, et al. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: the tracking project reports first-year findings. J Rural Health. Spring 2001;17(2):82-86.


Hart LG, Dobie SA, Baldwin LM, Pirani MJ, Fordyce M, Rosenblatt RA. Rural and urban differences in physician resource use for low-risk obstetrics. Health Serv Res. Oct 1996;31(4):429-452. Access from Health Services Research.


Hart LG, Larson EH, Lishner DM. Rural definitions for health policy and research. Am J Public Health. 2005;95(7):1149-1155. Access from American Journal of Public Health.


Hart LG, Lishner DM, Larson EH, et al. Pathways to rural practice: a chartbook of family medicine residency training locations and characteristics. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2005. Download monograph.


Hart LG, Norris TE, Lishner DM. Attitudes of family physicians in Washington State toward physician-assisted suicide. J Rural Health. Fall 2003;19(4):461-469. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Causes and consequences of rural small hospital closures from the perspectives of mayors. J Rural Health. Summer 1991;7(3):222-245. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Most rural towns lost physicians after their hospitals closed. Rural Development Perspectives. 1994;10(Oct):17-21.


Hart LG, Robertson DG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. CEO turnover in rural northwest hospitals. Hosp Health Serv Adm. Fall 1993;38(3):353-374. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Hart LG, Taylor P. The emergence of federal rural health policy in the United States. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Hummel J, Cortte R, Ballweg R, Larson E. Physician assistant training for Native Alaskan community health aides: the MEDEX Northwest experience. Alaska Med. Oct-Dec 1994;36(4):183-188. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. Problem drinking: rural and urban trends in America, 1995/1997 to 2003. Prev Med. Aug 2006;43(2):122-124. Access from Preventive Medicine.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Jerant AF, Hart LG. A national study of obesity prevalence and trends by type of rural county. J Rural Health. 2005;21(2):140-148. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Saver BG, Hart LG. Trends in professional advice to lose weight among obese adults, 1994-2000. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(9):814-818. Access from Journal of General Internal Medicine.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Ballweg RA. National estimates of physician assistant productivity. J Allied Health. 2001;30(3):146-152. Access from Journal of Allied Health.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Goodwin MK, Geller J, Andrilla C. Dimensions of retention: a national study of the locational histories of physician assistants. J Rural Health. Fall 1999;15(4):391-402. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Hummel J. Rural physician assistants: a survey of graduates of MEDEX Northwest. Public Health Rep. Mar-Apr 1994;109(2):266-274. Access from Public Health Reports.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Is non-metropolitan residence a risk factor for poor birth outcome in the U.S.? Soc Sci Med. Jul 1997;45(2):171-188. Access from Social Science & Medicine.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Rural residence and poor birth outcome in Washington state. J Rural Health. Summer 1992;8(3):162-170. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Larson EH, Hart LG. The rural physician. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001:27-40.


Larson EH, Johnson KE, Norris TE, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. State of the health workforce in rural America: profiles and comparisons. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2003. Download monograph.


Larson EH, Palazzo L, Berkowitz B, Pirani MJ, Hart LG. The contribution of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to generalist care in underserved areas of Washington State. Health Serv Res. 2003;38(4):1003-1050. Access from Health Services Research.


Lishner DM, Larson EH, Rosenblatt RA, Clark SJ. Chapter 12: rural maternal and perinatal health. In: Ricketts TC, ed. Rural health in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press; 1999.


Lishner DM, Robertson DG, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Educational and geographic career pathways of rural vs. urban hospital administrators. Hosp Health Serv Adm. Fall 1994;39(3):359-367. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. Emergency department use by the rural elderly. J Emerg Med. Apr 2000;18(3):289-297. Access from Journal of Emergency Medicine.


Lynge DC, Larson EH, Thompson MJ, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. A longitudinal analysis of the general surgery workforce in the United States, 1981-2005. Arch Surg. Apr 2008;143(4):345-350. Access from Archives of Surgery.


Melzer SM, Grossman DC, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Hospital services for rural children in Washington State. Pediatrics. Feb 1997;99(2):196-203. Access from Pediatrics.


Morrill R, Cromartie J, Hart LG. Metropolitan, urban, and rural commuting areas: toward a better depiction of the US settlement system. Urban Geog. 1999;20(8):727-748. Abstract available from Urban Geography.


Muus KJ, Geller JM, Ludtke RL, et al. Comparing urban and rural primary care PAs: implications for recruitment. J Am Acad Physician Assist. 1996;9(8):49-60. Access from Journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians.


Nesbitt TS, Larson EH, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Access to maternity care in rural Washington: its effect on neonatal outcomes and resource use. Am J Public Health. Jan 1997;87(1):85-90. Abstract available from American Journal of Public Health.


Norris TE, Reese JW, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Are rural family physicians comfortable performing cesarean sections? J Fam Pract. Nov 1996;43(5):455-460. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Norris TE. Telemedicine and telehealth service. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


On-Line Atlas of International Medical Graduates. Click here to view the Atlas.


Pan S, Geller JM, Muus KJ, Hart LG. Predicting the degree of rurality of physician assistant practice location. Hosp Health Serv Adm. Spring 1996;41(1):105-119. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Pirani MJ, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Physician perspectives on the causes of rural hospital closure, 1980-1988. J Am Board Fam Pract. Nov-Dec 1993;6(6):556-562. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Andrilla CHA, Curtin T, Hart LG. Shortages of medical personnel at community health centers: implications for planned expansion. JAMA. Mar 1 2006;295(9):1042-1049. Access from JAMA.


