Rural Health
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Rural Hospital Access to Capital: Issues and Recommendations
Identifies federal programs that have or could help rural hospitals meet their capital needs, assesses whether rural hospitals have difficulty getting capital under the current programs, and makes recommendations for improvement. The Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program (HUD 242) and USDA Community Facilities Program (CFP) are discussed.
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Astrid Knott, Ira Moscovice
Date: 07/2002
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Identifies federal programs that have or could help rural hospitals meet their capital needs, assesses whether rural hospitals have difficulty getting capital under the current programs, and makes recommendations for improvement. The Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program (HUD 242) and USDA Community Facilities Program (CFP) are discussed.
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Astrid Knott, Ira Moscovice
Date: 07/2002
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Trends in Special Medicare Payments and Service Utilization for Rural Areas in the 1990s
Presents the findings of an analysis of payment trends for providers qualifying under Medicare special payment provisions for rural providers. Covers payment trends for rural hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and physicians.
Author(s): Donna O. Farley, Lisa R. Shugarman, Pat Taylor, et al.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Presents the findings of an analysis of payment trends for providers qualifying under Medicare special payment provisions for rural providers. Covers payment trends for rural hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and physicians.
Author(s): Donna O. Farley, Lisa R. Shugarman, Pat Taylor, et al.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Tucson and Bisbee, Arizona, June 9-11, 2002
Minutes of a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services meeting focused on health issues in the U.S.-Mexico Border region, including chronic disease, health services needs related to immigration, malpractice insurance costs, and lack of obstetric services.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Minutes of a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services meeting focused on health issues in the U.S.-Mexico Border region, including chronic disease, health services needs related to immigration, malpractice insurance costs, and lack of obstetric services.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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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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Economic Importance of the Health Care Sector on a Rural Economy
Presents a model that measures direct and secondary employment and income impacts of the health sector, using a rural Oklahoma community as a case study.
Author(s): Gerald A. Doeksen, Val Schott
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 3(2), 135
Date: 05/2002
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Presents a model that measures direct and secondary employment and income impacts of the health sector, using a rural Oklahoma community as a case study.
Author(s): Gerald A. Doeksen, Val Schott
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 3(2), 135
Date: 05/2002
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Rural Research Focus: Rural Physician Shortages
Discusses a model for understanding how many physicians a rural community can support, based on research at the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center.
Author(s): George E. Wright, C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 05/2002
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Discusses a model for understanding how many physicians a rural community can support, based on research at the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center.
Author(s): George E. Wright, C. Holly A. Andrilla, L. Gary Hart
Date: 05/2002
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Impacts of Multiple Race Reporting on Rural Health Policy and Data Analysis
Describes changes in federal standards for collecting data on race and ethnicity, as well as when specific data sources transition to the new approach. Discusses how rural health researchers can handle and present multiple race data and includes state-by-state data on multiple race residents for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Randy Randolph, Rebecca Slifkin, Lynn Whitener, Anna Wulfsberg
Date: 05/2002
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Describes changes in federal standards for collecting data on race and ethnicity, as well as when specific data sources transition to the new approach. Discusses how rural health researchers can handle and present multiple race data and includes state-by-state data on multiple race residents for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Randy Randolph, Rebecca Slifkin, Lynn Whitener, Anna Wulfsberg
Date: 05/2002
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Capital Needs of Small Rural Hospitals
Small rural hospitals are aging and may be in need of repair or replacement. A survey of 950 rural hospitals with under 50 beds focused on small rural hospitals' capital needs and access to capital.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Julie Schoenman, Curt Mueller, Andrew Singer
Date: 05/2002
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Small rural hospitals are aging and may be in need of repair or replacement. A survey of 950 rural hospitals with under 50 beds focused on small rural hospitals' capital needs and access to capital.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Julie Schoenman, Curt Mueller, Andrew Singer
Date: 05/2002
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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