Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare business and finance
Hospital Closure: 2000
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 2000. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 2000. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Understanding Rural Hospital Bypass Behavior
Provides a descriptive analysis of rural hospital bypass behavior. Focuses on the extent to which patients admitted from rural areas are bypassing local facilities and whether there are changes in bypass patterns over time.
Author(s): Tiffany A. Radcliff, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice, Jeffrey Stensland
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Provides a descriptive analysis of rural hospital bypass behavior. Focuses on the extent to which patients admitted from rural areas are bypassing local facilities and whether there are changes in bypass patterns over time.
Author(s): Tiffany A. Radcliff, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice, Jeffrey Stensland
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Financial Incentives for Rural Hospitals to Expand the Scope of Their Services
Examines the financial incentives that rural hospitals have to conduct surgery and treat more complex medical conditions. Evaluates whether rural hospitals that offer broader services are more profitable than hospitals with very limited inpatient services. A low-volume adjustment considered by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commissions (MedPAC) is discussed.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice, Tiffany Radcliff
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the financial incentives that rural hospitals have to conduct surgery and treat more complex medical conditions. Evaluates whether rural hospitals that offer broader services are more profitable than hospitals with very limited inpatient services. A low-volume adjustment considered by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commissions (MedPAC) is discussed.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice, Tiffany Radcliff
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Diabetes and the Rural Safety Net
Investigates the extent to which the rural safety net is able to meet the needs of people with diabetes. Includes case studies of 4 uninsured or underinsured rural New England residents with diabetes.
Author(s): David Hartley, Erika Ziller, Caroline Macdonald
Date: 01/2002
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Investigates the extent to which the rural safety net is able to meet the needs of people with diabetes. Includes case studies of 4 uninsured or underinsured rural New England residents with diabetes.
Author(s): David Hartley, Erika Ziller, Caroline Macdonald
Date: 01/2002
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Health, United States, 2002: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data."
Date: 2002
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data."
Date: 2002
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Hospital Closures: 1990-1999
Reports on hospitals closures from 1990-1999, with information on rural and urban closures.
Date: 12/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Reports on hospitals closures from 1990-1999, with information on rural and urban closures.
Date: 12/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Patterns of Health Insurance Coverage Among Rural and Urban Children
Assesses differences in the patterns of insurance coverage and uninsured periods among rural and urban children and examines the implications of those differences for the design and implementation of public insurance programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP).
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Timothy McBride, Erika Ziller
Date: 11/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses differences in the patterns of insurance coverage and uninsured periods among rural and urban children and examines the implications of those differences for the design and implementation of public insurance programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP).
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, Timothy McBride, Erika Ziller
Date: 11/2001
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Hospitals' Ability to Finance Inpatient, Skilled Nursing and Home Health Care
Reports on how rural hospitals restructured their operations in response to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), which reduced Medicare payments for inpatient, outpatient, skilled nursing care, and home health care. Discusses Critical Access Hospitals.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Ira Moscovice
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Reports on how rural hospitals restructured their operations in response to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), which reduced Medicare payments for inpatient, outpatient, skilled nursing care, and home health care. Discusses Critical Access Hospitals.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Ira Moscovice
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Medicare Minus Choice: How HMO Withdrawals Affect Rural Beneficiaries
Assesses the impact of Medicare HMO withdrawals and service reductions on rural Medicare beneficiaries.
Author(s): Ira Moscovice
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Assesses the impact of Medicare HMO withdrawals and service reductions on rural Medicare beneficiaries.
Author(s): Ira Moscovice
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Fewer Hospitals Close in the 1990s: Rural Hospitals Mirror This Trend
Summarizes a study of the number and rate of hospital closures in rural areas during the 1990s. Includes a chart showing rural and urban short-term acute care hospital closures by year, as well as a map showing the location of these hospitals.
Author(s): Stephanie T. Poley, Thomas C. Ricketts
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Summarizes a study of the number and rate of hospital closures in rural areas during the 1990s. Includes a chart showing rural and urban short-term acute care hospital closures by year, as well as a map showing the location of these hospitals.
Author(s): Stephanie T. Poley, Thomas C. Ricketts
Date: 10/2001
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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