Rosenblatt RA, Baldwin LM, Chan L, et al. Improving the quality of outpatient care for older patients with diabetes: lessons from a comparison of rural and urban communities. J Fam Pract. Aug 2001;50(8):676-680. Access from Journal of Family Practice.


Rosenblatt RA, Bovbjerg RR, Whelan A, Baldwin LM, Hart LG, Long C. Tort reform and the obstetric access crisis. The case of the WAMI states. West J Med. Jun 1991;154(6):693-699. Access from PubMed Central.


Rosenblatt RA, Dawson AJ, Larson EH, et al. A comparison of the investment in hospital-based obstetrical ultrasound in Wales and Washington State. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. Summer 1995;11(3):571-584. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Hagopian A, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Will rural family medicine residency training survive? Fam Med. Nov-Dec 2006;38(10):705-711. Access from Family Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Chapter 3: physicians and rural America. In: Ricketts TC, ed. Rural health in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press; 1999.


Rosenblatt RA, Saunders G, Shreffler J, Pirani MJ, Larson EH, Hart LG. Beyond retention: National Health Service Corps participation and subsequent practice locations of a cohort of rural family physicians. J Am Board Fam Pract. Jan-Feb 1996;9(1):23-30. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Saunders GR, Tressler CJ, Larson EH, Nesbitt TS, Hart LG. The diffusion of obstetric technology into rural U.S. hospitals. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. Summer 1994;10(3):479-489. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Schneeweiss R, Hart LG, Casey S, Andrilla CH, Chen FM. Family medicine training in rural areas. JAMA. Sep 4 2002;288(9):1063-1064. Access from JAMA.


Rosenblatt RA, Weitkamp G, Lloyd M, Schafer B, Winterscheid LC, Hart LG. Why do physicians stop practicing obstetrics? The impact of malpractice claims. Obstet Gynecol. Aug 1990;76(2):245-250. Abstract available from Obstetrics & Gynecology.


Rosenblatt RA, Whelan A, Hart LG. Obstetric practice patterns in Washington State after tort reform: has the access problem been solved? Obstet Gynecol. Dec 1990;76(6):1105-1110. Abstract available from Obstetrics & Gynecology.


Rosenblatt RA, Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Lishner DM, Hart LG. The effect of federal grants on medical schools' production of primary care physicians. Am J Public Health. Mar 1993;83(3):322-328. Abstract available from American Journal of Public Health.


Rosenblatt RA, Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Lishner DM, Hart LG. Which medical schools produce rural physicians? JAMA. Sep 23-30 1992;268(12):1559-1565. Abstract available from JAMA.


Rosenblatt RA, Wright GE, Baldwin LM, et al. The effect of the doctor-patient relationship on emergency department use among the elderly. Am J Public Health. Jan 2000;90(1):97-102. Access from American Journal of Public Health.


Rosenblatt RA. The health of rural people and the communities and environments in which they work. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Schleuning D, Rice G, Rosenblatt RA. Addressing barriers to perinatal care: a case study of the Access to Maternity Care Committee in Washington State. Public Health Rep. Jan-Feb 1991;106(1):47-52. Access from PubMed Central.


Schneeweiss R, Rosenblatt RA, Dovey S, et al. The effects of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act on family practice residency training programs. Fam Med. Feb 2003;35(2):93-99. Access from Family Medicine.


Thompson MJ, Lynge DC, Larson EH, Tachawachira P, Hart LG. Characterizing the general surgery workforce in rural America. Arch Surg. Jan 2005;140(1):74-79. Access from Archives of Surgery.


Welch HG, Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Readmission after surgery in Washington State rural hospitals. Am J Public Health. Mar 1992;82(3):407-411. Abstract available from American Journal of Public Health.


Welch HG, Larson EH. Patients requiring at least five admissions in 1 year. Data from Washington State. Med Care. Jun 1991;29(6):578-582. Access from Medical Care.


West PA, Norris TE, Gore EJ, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. The geographic and temporal patterns of residency-trained family physicians: University of Washington Family Practice Residency Network. J Am Board Fam Pract. Mar-Apr 1996;9(2):100-108. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


West PA, Norris TE, Gore EJ, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. The geographic and temporal patterns of residency-trained family physicians: University of Washington Family Practice Residency Network. J Am Board Fam Pract. Mar-Apr 1996;9(2):100-108.


Whelan AR. Geographical aspects of obstetrical care in Washington State. Master of Arts thesis. Seattle, WA: University of Washington; 1989.


Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. Comparing the characteristics of schools that produce high percentages and low percentages of primary care physicians. Acad Med. Sep 1992;67(9):587-591. Abstract available from Academic Medicine.


Williams R, House P. Community oriented primary care and rural services development. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Williamson HA Jr, Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Market shares for rural inpatient surgical services: where does the buck stop? J Rural Health. Spring 1994;10(2):70-79. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Williamson HA Jr, Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Rural hospital inpatient surgical volume: cutting-edge service or operating on the margin? J Rural Health. Winter 1994;10(1):16-25. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Williamson HA, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Physician staffing of small rural hospital emergency departments: rapid change and escalating cost. J Rural Health. Summer 1992;8(3):171-177. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Wright GE. The economics of rural practice. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.

Larson EH, Murowchick E, Hart LG. Poor birth outcome in the rural United States: 1985-1987 to 1995-1997. Final Report #119. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2008. Full report. Policy brief.


Fordyce MA, Chen FM, Doescher MP, Hart LG. 2005 physician supply and distribution in rural areas of the United States. Final Report #116. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 2007. Full report. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: access to cancer services for rural colorectal cancer patients. Seattle, WA: Author; Oct 2007. Policy brief.


Skillman SM, Palazzo L, Hart LG, Butterfield P. Changes in the rural registered nurse workforce from 1980 to 2004. Final Report #115. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 2007. Full report. Policy brief.


Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey 2004: results by Health and Human Services regions and health center geography. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2007. Full report.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. A national study of lifetime asthma prevalence and trends in metro and non-metro counties, 2000-2003. Working Paper #108. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 2007. Full report. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: will rural family medicine residency training survive? Seattle, WA: Author, Jan 2007. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: registered nurse vacancies in federally funded health centers. Seattle, WA: Author; Dec 2006. Policy brief.


Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Results of the 2004 health center expansion and recruitment survey for health centers: analyses for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI states). Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 2006. Full report.


Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Evaluation of alternative Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) definitions in Washington State. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington; 2006. Full report.


Andrilla CHA, Lishner DM, Hart LG. Rural dental practice: a tale of four states. Working Paper #107. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington, Mar 2006. Full report. Policy brief.


Dobie SA, Hagopian A, Kirlin BA, Hart LG. Wyoming physicians offer significant amounts of safety net care in their communities. Working Paper #88. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2006 (revised).


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: dentist vacancies in federally funded health centers. Seattle, WA: Author, Dec 2005. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: family physician vacancies in federally funded health centers. Seattle, WA: Author; Nov 2005. Policy brief.


Chan L, Hart LG, Goodman DC. Geographic access to health care for rural Medicare beneficiaries. Working Paper #97. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 2005.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. Heavy and binge drinking in rural America: a comparison of rural and urban counties from 1995/1997 through 1999/2001. Working Paper #95. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2005.


Hagopian A, House P. An evaluation of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program's Technical Assistance and Services Center. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2005.


Baldwin LM, Hollow WB, Casey S, et al. Access to specialty health care for rural American Indians: provider perceptions in two states. Working Paper #78. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 2004.


Thompson MJ, Lynge DC, Larson EH, Tachawachira P, Hart LG. Characterizing the general surgery workforce in rural America. Working Paper #77. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 2004.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Jerant AF, Hart LG. Obesity prevalence in rural counties: a national study. Working Paper #87. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 2004.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Jerant AF, Hart LG. Obesity prevalence in rural counties: a national study. Working Paper #87. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 2004.


Chan L, Hart LG, Ricketts TC III, Beaver SK. An analysis of Medicare's incentive payment program for physicians in health professional shortage areas. Working Paper #74. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Aug 2003.


Hagopian A, Johnson KE, Fordyce MA, Blades S, Hart LG. Health workforce recruitment and retention in critical access hospitals. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(5).


Hagopian A, Johnson KE, Fordyce MA, Blades S, Hart LG. Staffing the business office in critical access hospitals while meeting regulatory and payment system challenges. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(6).


Hagopian A, Thompson MJ, Kaltenbach E, Hart LG. The role of international medical graduates in America's small rural "critical access" hospitals. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(1).


House PJ. State-based evaluations of the Flex Program. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(4).


Baldwin LM, MacLehose RF, Hart LG, Beaver SK, Every N, Chan L. Quality of care for acute myocardial infarction in rural and urban U.S. hospitals. Working Paper #72. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 2002.


Rosenblatt RA, Schneeweiss R, Hart LG, Casey S, Andrilla CHA, Chen FM. Family medicine residency training in rural areas: how much is taking place, and is it enough to prepare a future generation of rural family physicians? Working Paper #69. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2002.


Hart LG, Norris TE, Lishner DM. Attitudes of family physicians in Washington State toward physician-assisted suicide. Working Paper #58. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2002.


Flex/CAH Tracking Team. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: the Tracking Project third-year findings. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2002.


Larson EH, Palazzo L, Berkowitz B, Pirani MJ, Hart LG. The contribution of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to generalist care in underserved areas of Washington State. Working Paper #64. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington; June 2001. Policy brief.


Wright GE, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. How many physicians can a rural community support? A practice income potential model for Washington State. Working Paper #45. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 2001.


Ellsbury KE, Baldwin LM, Johnson KE, Runyan S, Hart LG. Gender-related factors in the recruitment of generalist physicians to the rural Northwest. Working Paper #62. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2001.


Flex/CAH Tracking Team. The Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, the Tracking Project: second-year findings. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2001.


Hagopian A, Hart LG. Critical access hospitals and community development. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2001;2(4).


Hagopian A, Hart LG. Administration in critical access hospitals. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2001;2(3).


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center and five collaborating centers. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Tracking Project Year 02 report. Seattle, WA: Author; 2001. Full report.


Rosenblatt RA, Baldwin LM, Chan L, et al. The quality of care received by diabetic patients in Washington State: a rural-urban comparison. Working Paper #59. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2000.


Hagopian A, Hart LG, Poley S, Flex/CAH Tracking Team. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: the Tracking Project first-year findings. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2000.


Hagopian A. Modeling economic changes in communities and their health systems. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2000;1(8).


Hagopian A. The CAH start-up kit. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2000;1(1).


Baldwin LM, Casey S, Freeman W, et al. Perinatal and infant health among rural and urban American Indians/Alaska Natives. Working Paper #54. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 1999.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Muus K, Geller J. Content of physician assistant practice: results from a national survey. Working Paper #55. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1999.


Geyman JP, Hart LG, Norris TE, Coombs JB, Lishner DM. Physician education and rural location: a critical review. Working Paper #49. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 1999.


Ellsbury KE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. The production of rural female generalists by U.S. medical schools. Working Paper #52. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 1999.


Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. Emergency department use by the rural elderly. Working Paper #53. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 1998.


