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University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center

Description
One of the Rural Health Research Centers currently funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Conducts policy-relevant research focused on access to and quality of healthcare and population health outcomes.
Tagged as
Conducting Research, Needs Assessment, and Evaluation · Healthcare Access · Healthcare Quality · Maternal Health · Minnesota

Resources (133)

  • Access and Capacity to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Health Clinics, 12/2019, view details
  • Access to Dental Care for Rural Low Income and Minority Populations, 09/2004, view details
  • Access to Emergency Medical Services in Rural Areas: The Supporting Role of State EMS Agencies, 02/2002, view details
  • Access to Rural Pharmacy Services in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 07/2001, view details
  • Access to Specialty Care for Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Communities, 12/2019, view details
  • Addressing Commuting as a Public Health Issue: Strategies Should Differ by Rurality, 07/2018, view details
  • Aging in Place in Rural America: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Initiatives, 01/2022, view details
  • Anxiety, Depression, and Access to Mental Health Care by Sexual Orientation and Rurality, 06/2022, view details
  • Are There Geographic Disparities in Out-of-Pocket Spending by Medicare Beneficiaries?, 10/2003, view details
  • Availability of Respiratory Care Services in Critical Access and Rural Hospitals, 06/2018, view details
  • Barriers to Aging in Place in Rural Communities: Perspectives from State Offices of Rural Health, 11/2021, view details
  • Barriers to Health Care Access for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: Recommendations from Rural Health Clinics, 01/2021, view details
  • Case Studies of Regional Extension Centers Serving Rural Practices: Minnesota and North Dakota, 11/2013, view details
  • Case Studies of Regional Extension Centers Serving Rural Practices: North Carolina, 11/2013, view details
  • Challenges Related to Pregnancy and Returning to Work after Childbirth in a Rural, Tourism-Dependent Community, 02/2018, view details
  • Characteristics of Counties with the Highest Proportion of the Oldest Old, 05/2020, view details
  • Closure of Hospital Obstetric Services Disproportionately Affects Less-Populated Rural Counties, 04/2017, view details
  • Comparing Rural and Urban Medicare Part D Enrollment Patterns and Prescription Drug Coverage Rates, 05/2013, view details
  • A Comparison of Evidence-Based Supports for Maternal and Infant Health in 133 Rural US Counties with and without Hospital-Based Obstetric Care, 12/2022, view details
  • Critical Access Hospital Swing-Bed Quality Measures: Findings from Key Informant Interviews, 04/2018, view details
  • Crowded Housing and Housing Cost Burden by Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Rural-Urban Location, 03/2023, view details
  • Demographics and Disability Status of Adults Living Alone in Rural Areas, 04/2021, view details
  • Differences in Part D Plans Offered to Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries, 07/2015, view details
  • Differences in Preventive Care Among Rural Residents by Race and Ethnicity, 11/2019, view details
  • Differences in Residential Stability by Rural/Urban Location and Socio-Demographic Characteristics, 08/2023, view details
  • Distribution of Direct Care Workforce COVID-19 Funding Between Rural and Urban Counties in Minnesota and Illinois, 05/2023, view details
  • Does Rurality Affect Observation Care Services Use in CAHs for Medicare Beneficiaries?, 10/2014, view details
  • Dying Too Soon: County-level Disparities in Premature Death by Rurality, Race, and Ethnicity, 03/2019, view details
  • Eight Postpartum Support Programs in Rural Communities Across the United States, 08/2023, view details
  • Emergency Obstetric Training Needed in Rural Hospitals without Obstetric Units, 11/2020, view details
  • An Enhanced Method for Identifying Hospital-Based Obstetric Unit Status, 01/2022, view details
  • Environmental Context of Patient Safety and Medical Errors, 03/2003, view details
  • Evaluating the Rural Health HIV/AIDS Planning Program, 01/2022, view details
  • The Financial Benefits of Critical Access Hospital Conversion for FY 1999 and FY 2000 Converters, 01/2004, view details
  • The Financial Effects of Critical Access Hospital Conversion, 01/2003, view details
  • Financial Incentives for Rural Hospitals to Expand the Scope of Their Services, 06/2002, view details
  • The Financial Viability of Rural Hospitals in a Post-BBA Environment, 10/2000, view details
  • Gender Differences in Social Isolation and Social Support among Rural Residents, 08/2018, view details
  • Grantee Sustainability in the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program, 12/2003, view details
  • Housing Quality by Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Rural-Urban Location: Findings from the American Community Survey, 07/2023, view details
