Minnesota Resources
Integrating Rural into the New Reality of Healthcare
Discusses service consolidations implemented by healthcare systems to control costs, and examines the resulting cuts to rural healthcare services, especially in Minnesota. Offers recommendations to help policymakers respond to the negative effects of healthcare acquisitions and mergers on healthcare access in rural communities. Includes rural/urban comparisons on profit margins for hospitals, patient demographics, miles traveled for inpatient and outpatient services, and more.
Additional links: Webinar Recording
Author(s): Kelly Asche, Marnie Werner
Date: 05/2020
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Discusses service consolidations implemented by healthcare systems to control costs, and examines the resulting cuts to rural healthcare services, especially in Minnesota. Offers recommendations to help policymakers respond to the negative effects of healthcare acquisitions and mergers on healthcare access in rural communities. Includes rural/urban comparisons on profit margins for hospitals, patient demographics, miles traveled for inpatient and outpatient services, and more.
Additional links: Webinar Recording
Author(s): Kelly Asche, Marnie Werner
Date: 05/2020
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Level of Agreement on Health Information Technology Adoption and Use in Survey Data: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Ambulatory Clinics in 1 US State
Results of a study using 2016 data from 2 surveys of ambulatory providers in Minnesota, related to health information technology functionalities. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Robert S. Rudin, Yunfeng Shi, Shira H. Fischer, et al.
Citation: JAMIA Open, 2(2), 231-237
Date: 07/2019
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Results of a study using 2016 data from 2 surveys of ambulatory providers in Minnesota, related to health information technology functionalities. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Author(s): Robert S. Rudin, Yunfeng Shi, Shira H. Fischer, et al.
Citation: JAMIA Open, 2(2), 231-237
Date: 07/2019
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In Support of Family Caregivers: A Snapshot of Five States
Examines policies developed in Washington, Minnesota, Hawaii, Tennessee, and Maine to support family caregivers, including those in rural areas. Features demographic characteristics of the states profiled, state expenditures by the Administration for Community Living in FY2016 on older adults and caregivers, and data on state Medicaid policies affecting these groups.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Jennifer Aufill, Julia Burgdorf, Jennifer Wolff
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund, The John A. Hartford Foundation
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Examines policies developed in Washington, Minnesota, Hawaii, Tennessee, and Maine to support family caregivers, including those in rural areas. Features demographic characteristics of the states profiled, state expenditures by the Administration for Community Living in FY2016 on older adults and caregivers, and data on state Medicaid policies affecting these groups.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Jennifer Aufill, Julia Burgdorf, Jennifer Wolff
Date: 06/2019
Sponsoring organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund, The John A. Hartford Foundation
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Collaborative Practice as a Strategy for Increasing Access to Oral Health Care in Minnesota
Report highlights the collaborative practices of Minnesota's oral health workforce to improve access to oral healthcare in rural areas. Details the collaboration of dentists, dental assistants, hygienists, and dental therapists in Minnesota.
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: The Network for Public Health Law
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Report highlights the collaborative practices of Minnesota's oral health workforce to improve access to oral healthcare in rural areas. Details the collaboration of dentists, dental assistants, hygienists, and dental therapists in Minnesota.
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: The Network for Public Health Law
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Time Critical Incident Responses: Results from the 2016 Rural EMS Sustainability Survey
Analyzes 2016 survey data to examine how rural emergency medical services (EMS) in Minnesota are trained to assess, manage, and treat patients experiencing time critical events, such as trauma, stroke, ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or sudden cardiac arrest. Includes time critical event statistics for each rural EMS region.
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Analyzes 2016 survey data to examine how rural emergency medical services (EMS) in Minnesota are trained to assess, manage, and treat patients experiencing time critical events, such as trauma, stroke, ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or sudden cardiac arrest. Includes time critical event statistics for each rural EMS region.
Date: 05/2019
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Rural Pulse 2019: Rural/Urban Findings - March 2019
Results of a survey of 1,560 Minnesota residents, exploring their views on issues including access to healthcare, behavioral health services, public transportation, and elder care, and how well these issues are being addressed at the state and local levels. Features statistics including demographics with breakdowns by urban and rural residence, and survey responses with breakdowns by 6 Minnesota regions.
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organization: Blandin Foundation
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Results of a survey of 1,560 Minnesota residents, exploring their views on issues including access to healthcare, behavioral health services, public transportation, and elder care, and how well these issues are being addressed at the state and local levels. Features statistics including demographics with breakdowns by urban and rural residence, and survey responses with breakdowns by 6 Minnesota regions.
Date: 03/2019
Sponsoring organization: Blandin Foundation
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Minnesota Rural-Urban Commuting Areas – Explanation of County Categories
Presents two maps of Minnesota, one by county and the other by census tract, showing various rural categories based on Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA). Also includes definitions for these rural categories.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Presents two maps of Minnesota, one by county and the other by census tract, showing various rural categories based on Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA). Also includes definitions for these rural categories.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 02/2019
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Community Paramedic Toolkit
Toolkit for ambulance services, hospitals, and others considering the development or expansion of a community paramedicine program in Minnesota. Includes program planning, education and training, financing, and models of care, among other discussions.
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Toolkit for ambulance services, hospitals, and others considering the development or expansion of a community paramedicine program in Minnesota. Includes program planning, education and training, financing, and models of care, among other discussions.
Date: 12/2016
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Connected Communities for Healthy Aging
Provides resources that strengthen community infrastructure, promote healthy aging, and improve connectivity in rural Minnesota. Includes a toolkit that supports rural communities in forming, transforming, and sustaining healthy aging infrastructure.
Sponsoring organization: LeadingAge Minnesota
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Provides resources that strengthen community infrastructure, promote healthy aging, and improve connectivity in rural Minnesota. Includes a toolkit that supports rural communities in forming, transforming, and sustaining healthy aging infrastructure.
Sponsoring organization: LeadingAge Minnesota
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Minnesota Rural Health Transformation Program Funding
Lists funding opportunities available through the Minnesota Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to help implement Minnesota's approved RHTP initiatives and activities.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Lists funding opportunities available through the Minnesota Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to help implement Minnesota's approved RHTP initiatives and activities.
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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