Baldwin LM, Rosenblatt RA, Lishner DM, Hart LG, Schneeweiss R. Rural and urban physicians: does the content of their practices differ? Working Paper #48. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1998.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Goodwin MK, Geller J, Andrilla CHA. Dimensions of retention: a national study of the locational histories of physician assistants. Working Paper #47. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1998.


Saver BG, Bowman R, Crittenden RA, Maudlin RK, Hart LG. Barriers to residency training of physicians in rural areas. Working Paper #46. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1998.


Dyck SM, Hagopian A, House PJ, Hart LG. Northwest rural hospital governing boards. Working Paper #43. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 1997.


Dunbar P, Mayer JD, Fordyce MA, et al. A profile of anesthesia provision in rural Washington and Montana. Working Paper #39. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1996.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Is rural residence a risk factor for poor birth outcomes? A national study. Working Paper #36. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Dec 1995.


Melzer S, Grossman DC, Hart LG, Larson EH, Sodenberg R, Rosenblatt RA. Rural inpatient pediatrics: pediatricians and family physicians. Working Paper #35. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 1995.


Rosenblatt RA, Saunders G, Shreffler J, Pirani MJ, Larson EH, Hart LG. Beyond retention: National Health Service Corps participation and subsequent practice locations of a cohort of rural family physicians. Working Paper #33. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1995.


Hart LG, Dobie SA, Baldwin LM, Pirani MJ, Fordyce MA, Rosenblatt RA. Rural and urban differences in physician resource use for low-risk obstetrics. Working Paper #32. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 1995.


West P, Norris TE, Gore E, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. The geographic and temporal patterns of residency-trained family physicians: University of Washington Family Practice Residency Network. Working Paper #31. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 1995.


Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Whitcomb ME, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. The National Health Service Corps: rural physician service and retention. Working Paper #28. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Sep 1994.


Baldwin LM, Hart LG, Norris TE, West P, Gore E, Schneeweiss R. Two decades of experience in the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network: practice differences between graduates in rural and urban places. Working Paper #25. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 1993.


Nesbitt TS, Larson EH, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Local access to obstetric care in rural areas: effect on prenatal care, birth outcomes, and costs. Working Paper #23. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Aug 1993.


Geyman JP, Hart LG. Primary care at a crossroads: progress, problems and policy options. Working Paper #22. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1993.


Williamson H, Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Market shares for rural surgical services: where does the buck stop? Working Paper #21. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1993.


Rosenblatt RA, Saunders G, Tressler C, Larson EH, Nesbitt TS, Hart LG. Do rural hospitals have less obstetric technology than their urban counterparts? A statewide study. Working Paper #20. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 1993.


Williamson H, Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Rural hospital surgical volume: cutting edge service or operating on the margin? Working Paper #19. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 1993.


Hart LG, Robertson DG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. CEO turnover in rural WAMI hospitals. Working Paper #18. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Aug 1992.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Hummel J. Rural physician assistants: results from a survey of graduates of MEDEX Northwest. Working Paper #17. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1992.


Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Rural hospital closure and physician supply: a national study. Working Paper #16. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Dec 1991.


Williamson H, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Physician staffing of small rural hospital emergency departments: rapid change and escalating cost. Working Paper #15. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Sep 1991.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Is rural residence associated with poor birth outcome? Working Paper #14. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 1991.


Hoare G, Katz A, Porter A, Dannenbaum A, Baldwin H. Rural hospital care linkages in the Northwest. Working Paper #12. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1991.


Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. Impact of federal funding for primary care medical education on medical student specialty choices and practice locations: 1976-1985. Working Paper #13. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1991.


Amundson BA, Hagopian A, Robertson DG. Implementing a community-based approach to strengthening rural health services: the Community Health Services Development Model (parts I and II). Working Paper #11. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 1991.


Welch HG, Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Readmission following surgery in Washington State rural hospitals. Working Paper #10. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 1991.


Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Causes and consequences of rural small hospital closures from the perspectives of mayors. Working Paper #9. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Sep 1990.


Rosenblatt RA, Whelan A, Hart LG, Long C, Baldwin LM, Bovbjerg RR. Tort reform and the obstetric access crisis: the case of the WAMI states. Working Paper #8. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 1990.


Rosenblatt RA, Weitkamp G, Lloyd M, et al. Are rural family physicians less likely to stop practicing obstetrics than their urban counterparts: the impact of malpractice claims. Working Paper #7. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1990.


Rosenblatt RA, Whelan A, Hart LG. Rural obstetrical access in Washington State: have we attained equilibrium? Working Paper #6. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 1990.


Schleuning D, Rice G, Rosenblatt RA. Addressing barriers to rural perinatal care: a case study of the access to maternity care committee in Washington State. Working Paper #5. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 1989.

Amundson BA, Hagopian A, Robertson DG. Implementing a community-based approach to strengthening rural health services: the Community Health Services Development Model (parts I and II). Working Paper #11. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 1991.


Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Evaluation of alternative Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) definitions in Washington State. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington; 2006. Full report.


Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey 2004: results by Health and Human Services regions and health center geography. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2007. Full report.


Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Results of the 2004 health center expansion and recruitment survey for health centers: analyses for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI states). Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 2006. Full report.


Andrilla CHA, Lishner DM, Hart LG. Rural dental practice: a tale of four states. Working Paper #107. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington, Mar 2006. Full report. Policy brief.


Baldwin LM, Casey S, Freeman W, et al. Perinatal and infant health among rural and urban American Indians/Alaska Natives. Working Paper #54. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 1999.


Baldwin LM, Hart LG, Norris TE, West P, Gore E, Schneeweiss R. Two decades of experience in the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network: practice differences between graduates in rural and urban places. Working Paper #25. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 1993.


Baldwin LM, Hollow WB, Casey S, et al. Access to specialty health care for rural American Indians: provider perceptions in two states. Working Paper #78. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 2004.