  • Identifying Adverse Drug Events in Rural Hospitals: An Eight-State Study, 05/2017, view details
  • Implementing Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Systems in Rural Health Clinics: Clinic and State Agency Responses, 08/2002, view details
  • Improving Access to LGBTQIA+-Friendly Care in Rural Areas, 06/2022, view details
  • Indicators of Familial Social Support by Rurality and Gender Identity, 03/2023, view details
  • The Influence of Rural Residence on the Use of Preventive Health Care Services, 11/2000, view details
  • Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Communities: Perspectives from Key Informant Interviews, 03/2024, view details
  • Is Large Really Beautiful? Physician Practice in Small versus Large Scale Communities, 09/2005, view details
  • Key Informant Perspectives on Rural Housing and Health, 10/2023, view details
  • Key Informant Perspectives on Rural Social Isolation and Loneliness, 10/2018, view details
  • Key Informant Perspectives on Supporting Health and Well-Being for LGBTQ+ Rural Residents, 09/2022, view details
  • Loss of Hospital-based Obstetric Services in Rural Counties in the United States, 2004-2018, 07/2020, view details
  • Making it Work: Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care, 11/2020, view details
  • Maniilaq Health Center: Providing High-Quality Obstetric Care to American Indian/Alaska Native People in Rural Kotzebue, Alaska, 06/2023, view details
  • Measuring Access to Care in National Surveys: Implications for Rural Health, 06/2019, view details
  • Medical Barriers to Nursing Home Care for Rural Residents, 05/2017, view details
  • Medicare Costs and Utilization Among Beneficiaries in Rural Areas, 03/2016, view details
  • Medicare Minus Choice: How HMO Withdrawals Affect Rural Beneficiaries, 10/2001, view details
  • Models for Providing Hospice Care in Rural Areas: Successes and Challenges, 01/2003, view details
  • Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care: ANGELS Network & Millard-Henry Clinic, 11/2020, view details
  • Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care: Kearny County Hospital, 11/2020, view details
  • Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care: Western Wisconsin Health, 11/2020, view details
  • Non-Medical Opioid Use among Rural and Urban Pregnant Women, 2007-2014, 08/2018, view details
  • Nurse Staffing Levels and Quality of Care in Rural Nursing Homes, 01/2015, view details
  • Observation Care Services for Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Hospitals: Policy Issues and Stakeholder Perspectives, 10/2014, view details
  • The Obstetric Care Workforce in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Rural Non-CAHs, 11/2014, view details
  • Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities, 09/2020, view details
  • Obstetric Services and Quality Among Critical Access, Rural, and Urban Hospitals in Nine States, 06/2013, view details
  • Opioid-Affected Births to Rural Residents, 09/2018, view details
  • Perspectives on Rural Caregiving Challenges and Interventions, 08/2018, view details
  • Preferences for Long-Term Care Arrangements among Rural and Urban Older Adults, 05/2021, view details
  • Prevalence of Chronic Conditions by Sexual Orientation and Rural-Urban Location, 06/2022, view details
  • Providing High-Quality Support to Pregnant People and Their Families in Racially Diverse Rural Communities, 08/2022, view details
  • Providing Maternity Care in a Rural Northern Iowa Community, 08/2020, view details
  • Quality Measures and Sociodemographic Risk Factors: The Rural Context, 05/2016, view details
  • Quality Measures for Critical Access Hospital Swing-Bed Patients, 10/2019, view details
  • Racial Inequities in the Availability of Evidence-Based Supports for Maternal and Infant Health in 93 Rural US Counties with Hospital-Based Obstetric Care, 07/2022, view details
  • Racial/Ethnic Differences in Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Postpartum Abuse Screening Among Rural US Residents who Gave Birth 2016-2020, 03/2024, view details
  • Rate of Return on Capital Investments at Small Rural Hospitals, 01/2003, view details
  • Rates of Living Alone by Rurality and Age, 04/2020, view details
  • Regulating Network Adequacy for Rural Populations: Perspectives of Five States, 08/2017, view details
  • Resources for Caregiving in Rural Communities, 08/2018, view details
  • Response of Local Health Care Systems in the Rural Midwest to a Growing Latino Population, 08/2003, view details
  • The Role of Transportation in Addressing Social Isolation in Older Adults, 07/2020, view details
  • Rural and Urban Differences in Choice of and Satisfaction with Medicare Part D Plans, 07/2015, view details
  • Rural and Urban Differences in Primary Care Pain Treatment by Clinician Type, 04/2020, view details
  • Rural and Urban Hospital Characteristics by Obstetric Service Provision Status, 2010-2018, 04/2021, view details
  • Rural Community Organizations Building Inclusive Environments for LGBTQ+ Residents, 06/2022, view details
  • Rural Disparities in Health and Healthcare by Race and Ethnicity, 01/2020, view details
