Rural Health Research Gateway

Rural Health Research Gateway

The Rural Health Research Alerts provide periodic updates when new publications become available.

  • February 19, 2010
    • Pollution Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas in the United States (Final Report and Policy Briefs)
  • February 12, 2010
    • December 2009: Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment Grows 15% in 2009
  • January 28, 2010
    • Research Alerts will be sent from info@ruralhealthresearch.org
  • January 5, 2010
    • Rural Detoxification Services Are Few and Far Between (Full Report and Policy Brief)
  • December 9, 2009
    • Rural Primary Care Physician Payment 2006-2009: What a Difference Three Years Doesn't Make
  • November 27, 2009
    • Persistent Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Health Care Access in Rural America (Policy Brief)
  • October 9, 2009
    • Rural Residents Lag in Preventive Services Use; Lag Increases with Service Complexity
  • October 7, 2009
    • Profile of Sole Community Pharmacists' Prescription Sales and Overall Financial Position
  • October 1, 2009
    • Rural-Urban Differences in Health Care Access Vary Across Measures
  • September 22, 2009
    • Potentially Preventable Readmissions in Rural Hospitals
  • September 3, 2009
    • Office of Rural Health Policy adds new Rural Health Policy Analysis Initiatives
  • August 19, 2009
    • July 2009: Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Continues to Grow
  • August 14 , 2009
    • Community Health Center and Rural Health Clinic Presence Associated with Lower County-Level Hospitalization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (Fact Sheet and Full Report)
  • July 29, 2009
    • Health Insurance Profile Indicates Need for Reform in Rural Areas
  • July 24, 2009
    • Workforce Issues Among Sole Community Pharmacies
  • July 22, 2009
    • Medicaid & CHIP Participation Among Rural & Urban Children
    • Characteristics of Rural & Urban Children Who Qualify For Medicaid or CHIP But Are Not Enrolled
  • July 21, 2009
    • Rural Issues Related to Comparative Effectiveness Research and Dissemination
    • Health Information Technology Policy and Rural Hospitals
    • Rural Issues Related to Bundled Payments for Acute Care Episodes
  • July 20, 2009
    • The Aging of the Primary Care Physician Workforce: Are Rural Locations Vulnerable?
    • The Availability of Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations of the United States
    • The Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physicians
  • July 17, 2009
    • Private Health Insurance in Rural Areas: Challenges and Reform Options
    • A Case Study of Rural Health Care in the Economic Downturn
  • July 15, 2009
    • The Crisis in Rural Primary Care
    • The Crisis in Rural General Surgery
    • Threats to the Future Supply of Rural Registered Nurses
    • The Crisis in Rural Dentistry
  • June 19, 2009
    • A Rural-Urban Comparison of a Building Blocks Approach to Covering the Uninsured
    • Impact of the Recession on Rural America: Rising Unemployment Leading to More Uninsured in 2009
  • June 16, 2009
    Profile of Rural Health Insurance Coverage: A Chartbook
  • June 12, 2009
    May 2009: PPOs Driving Growth in Rural Medicare Advantage Enrollment
  • June 3, 2009
    Why Are Fewer Hospitals in the Delivery Business?
  • May 26, 2009
    Satisfaction with Practice and Decision to Relocate: An Examination of Rural Physicians
  • May 22, 2009
    April 2009 Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage: Growth in PPO Plans Outpacing Growth in PFFS Plans
  • May 6, 2009
    The Key Role of Sole Community Pharmacists in Their Local Healthcare Delivery Systems
  • April 20, 2009
    Loss of Community Pharmacies Since 2006: State Experiences
  • Apirl 6, 2009
    • Rural Coverage Gaps Decline Following Public Health Insurance Expansions (Policy Brief)
    • Rural Adults Face Parity Problems and Other Barriers to Appropriate Mental Health Care (Policy Brief)
    • Rural Children Don't Receive the Mental Health Care They Need (Policy Brief)
  • April 3, 2009
    Sole Community Pharmacies and Part D Participation: Implications for Rural Residents (Findings Brief)
  • April 1, 2009
    Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety (Policy Brief, Full Report, and Video)
  • March 23, 2009
    Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage: Growth Slows in 2008
  • March 4, 2009
    Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook (Fact Sheet and Final Report)
  • February 25, 2009
    Achieving Success in QIO and Rural Hospital Partnerships (Final Report)
  • February 20, 2009
    Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Pharmacy Services in Small Rural Towns: Implications of Contracting Patterns of Sole Community Pharmacies with Part D Plans
  • February 11, 2009
    A Rural-Urban Comparison of Allied Health Average Hourly Wages
  • February 4, 2009
    What Does the Allied Health Clinical Doctorate Mean for Rural Areas? (Findings Brief and Final Report)
  • January 21, 2009
    Eligible But Not Enrolled? Potential for Targeting Over a Half-Million Rural Medicare Beneficiaries for Enrollment in the Low-Income Subsidy Prescription Drug Program (Policy Brief)
  • December 12, 2008
    Disseminating Rural Health Research to State and National Audiences: A Communications Toolkit for Health Researchers
  • December 9, 2008
    The U.S. Rural Physician Workforce: Analysis of Medical School Graduates from 1988-1997 (Final Report & Policy Brief)
  • November 21, 2008
    Medicare Physician Payment Policy and the Rural Perspective (Final Report)
  • November 12, 2008
    Trends in Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States (Final Report & Policy Brief)
  • November 5, 2008
    Electronic Health Records Adoption: Rural Providers' Decision-Making Process (Policy Brief)
  • October 15, 2008
    Experiences of Critical Access Hospitals in the Provision of Emergency Medical Services (Policy Brief)
  • September 30, 2008
    Chartbook: Dental Health and Access to Care among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait (Executive Summary)
  • September 22, 2008
    Office of Rural Health Policy Announces Rural Health Research Centers for 2008-2012
  • September 16, 2008
    Impact of CAH Conversion on Hospital Finances and Mix of Inpatient Services (Final Report)
  • September 9, 2008
    Rural Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Continues to Grow Rapidly in 2008, Led by Private Fee-for-Service Plans
  • July 15, 2008
    Financing Rural Public Health Activities in Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  • July 8, 2008
    Distribution of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Across the Rural-Urban Continuum
  • June 25, 2008
    From the City: Community Orientation and Responsiveness of Rural Hospitals
  • June 11,2008
    • Rural-Urban Differences in Characteristics of Local EMS Agencies
    • Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight
    • Issues in Staffing Emergency Medical Services: A National Survey of Local Rural and Urban EMS Directors
  • May 14, 2008
    2005 Physician Supply and Distribution in Rural Areas of the United States
  • May 1, 2008
    Prevalence of Evidence-Based Safe Medication Practices in
    Small Rural Hospitals
  • March 20, 2008
    Poor Birth Outcome in the Rural United States: 1985-1987 to 1995-1997
  • March 13, 2008
    Long-Term Trends in Characteristics of the Rural Nurse Workforce:
    A National Health Workforce Study
  • February 20, 2008
    Rural Health Research Center Cooperative Agreement Funding Available
    Targeted Rural Health Research Grant Funding Available
  • February 5, 2008
    Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All? (Executive Summary & Fact Sheet)
  • January 28, 2008
    National Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
  • January 22, 2008
    Rural Inpatient Psychiatric Units Improve Access to Community-Based Mental Health Services, but Medicare Payment a Barrier (Research & Policy Brief)
  • January 14, 2008
    State Updates on Medicare Advantage Enrollment
  • January 7, 2008
    Spontaneous Evacuation Following a Dirty Bomb or Pandemic Influenza: Highlights from a National Survey of Urban Residents' Intended Behavior
  • December 17, 2007
    New Policy Brief Released: Reliance on Independently Owned Pharmacies in Rural America

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