Baldwin LM, MacLehose RF, Hart LG, Beaver SK, Every N, Chan L. Quality of care for acute myocardial infarction in rural and urban U.S. hospitals. Working Paper #72. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 2002.


Baldwin LM, Rosenblatt RA, Lishner DM, Hart LG, Schneeweiss R. Rural and urban physicians: does the content of their practices differ? Working Paper #48. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1998.


Chan L, Hart LG, Goodman DC. Geographic access to health care for rural Medicare beneficiaries. Working Paper #97. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 2005.


Chan L, Hart LG, Ricketts TC III, Beaver SK. An analysis of Medicare's incentive payment program for physicians in health professional shortage areas. Working Paper #74. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Aug 2003.


Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Whitcomb ME, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. The National Health Service Corps: rural physician service and retention. Working Paper #28. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Sep 1994.


Dobie SA, Hagopian A, Kirlin BA, Hart LG. Wyoming physicians offer significant amounts of safety net care in their communities. Working Paper #88. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2006 (revised).


Dunbar P, Mayer JD, Fordyce MA, et al. A profile of anesthesia provision in rural Washington and Montana. Working Paper #39. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1996.


Dyck SM, Hagopian A, House PJ, Hart LG. Northwest rural hospital governing boards. Working Paper #43. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 1997.


Ellsbury KE, Baldwin LM, Johnson KE, Runyan S, Hart LG. Gender-related factors in the recruitment of generalist physicians to the rural Northwest. Working Paper #62. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2001.


Ellsbury KE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. The production of rural female generalists by U.S. medical schools. Working Paper #52. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 1999.


Flex/CAH Tracking Team. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: the Tracking Project third-year findings. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2002.


Flex/CAH Tracking Team. The Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, the Tracking Project: second-year findings. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2001.


Fordyce MA, Chen FM, Doescher MP, Hart LG. 2005 physician supply and distribution in rural areas of the United States. Final Report #116. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 2007. Full report. Policy brief.


Geyman JP, Hart LG, Norris TE, Coombs JB, Lishner DM. Physician education and rural location: a critical review. Working Paper #49. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 1999.


Geyman JP, Hart LG. Primary care at a crossroads: progress, problems and policy options. Working Paper #22. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1993.


Hagopian A, Hart LG, Poley S, Flex/CAH Tracking Team. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: the Tracking Project first-year findings. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2000.


Hagopian A, Hart LG. Critical access hospitals and community development. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2001;2(4).


Hagopian A, Hart LG. Administration in critical access hospitals. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2001;2(3).


Hagopian A, House P. An evaluation of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program's Technical Assistance and Services Center. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2005.


Hagopian A, Johnson KE, Fordyce MA, Blades S, Hart LG. Health workforce recruitment and retention in critical access hospitals. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(5).


Hagopian A, Johnson KE, Fordyce MA, Blades S, Hart LG. Staffing the business office in critical access hospitals while meeting regulatory and payment system challenges. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(6).


Hagopian A, Thompson MJ, Kaltenbach E, Hart LG. The role of international medical graduates in America's small rural "critical access" hospitals. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(1).


Hagopian A. Modeling economic changes in communities and their health systems. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2000;1(8).


Hagopian A. The CAH start-up kit. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2000;1(1).


Hart LG, Dobie SA, Baldwin LM, Pirani MJ, Fordyce MA, Rosenblatt RA. Rural and urban differences in physician resource use for low-risk obstetrics. Working Paper #32. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 1995.


Hart LG, Norris TE, Lishner DM. Attitudes of family physicians in Washington State toward physician-assisted suicide. Working Paper #58. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2002.


Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Causes and consequences of rural small hospital closures from the perspectives of mayors. Working Paper #9. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Sep 1990.


Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Rural hospital closure and physician supply: a national study. Working Paper #16. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Dec 1991.


Hart LG, Robertson DG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. CEO turnover in rural WAMI hospitals. Working Paper #18. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Aug 1992.


Hoare G, Katz A, Porter A, Dannenbaum A, Baldwin H. Rural hospital care linkages in the Northwest. Working Paper #12. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1991.


House PJ. State-based evaluations of the Flex Program. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(4).


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. A national study of lifetime asthma prevalence and trends in metro and non-metro counties, 2000-2003. Working Paper #108. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 2007. Full report. Policy brief.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. Heavy and binge drinking in rural America: a comparison of rural and urban counties from 1995/1997 through 1999/2001. Working Paper #95. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2005.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Jerant AF, Hart LG. Obesity prevalence in rural counties: a national study. Working Paper #87. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 2004.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Jerant AF, Hart LG. Obesity prevalence in rural counties: a national study. Working Paper #87. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 2004.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Goodwin MK, Geller J, Andrilla CHA. Dimensions of retention: a national study of the locational histories of physician assistants. Working Paper #47. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1998.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Hummel J. Rural physician assistants: results from a survey of graduates of MEDEX Northwest. Working Paper #17. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1992.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Muus K, Geller J. Content of physician assistant practice: results from a national survey. Working Paper #55. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 1999.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Is rural residence a risk factor for poor birth outcomes? A national study. Working Paper #36. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Dec 1995.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Is rural residence associated with poor birth outcome? Working Paper #14. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 1991.


Larson EH, Murowchick E, Hart LG. Poor birth outcome in the rural United States: 1985-1987 to 1995-1997. Final Report #119. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2008. Full report. Policy brief.


Larson EH, Palazzo L, Berkowitz B, Pirani MJ, Hart LG. The contribution of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to generalist care in underserved areas of Washington State. Working Paper #64. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington; June 2001. Policy brief.


Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. Emergency department use by the rural elderly. Working Paper #53. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 1998.


Melzer S, Grossman DC, Hart LG, Larson EH, Sodenberg R, Rosenblatt RA. Rural inpatient pediatrics: pediatricians and family physicians. Working Paper #35. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 1995.


Nesbitt TS, Larson EH, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Local access to obstetric care in rural areas: effect on prenatal care, birth outcomes, and costs. Working Paper #23. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Aug 1993.


Rosenblatt RA, Baldwin LM, Chan L, et al. The quality of care received by diabetic patients in Washington State: a rural-urban comparison. Working Paper #59. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2000.


Rosenblatt RA, Saunders G, Shreffler J, Pirani MJ, Larson EH, Hart LG. Beyond retention: National Health Service Corps participation and subsequent practice locations of a cohort of rural family physicians. Working Paper #33. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1995.


Rosenblatt RA, Saunders G, Tressler C, Larson EH, Nesbitt TS, Hart LG. Do rural hospitals have less obstetric technology than their urban counterparts? A statewide study. Working Paper #20. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 1993.


Rosenblatt RA, Schneeweiss R, Hart LG, Casey S, Andrilla CHA, Chen FM. Family medicine residency training in rural areas: how much is taking place, and is it enough to prepare a future generation of rural family physicians? Working Paper #69. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2002.


Rosenblatt RA, Weitkamp G, Lloyd M, et al. Are rural family physicians less likely to stop practicing obstetrics than their urban counterparts: the impact of malpractice claims. Working Paper #7. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1990.


Rosenblatt RA, Whelan A, Hart LG, Long C, Baldwin LM, Bovbjerg RR. Tort reform and the obstetric access crisis: the case of the WAMI states. Working Paper #8. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 1990.


Rosenblatt RA, Whelan A, Hart LG. Rural obstetrical access in Washington State: have we attained equilibrium? Working Paper #6. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 1990.


Saver BG, Bowman R, Crittenden RA, Maudlin RK, Hart LG. Barriers to residency training of physicians in rural areas. Working Paper #46. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1998.


Schleuning D, Rice G, Rosenblatt RA. Addressing barriers to rural perinatal care: a case study of the access to maternity care committee in Washington State. Working Paper #5. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 1989.


Skillman SM, Palazzo L, Hart LG, Butterfield P. Changes in the rural registered nurse workforce from 1980 to 2004. Final Report #115. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 2007. Full report. Policy brief.


Thompson MJ, Lynge DC, Larson EH, Tachawachira P, Hart LG. Characterizing the general surgery workforce in rural America. Working Paper #77. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 2004.


Welch HG, Larson EH, Hart LG, Rosenblatt RA. Readmission following surgery in Washington State rural hospitals. Working Paper #10. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 1991.


West P, Norris TE, Gore E, Baldwin LM, Hart LG. The geographic and temporal patterns of residency-trained family physicians: University of Washington Family Practice Residency Network. Working Paper #31. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 1995.


Whitcomb ME, Cullen TJ, Hart LG, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA. Impact of federal funding for primary care medical education on medical student specialty choices and practice locations: 1976-1985. Working Paper #13. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1991.


Williamson H, Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Market shares for rural surgical services: where does the buck stop? Working Paper #21. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 1993.


Williamson H, Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Rural hospital surgical volume: cutting edge service or operating on the margin? Working Paper #19. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 1993.


Williamson H, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. Physician staffing of small rural hospital emergency departments: rapid change and escalating cost. Working Paper #15. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Sep 1991.


Wright GE, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. How many physicians can a rural community support? A practice income potential model for Washington State. Working Paper #45. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 2001.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center and five collaborating centers. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Tracking Project Year 02 report. Seattle, WA: Author; 2001. Full report.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: access to cancer services for rural colorectal cancer patients. Seattle, WA: Author; Oct 2007. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: dentist vacancies in federally funded health centers. Seattle, WA: Author, Dec 2005. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: family physician vacancies in federally funded health centers. Seattle, WA: Author; Nov 2005. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: registered nurse vacancies in federally funded health centers. Seattle, WA: Author; Dec 2006. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: will rural family medicine residency training survive? Seattle, WA: Author, Jan 2007. Policy brief.

Hart LG. Shortages of Health Providers in Rural Areas, presented at Nevada Office of Rural Health Recruitment and Retention Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1/10/07. Powerpoint presentation.


Rural CHC Workforce, presented at 3RNet annual conference, 10/4/06. Powerpoint presentation.


Use of RUCAs in Health Services Research, presented at AcademyHealth annual conference, 6/25/06. Powerpoint presentation.


On-Line Atlas of International Medical Graduates. Click here to view the Atlas.

Rural CHC Workforce, presented at 3RNet annual conference, 10/4/06. Powerpoint presentation.


Use of RUCAs in Health Services Research, presented at AcademyHealth annual conference, 6/25/06. Powerpoint presentation.


Hart LG. Shortages of Health Providers in Rural Areas, presented at Nevada Office of Rural Health Recruitment and Retention Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1/10/07. Powerpoint presentation.


On-Line Atlas of International Medical Graduates. Click here to view the Atlas.

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Baldwin LM, Hollow WB, Casey S, Hart LG, Larson EH, Moore K, Lewis E, Andrilla CHA, Grossman DC. Access to specialty health care for rural American Indians in two states. J Rural Health. Summer 2008;24(3):269-278. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Lynge DC, Larson EH, Thompson MJ, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. A longitudinal analysis of the general surgery workforce in the United States, 1981-2005. Arch Surg. Apr 2008;143(4):345-350. Access from Archives of Surgery.


