Background
Vision
Improve the quality of care to rural medically underserved
populations in Kansas through an evidence-based approach
to health care.
Mission
Develop a practice-based research network to investigate
critical and clinically-relevant issues related to the
practice of primary care in small rural communities.
Goal 1 - Obtain clinically relevant data pertinent to
rural primary care practices.
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Objective 1
Facilitate effective communication with and between
network participants to obtain questions of interest
that arise from their daily work.
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Objective 2
Link methodologically-skilled researchers familiar
with primary care to clinically-skilled rural practitioners.
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Objective 3
Utilize patient populations in medically underserved
rural communities to answer clinically relevant questions.
Goal 2 - Develop an effective mechanism to translate
relevant research into practice.
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Objective 1
Assist clinicians to practice evidence-based
medicine.
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Objective 2
Use electronic information systems to assess
clinical practices regarding diagnosis, prevention,
treatment, and referral practices.
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Objective 3
Test clinical hypotheses within the network based
upon the best available data-supported evidence.
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