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NHPF site visits provide federal policymakers a firsthand look at the problems and successes of important health care programs and markets around the country. Organized when there are valuable insights and information to be gained by observing how communities or health care providers are dealing with an issue in their local areas, these one- to three-day site visits are highly valued by attendees because they afford an opportunity to connect with the world "outside the Beltway."

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Site Visit ReportJanuary 25, 2008
Children's Behavioral Health Services in Baltimore: Walking the Continuum (September 30–October 1, 2007) [533 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Jennifer Ryan
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Site Visit ReportDecember 14, 2007
Community-Based Long-Term Care: Wisconsin Stays Ahead (August 8-10, 2007) [532 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Judith D. Moore, Carol O'Shaughnessy, and Lisa Sprague
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Site Visit ReportJuly 16, 2007
Competition and Collaboration: The Spirit of St. Louis (April 3-5, 2007) [556 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Laura A. Dummit and Lisa Sprague
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Site Visit ReportMay 7, 2007
Fairfax County’s Commitment: A Housing and Health Continuum for Seniors (March 2, 2007) [546 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Judith D. Moore and Lisa Sprague
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Site VisitSeptember 26, 2006
The Electronic Health Record in Practice: Why, How, and What Next? (June 23, 2006) [553 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague and Sally Coberly
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Site VisitAugust 30, 2006
LA Story: Improving Care Management for the Chronically Ill and Chronically Underserved (April 18–20, 2006) [607 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Eileen Salinsky and Jessamy Taylor
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Site VisitMarch 6, 2006
Redesigning Practice to Improve Care Delivery (December 4–6, 2005) [180 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Laura A. Dummit and Lisa Sprague
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Site VisitOctober 17, 2005
Keeping Track of Care: Quality and Technology at LifeBridge Health System (August 5, 2005) [158 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Judith D. Moore and Lisa Sprague
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Site VisitJune 22, 2005
Exploring California's Rural Health System: From the Redwood Forests to the Baja Border (March 29-31, 2005) [227 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Eileen Salinsky and Jessamy Taylor
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Site VisitFebruary 17, 2005
Quality Improvement in Maryland: Partnerships and Progress (December 9—10, 2004) [260 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Judith D. Moore and Lisa Sprague
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Site VisitAugust 31, 2004
The Economics of Quality: Changing Incentives in Cincinnati (May 24—25, 2004) [343 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague and Nora Super
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Site VisitFebruary 17—19, 2004
The Health Care Safety Net in South Carolina: A Test of Tenacity [275 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Jennifer Ryan & Randy Desonia
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Site VisitNovember 6—7, 2003
Rural Health Care in the Electronic Age (Danville, PA) [223 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague & Nora Super
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Site VisitSeptember 22—23, 2003
Medical Response for Terrorist and Public Health Threats: One Region's Experience (Pittsburgh) [236 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Eileen Salinsky & Lisa Sprague
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Site VisitMay 27—29, 2003
Doing It RIte: Exploring a Decade of Health Coverage Innovation (Rhode Island [171 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Jennifer Ryan & Ginger Parra
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Site VisitNovember 12—14, 2002
The Medicare and Medicaid Intersection: Caring for Arizona's Seniors [1741 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Nora Super, Lisa Sprague, & Judith Moore
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Site VisitAugust 7-9, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Exploring Federal, State, and Local Relationships (Atlanta)
Author(s):  Eileen Salinsky & Ginger Parra
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Site VisitApril 19, 2002
Food and Drug Administration: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (Bethesda, Maryland)
Author(s):  Robin J. Strongin
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Site VisitApril 2-4, 2002
Child and Family Health Initiatives in the Bay Area [2379 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Jennifer M. Ryan & Wakina Scott
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Site VisitMarch 4-5, 2002
Transitions along the Continuum of Care: Elderly and Disabled Persons in New York [1721 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague & Nora Super
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Site VisitFebruary 20-22, 2002
Welfare Reform in Maryland: Flexibility in Action [1710 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Jennifer M. Ryan & Lynda Fox
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Site VisitJanuary 14-16, 2002
Help before There's Hurt: Integrating Child Welfare and Welfare Reform to Assist Families
Author(s):  Randy A. Desonia
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Site VisitJanuary 8-11, 2002
Managed Care: As Good As It Gets? (Los Angeles) [1832 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague & Sally Coberly
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Site VisitOctober 12, 2001
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Author(s):  Robin J. Strongin
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Site VisitAugust 20-22, 2001
Mission Possible?Maintaining the Safety Net in Urban and Rural Colorado [1097 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Karen Matherlee
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Site VisitAugust 6-8, 2001
W-2 in 2001: Wisconsin Works at Welfare Reform [839 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Jennifer M. Ryan & Randy Desonia