Larson EH, Murowchick E, Hart LG. Poor birth outcome in the rural United States: 1985-1987 to 1995-1997. Final Report #119. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2008. Full report. Policy brief.


Fordyce MA, Chen FM, Doescher MP, Hart LG. 2005 physician supply and distribution in rural areas of the United States. Final Report #116. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 2007. Full report. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: access to cancer services for rural colorectal cancer patients. Seattle, WA: Author; Oct 2007. Policy brief.


Baldwin LM, Grossman DC, Murowchick E, Larson EH, Hollow WB, Sugarman JR, Freeman WL, Hart LG. National trends in the perinatal and infant health of rural American Indians (AIs) and Alaska Natives (ANs): have the gaps between AI/ANs and whites narrowed? Am J Public Health, in press.


Skillman SM, Palazzo L, Hart LG, Butterfield P. Changes in the rural registered nurse workforce from 1980 to 2004. Final Report #115. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 2007. Full report. Policy brief.


Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey 2004: results by Health and Human Services regions and health center geography. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2007. Full report.


Hart LG. Shortages of Health Providers in Rural Areas, presented at Nevada Office of Rural Health Recruitment and Retention Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1/10/07. Powerpoint presentation.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. A national study of lifetime asthma prevalence and trends in metro and non-metro counties, 2000-2003. Working Paper #108. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 2007. Full report. Policy brief.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: will rural family medicine residency training survive? Seattle, WA: Author, Jan 2007. Policy brief.


Rosenblatt RA, Hagopian A, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Will rural family medicine residency training survive? Fam Med. Nov-Dec 2006;38(10):705-711. Access from Family Medicine.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: registered nurse vacancies in federally funded health centers. Seattle, WA: Author; Dec 2006. Policy brief.


Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Results of the 2004 health center expansion and recruitment survey for health centers: analyses for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI states). Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Nov 2006. Full report.


Rural CHC Workforce, presented at 3RNet annual conference, 10/4/06. Powerpoint presentation.


Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. Evaluation of alternative Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) definitions in Washington State. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington; 2006. Full report.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. Problem drinking: rural and urban trends in America, 1995/1997 to 2003. Prev Med. Aug 2006;43(2):122-124. Access from Preventive Medicine.


Use of RUCAs in Health Services Research, presented at AcademyHealth annual conference, 6/25/06. Powerpoint presentation.


Andrilla CHA, Lishner DM, Hart LG. Rural dental practice: a tale of four states. Working Paper #107. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington, Mar 2006. Full report. Policy brief.


Chan L, Hart LG, Goodman DC. Geographic access to health care for rural Medicare beneficiaries. J Rural Health. Spring 2006;22(2):140-146. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Dobie SA, Hagopian A, Kirlin BA, Hart LG. Wyoming physicians offer significant amounts of safety net care in their communities. Working Paper #88. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2006 (revised).


Doescher MP, Jackson JE, Jerant A, Hart LG. Prevalence and trends in smoking: a national rural study. J Rural Health. Spring 2006;22(2):112-118. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Rosenblatt RA, Andrilla CHA, Curtin T, Hart LG. Shortages of medical personnel at community health centers: implications for planned expansion. JAMA. Mar 1 2006;295(9):1042-1049. Access from JAMA.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: dentist vacancies in federally funded health centers. Seattle, WA: Author, Dec 2005. Policy brief.


Dobie SA, Hagopian A, Kirlin BA, Hart LG. Wyoming physicians are significant providers of safety net care. J Am Board Fam Pract. Nov-Dec 2005;18(6):470-477. Access from Journal of the American Board of Family Practice.


WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Project summary: family physician vacancies in federally funded health centers. Seattle, WA: Author; Nov 2005. Policy brief.


On-Line Atlas of International Medical Graduates. Click here to view the Atlas.


Hart LG, Larson EH, Lishner DM. Rural definitions for health policy and research. Am J Public Health. 2005;95(7):1149-1155. Access from American Journal of Public Health.


Chan L, Hart LG, Goodman DC. Geographic access to health care for rural Medicare beneficiaries. Working Paper #97. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 2005.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Hart LG. Heavy and binge drinking in rural America: a comparison of rural and urban counties from 1995/1997 through 1999/2001. Working Paper #95. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2005.


Hagopian A, House P. An evaluation of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program's Technical Assistance and Services Center. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2005.


Hart LG, Lishner DM, Larson EH, et al. Pathways to rural practice: a chartbook of family medicine residency training locations and characteristics. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2005. Download monograph.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Jerant AF, Hart LG. A national study of obesity prevalence and trends by type of rural county. J Rural Health. 2005;21(2):140-148. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Saver BG, Hart LG. Trends in professional advice to lose weight among obese adults, 1994-2000. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(9):814-818. Access from Journal of General Internal Medicine.


Thompson MJ, Lynge DC, Larson EH, Tachawachira P, Hart LG. Characterizing the general surgery workforce in rural America. Arch Surg. Jan 2005;140(1):74-79. Access from Archives of Surgery.


Baldwin LM, Hollow WB, Casey S, et al. Access to specialty health care for rural American Indians: provider perceptions in two states. Working Paper #78. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Oct 2004.


Thompson MJ, Lynge DC, Larson EH, Tachawachira P, Hart LG. Characterizing the general surgery workforce in rural America. Working Paper #77. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; May 2004.


Baldwin LM, MacLehose RF, Hart LG, Beaver SK, Every N, Chan L. Quality of care for acute myocardial infarction in rural and urban U.S. hospitals. J Rural Health. 2004;20(2):99-108. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Chan L, Hart LG, Ricketts TC, Beaver SK. An analysis of Medicare's incentive payment program for physicians in health professional shortage areas. J Rural Health. 2004;20(2):109-117. Access from Journal of Rural Health.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Jerant AF, Hart LG. Obesity prevalence in rural counties: a national study. Working Paper #87. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 2004.


