OBJECTIVE: To characterize changing patterns of antidepressant use in nursing facilities
across the urban–rural continuum during the mid-1990s. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of …

A defining feature of health care in the US is the rapidly expanding scope of practice of
nonphysician health care providers. Two such areas of expanded practice are the …

To facilitate reform efforts, more research is needed on the current status of mental health
services in rural long-term care. Also needed are new tools promoting the targeted use of …

Much of the success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) depends on the successful reform of
health care delivery and payment systems. Recognizing that traditional models often …

The research objectives were to examine trends over time in patient out-of-pocket spending
and insurance coverage of outpatient mental health and substance abuse visits, and to also …

Untreated depression can lower life expectancy and increase levels of functional and
cognitive impairment. Among nursing facility residents, depression is a widely recognized …