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Site VisitMay 5, 2001
Health Care Financing Administration Central Office
Author(s):  Nora Super
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Site VisitApril 18-20, 2001
TANF and Work Support Services: On the Job in Greater Philadelphia [637 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague & Randy Desonia
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Site VisitNovember 13-15, 2000
Caring for the Elderly: Oregon's Pioneers (Portland, Oregon) [569 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Nora Super Jones & Lisa Sprague
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Site VisitAugust 3, 2000
Insuring Virginia's Children: Local Outreach and Enrollment (Northern Virginia) [507 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague & Judith D. Moore
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Site Visit ConferenceApril 27-28, 2000
Hospital-Based Health Care Systems: The Post-BBA Era [626 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Nora Super Jones, Lisa Sprague, & Karen Matherlee
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Site VisitApril 17-19, 2000
Reinventing Medicaid: Hoosier Healthwise and Children's Health Insurance in Indiana [514 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Judith D. Moore & Lisa Sprague
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Site VisitApril 10-11, 2000
Site Visit to Seattle — University of Washington Academic Medical Center [626 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Karen Matherlee
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Site VisitMarch 20, 2000
Site Visit to Detroit — Henry Ford Health System [626 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague
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Site VisitMarch 16-17, 2000
Site Visit to Richmond and Hampton Roads — Bon Secours Health System, Inc. [626 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Nora Super Jones
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Site VisitJanuary 11-14, 2000
Site Visit to Arizona — Managed Medicaid: Arizona's AHCCCS Experience [97 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Nora Super, Lisa Sprague, & Judith D. Moore
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Site VisitOctober 4-5, 1999
Site Visit to Baltimore and Fort Detrick, Maryland — Preparing for a Bioterrorist Incident: Linking the Public Health and Medical Communities [97 kb] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF's
Author(s):  Robin J. Strongin
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Site VisitNovember 17-20, 1998
Site Visit to Southern California — Plans and Providers: Risk Accountability and Staying Power
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague & Sandra Foote
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Site VisitOctober 27-30, 1998
Site Visit to Utah and Nevada — Essential Community Health Services on the Frontier
Author(s):  Karen Matherlee & Michael Anzick
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Site VisitMay 26-28,1998
Site Visit to New Jersey — State and County Experiences with Welfare Reform and Access to Health Care
Author(s):  Michael Anzick & Richard Hegner
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Site VisitMarch 30-31, 1998
Site Visit to Philadelphia — .Providing Community-Based Primary Care: Nursing Centers, CHCs, and Other Initiatives
Author(s):  Karen Matherlee
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Site VisitFebruary 18-20, 1998
Site Visit to Northern California — Risk, Accountability, and Staying Power in Next-Generation Managed Care
Author(s):  Lisa Sprague
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Site VisitDecember 2-4, 1997
Site Visit to Kansas — State Experiences with Welfare Reform and Access to Health Care
Author(s):  Michael Anzick & Richard Hegner
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Site VisitNovember 18-20, 1996
Site Visit to Boston — AHC Missions in a Managed Care Framework: New Perspectives on Service, Training, and Research
Author(s):  Karen Matherlee
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Site VisitNovember 13-15, 1995
Perspectives on Managed Care: A Site Visit to Minnesota
Author(s):  Karen Matherlee
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Site VisitMay 31-June 2, 1995
Community-Based Public Health: A Site Visit to Central North Carolina
Author(s):  Richard Hegner
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Site VisitNovember 16-17, 1993
The CHIP Program: Providing Medical Homes and Integrated Social Services for At-Risk Children
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Site VisitDecember 8-9, 1992
Building the Rural Health Infrastructure through Public/Private Partnerships: A Site Visit to Central Virginia
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Site VisitJuly 15-16, 1992
Defining "Mission" in Terms of Community Health Needs: A Visit to Parkland Memorial Hospital and Its Primary Care Clinics
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Site VisitApril 21-24, 1992
Community and System Responses to Symptoms of Distress: A Site Visit to Detroit
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Site VisitApril 6, 1992
Tour of the Hospice of Northern Virginia
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Site VisitOctober 16, 1991
Perspectives on Preventive and Primary Health Services: Impressions and Issues from the Forum Site Visit to Arkansas and Tennessee, March 25-27, 1991
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Site VisitApril 19, 1991
The Future of Marketplace Competition in Health Care: Lessons from a Site Visit to the Twin Cities
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Site VisitMarch 25-27, 1991
Delta Site Visit
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Site VisitJanuary 14-17, 1991
Site Visit to Minneapolis/St. Paul
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Site VisitNovember 30, 1989
Bringing a Continuum of Services to a Stricken Community: A Site Visit to the Greater Southeast Healthcare System
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Site VisitJune 22, 1989
Assessing Quality of Home Health Care: A Site Visit to the Visiting Nurse Association of Northern Virginia, Inc.
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Site VisitMay 23, 1989
Surveying the Quality of Nursing Home Care: A Site Visit to West Baltimore's Community Care Nursing and Geriatric Center
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