  • A Rural Government Role in Medicaid Managed Care: The Development of County-based Purchasing in Minnesota, 01/2001, view details
  • The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Avera St. Mary's Completing the Circle Project, 2020, view details
  • The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Chautauqua County Health Hospital Network, 2020, view details
  • The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Critical Access Hospital Network of Eastern Washington, 2020, view details
  • The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: South East Rural Physicians Alliance, 2020, view details
  • The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Williamson Health and Wellness Center, 2020, view details
  • The Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program: Worcester County Health Department, 2020, view details
  • Rural Health Network Development Planning Grants Awarded to Entities in Counties with Majority Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Populations, 2003-2020, 05/2021, view details
  • Rural Health Network Development Planning Grants: Geographic Distribution and Change over Time, 11/2021, view details
  • Rural Health Networks: Evolving Organizational Forms and Functions, 06/2003, view details
  • Rural Hospital Access to Capital: Issues and Recommendations, 07/2002, view details
  • Rural Hospital and Physician Participation in Private Sector Quality Initiatives, 10/2015, view details
  • Rural Hospitals' Ability to Finance Inpatient, Skilled Nursing and Home Health Care, 10/2001, view details
  • Rural School- and Community-Based Programs Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth, 02/2023, view details
  • Rural Transportation: Challenges and Opportunities, 11/2017, view details
  • Rural Women Delivering Babies in Non-Local Hospitals: Differences by Rurality and Insurance Status, 06/2015, view details
  • Rural-Urban Differences among Older Adults, 08/2020, view details
  • Rural-Urban Differences in Access to and Attitudes Toward Care for Medicare Beneficiaries, 12/2019, view details
  • Rural-Urban Differences in Housing Cost Burden Across the U.S., 03/2024, view details
  • Rural-Urban Differences in Insurer Participation for Marketplace-Based Coverage, 08/2016, view details
  • Self-Rated Health Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adults: Rural/Urban Differences, 06/2022, view details
  • Severe Maternal Morbidity and Hospital Transfer Among Rural Residents, 11/2019, view details
  • Small-Town Pride Celebrations Supporting Social Connectedness & Well-Being for LGBTQ+ Rural Residents, 06/2022, view details
  • Social and Emotional Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Sexual Orientation and Rurality, 06/2022, view details
  • State and Regional Differences in Access to Hospital-Based Obstetric Services for Rural Residents, 2018, 08/2021, view details
  • State Differences in Recommended Components of Care Received During Postpartum Visits for Rural and Urban Residents, 2016-2019, 07/2023, view details
  • State Variability in Access to Hospital-Based Obstetric Services in Rural U.S. Counties, 04/2017, view details
  • State Variations in the Rural Obstetric Workforce, 05/2016, view details
  • Statewide Age-Friendly Initiatives: An Environmental Scan, 10/2021, view details
  • Strategic Choices of Rural Health Networks: Implications for Goals and Performance Measurement, 01/2000, view details
  • Success among Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Awardees: Barriers and Facilitators, 05/2021, view details
  • Successes and Challenges to Network Sustainability: Perspectives of 2019-2020 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grantees, 10/2021, view details
  • Successful Health Insurance Outreach, Education, and Enrollment Strategies for Rural Hospitals, 11/2014, view details
  • Supporting the Health and Wellbeing of Middle-Aged Adults Living Alone in Rural Counties, 07/2020, view details
  • Sustaining Community Health Services Over Time: Models from the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program, 11/2004, view details
  • Trends in Network Focus Areas among Network Development Planning Grantees, 2003-2020, 05/2021, view details
  • Two National-Level Organizations Supporting Rural Postpartum Health Across the United States, 07/2023, view details
  • Understanding Rural Hospital Bypass Behavior, 06/2002, view details
  • University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center: Annual Report, 2022-23, 09/2023, view details
  • Unmet Need for Personal Care Assistance among Rural and Urban Older Adults, 06/2019, view details
  • Use of the Hospice Benefit by Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, 09/2002, view details
  • Which Medicare Patients Are Transferred from Rural Emergency Departments?, 06/2014, view details
  • Which Rural and Urban Hospitals Have Received Readmission Penalties Over Time?, 10/2015, view details
  • Who Will Care for Rural Older Adults? Measuring the Direct Care Workforce in Rural Areas, 11/2022, view details
  • Why Do Rural Primary-Care Physicians Sell Their Practices?, 06/2000, view details