Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center

General center funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy, Fiscal Years 2005-2008 and 2008-2012

University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 729
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Phone: 612.624.8618
Fax: 612.624.2196
Web site: http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org

Director: Ira Moscovice, PhD
Deputy Director: Michelle Casey, MS

The Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center is a partnership that brings together the resources and expertise of two research centers with extensive experience conducting policy-relevant rural health research and disseminating research findings to federal and state policymakers. The lead organization for the collaborative effort, the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, is located in the Division of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. The second partner, the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health, is located in the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The Center's area of concentration is quality of care in rural areas.

The Center's mission is to conduct high quality, empirically driven, policy-relevant research that can be disseminated in an effective and timely manner to help shape the delivery and financing of rural health services. The specific aims of the Center are:

To conduct quantitative and qualitative health services research and policy analysis in a conceptually sound and methodologically rigorous manner on rural health issues that are important to both short- and long-term rural health policy formulation
To disseminate the results of original research to local, state, and federal policymakers who play key roles in the development of legislation and the administration of rural health care programs
To provide technical assistance to health care policymakers, helping them to understand the unique characteristics of rural health care systems and to implement programs and interventions that address rural health care needs
To train and develop future rural health services researchers by providing opportunities for doctoral student research assistant positions on our research projects.

The Center's projects address key forces that are shaping quality of care and quality improvement in rural areas, including: the use of technology and health professional staffing to improve quality of care and patient safety; quality measurement and public reporting as tools for improving quality; and the provision of financial incentives for improving care.

The Minnesota Rural Health Research Center also has current projects funded by ORHP as part of the Flex Monitoring Team.

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center General center funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy, Fiscal Years 2005-2008 and 2008-2012 University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 729 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Phone: 612.624.8618 Fax: 612.624.2196 Web site: http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org Director: Ira Moscovice, PhD Deputy Director: Michelle Casey, MS The Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center is a partnership that brings together the resources and expertise of two research centers with extensive experience conducting policy-relevant rural health research and disseminating research findings to federal and state policymakers. The lead organization for the collaborative effort, the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, is located in the Division of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. The second partner, the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health, is located in the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The Center's area of concentration is quality of care in rural areas. The Center's mission is to conduct high quality, empirically driven, policy-relevant research that can be disseminated in an effective and timely manner to help shape the delivery and financing of rural health services. The specific aims of the Center are: To conduct quantitative and qualitative health services research and policy analysis in a conceptually sound and methodologically rigorous manner on rural health issues that are important to both short- and long-term rural health policy formulation To disseminate the results of original research to local, state, and federal policymakers who play key roles in the development of legislation and the administration of rural health care programs To provide technical assistance to health care policymakers, helping them to understand the unique characteristics of rural health care systems and to implement programs and interventions that address rural health care needs To train and develop future rural health services researchers by providing opportunities for doctoral student research assistant positions on our research projects. The Center's projects address key forces that are shaping quality of care and quality improvement in rural areas, including: the use of technology and health professional staffing to improve quality of care and patient safety; quality measurement and public reporting as tools for improving quality; and the provision of financial incentives for improving care. Current projects Completed projects Publications: alphabetically or by date The Minnesota Rural Health Research Center also has current projects funded by ORHP as part of the Flex Monitoring Team.