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Resources by State: Minnesota

2013 Update Brief on the EMSRB 2007 Behavioral Health Report: Improving Response to Mental and Behavioral Health Emergencies
Identifies the progress made since the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB) 2007 Behavioral Health Report. Discusses the developments of Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHHs) and Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS), and the impact on rural mental and behavioral health providers.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Midwest Retention Toolkit
Provides tools to assist National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites with the retention of healthcare providers. Includes worksheets, sample surveys, and model retention plans for use with all healthcare providers, although targeted for physicians.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: 3RNET
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Impact of a Rural Interprofessional Experience in Rural Communities on Medical and Pharmacy Students
Examines the impact of a Rural Interprofessional Experience (RIE), based at the University of Minnesota, Duluth campus, on the attitudes and knowledge of medical and pharmacy students in relation to rural practice.
Author(s): Debra C. Sisson, Ruth E. Westra
Citation: Family Medicine, 43(9), 653-658
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
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Distance is Relative: Unpacking a Principal Barrier in Rural Healthcare
Details a study on distance as a barrier to healthcare for rural veterans. Analyzes survey responses and interviews from both patients and providers.
Author(s): Colin Buzza, Sarah S. Ono, Carolyn Turvey, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(2), 648-654
Date: 2011
Type: Document
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Qualitative Differences Between Traditional and Rural-Longitudinal Medical Student OSCE Performance
Compares students in the longitudinal Rural Physician Associate Program to traditional clerkship students using qualitative methods. Supports qualitative evaluation and longitudinal clinical experiences.
Author(s): Therese Zink, David V. Power, Kenneth Olson, Ilene B. Harris, Kathleen D. Brooks
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 707-711
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Is There Equivalency Between Students in a Longitudinal, Rural Clerkship and a Traditional Urban-Based Program?
Compares the test scores and demographics of students in the rural and traditional clerkship programs at the University of Minnesota. Concludes that the Rural Physician Associate Program provides an education experience similar in quality to the traditional program.
Author(s): Therese Zink, David V. Power, Deborah Finstad, Kathleen D. Brooks
Citation: Family Medicine, 42(10), 702-706
Date: 11/2010
Type: Document
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Mental Health Services in Rural Jails
Explores the role of jails within rural mental health systems, investigating how rural jails manage mental health and substance abuse problems among inmates. Also identifies barriers to providing mental health services in rural jails and shares promising practices for improving service delivery. Study focuses on rural, county-based jails in Minnesota, Montana, Texas, and Vermont.
Additional links: Policy Brief, September 2009
Author(s): Melanie M. Race, Anush Yousefian, David Lambert, David Hartley
Date: 08/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety
Describes successful telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals and analyzes policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals.
Additional links: Policy Brief, March 2009
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Walter Elias, Alana Knudson, Walter Gregg
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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What Makes Rural Healthcare Work? An NRHA American Tour
Compilation of vignettes highlighting the opportunities and challenges that exists in the rural healthcare landscape. Describes examples, practices, and lessons learned from providing healthcare services in rural areas. Focuses on sharing methods to improve the delivery and quality of healthcare services.
Author(s): Forrest W. Calico, Wayne Myers
Date: 02/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Models for Providing Hospice Care in Rural Areas: Successes and Challenges
Describes different approaches for providing hospice care in rural areas, with case studies from hospices in Florida, Minnesota, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Includes data on rural and urban Medicare-certified hospice services.
Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Ira Moscovice, Beth Virnig, Sarah Kind
Date: 01/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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