The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is sponsoring a special themed issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved dedicated to exploring innovative models and methods as well as evidence-based practices which have the potential to improving access, health care quality and patient outcomes within rural communities. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, workforce retention and recruitment, hospital closures, health equity, health information technology, care coordination, population health and financing models.
They are announcing a Call for Abstracts for this special themed issue. The following types of full manuscripts will be considered: Original Papers, Commentaries, Brief Communications, Reports from the Field, Columns, and Reviews. All cover letters, title pages and abstracts are due no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST) on December 15, 2015 to JHCPUHelp@hrsa.gov and addressed to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Editorial Team. For additional information or questions, please contact the FORHP editorial team at: JHCPUHelp@hrsa.gov.