Community and Regional Planning Program
Community and Regional Planning Program: Professional Projects
Document Type
Project
Date of this Version
7-17-2018
Citation
A professional project presented to the faculty of the Graduate College of the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Community and Regional Planning
Under the supervision of Professor Yunwoo Nam
Lincoln, Nebraska, July 2018
Abstract
Rural populations in Nebraska are generally older, less affluent and suffer from more chronic diseases than their urban counterparts. To address these disparities, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Office of Rural Health oversees incentive programs that compensate providers for costs associated with education in exchange for time worked in shortage areas. This report examines the impact that these incentive programs have on the retention of family medicine providers in Nebraska using survival analysis methodologies. The findings of this report indicate a positive correlation between participation in incentive programs and workforce retention of family medicine providers.
Advisor: Yunwoo Nam
Comments
Copyright 2018, Andrew J. Pedley. Used by permission