Jackson JE, Doescher MP, Jerant AF, Hart LG. Obesity prevalence in rural counties: a national study. Working Paper #87. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jan 2004.


Hart LG, Norris TE, Lishner DM. Attitudes of family physicians in Washington State toward physician-assisted suicide. J Rural Health. Fall 2003;19(4):461-469. Abstract available from National Library of Medicine.


Chan L, Hart LG, Ricketts TC III, Beaver SK. An analysis of Medicare's incentive payment program for physicians in health professional shortage areas. Working Paper #74. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Aug 2003.


Schneeweiss R, Rosenblatt RA, Dovey S, et al. The effects of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act on family practice residency training programs. Fam Med. Feb 2003;35(2):93-99. Access from Family Medicine.


Grumbach K, Hart LG, Mertz E, Coffman J, Palazzo L. Who is caring for the underserved? A comparison of primary care physicians and nonphysician clinicians. Ann Fam Med. 2003;1(2):97-104. Access from Annals of Family Medicine.


Hagopian A, Johnson KE, Fordyce MA, Blades S, Hart LG. Health workforce recruitment and retention in critical access hospitals. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(5).


Hagopian A, Johnson KE, Fordyce MA, Blades S, Hart LG. Staffing the business office in critical access hospitals while meeting regulatory and payment system challenges. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(6).


Hagopian A, Thompson MJ, Kaltenbach E, Hart LG. The role of international medical graduates in America's small rural "critical access" hospitals. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(1).


House PJ. State-based evaluations of the Flex Program. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2003;3(4).


Larson EH, Johnson KE, Norris TE, Lishner DM, Rosenblatt RA, Hart LG. State of the health workforce in rural America: profiles and comparisons. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2003. Download monograph.


Larson EH, Palazzo L, Berkowitz B, Pirani MJ, Hart LG. The contribution of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to generalist care in underserved areas of Washington State. Health Serv Res. 2003;38(4):1003-1050. Access from Health Services Research.


Chen FM, Phillips RL Jr, Schneeweiss R, et al. Accounting for graduate medical education funding in family practice training. Fam Med. Oct 2002;34(9):663-668. Access from Family Medicine.


Rosenblatt RA, Schneeweiss R, Hart LG, Casey S, Andrilla CH, Chen FM. Family medicine training in rural areas. JAMA. Sep 4 2002;288(9):1063-1064. Access from JAMA.


Baldwin LM, Grossman DC, Casey S, et al. Perinatal and infant health among rural and urban American Indians/Alaska Natives. Am J Public Health. Sep 2002;92(9):1491-1497. Access from American Journal of Public Health.


Ellsbury KE, Baldwin LM, Johnson KE, Runyan SJ, Hart LG. Gender-related factors in the recruitment of physicians to the rural Northwest. J Am Board Fam Pract. Sep-Oct 2002;15(5):391-400. Access from Journal of the American Board of Family Practice.


Baldwin LM, MacLehose RF, Hart LG, Beaver SK, Every N, Chan L. Quality of care for acute myocardial infarction in rural and urban U.S. hospitals. Working Paper #72. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 2002.


Rosenblatt RA, Schneeweiss R, Hart LG, Casey S, Andrilla CHA, Chen FM. Family medicine residency training in rural areas: how much is taking place, and is it enough to prepare a future generation of rural family physicians? Working Paper #69. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Mar 2002.


Hart LG, Norris TE, Lishner DM. Attitudes of family physicians in Washington State toward physician-assisted suicide. Working Paper #58. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2002.


Flex/CAH Tracking Team. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: the Tracking Project third-year findings. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2002.


Rosenblatt RA, Baldwin LM, Chan L, et al. Improving the quality of outpatient care for older patients with diabetes: lessons from a comparison of rural and urban communities. J Fam Pract. Aug 2001;50(8):676-680. Access from Journal of Family Practice.


Larson EH, Palazzo L, Berkowitz B, Pirani MJ, Hart LG. The contribution of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to generalist care in underserved areas of Washington State. Working Paper #64. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington; June 2001. Policy brief.


Hagopian A, Hart LG, et al. Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: the tracking project reports first-year findings. J Rural Health. Spring 2001;17(2):82-86.


Wright GE, Andrilla CHA, Hart LG. How many physicians can a rural community support? A practice income potential model for Washington State. Working Paper #45. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Apr 2001.


Ellsbury KE, Baldwin LM, Johnson KE, Runyan S, Hart LG. Gender-related factors in the recruitment of generalist physicians to the rural Northwest. Working Paper #62. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Feb 2001.


Coombs JB. Quality of care in rural settings: bringing the "new quality" to rural practice. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Flex/CAH Tracking Team. The Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, the Tracking Project: second-year findings. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; 2001.


Geyman JP. Graduate education for rural practice. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Hagopian A, Hart LG. Critical access hospitals and community development. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2001;2(4).


Hagopian A, Hart LG. Administration in critical access hospitals. CAH/Flex National Tracking Project: Findings from the Field. 2001;2(3).


Hart LG, Taylor P. The emergence of federal rural health policy in the United States. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.


Larson EH, Hart LG, Ballweg RA. National estimates of physician assistant productivity. J Allied Health. 2001;30(3):146-152. Access from Journal of Allied Health.


Larson EH, Hart LG. The rural physician. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001:27-40.


Norris TE. Telemedicine and telehealth service. In: Geyman JP, Norris TE, Hart LG, eds. Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001.