Research Publications
Browse the full list of research publications from the Rural Health Research Centers.
Products – Freely accessible products include policy briefs, fact sheets, full reports, chartbooks, and interactive data websites.
Journal Articles – Articles in peer-reviewed journals may require a subscription or affiliation with a subscribing library. For these publications, Gateway lists the article citation, a brief summary, a link to additional information and access to the full-text of the article, if available.
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Five Most Recent Publications
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Non-Urgent Use of Emergency Departments by Rural and Urban Adults
Policy Brief
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2024
This study provides updated information and addresses gaps in knowledge about rural non-urgent emergency department (ED) use. Understanding the rates of non-urgent ED use among rural adults and the factors associated with this use can inform policy and practice efforts to reduce inappropriate use of EDs in rural communities. -
Satisfaction With Care Among Cancer Survivors With Medicare Coverage: Are There Rural vs. Urban Inequities?
Journal Article
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Date: 03/2024
This article examines satisfaction with health care among rural vs urban Medicare cancer survivors. Researchers looked at nine dimensions of health care and tested for rural/urban differences, adjusting for demographic factors, health insurance, and self-rated health. -
What Happens to Rural Hospitals During a Ransomware Attack? Evidence From Medicare Data
Journal Article
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2024
To understand more about how ransomware attacks affect care at rural hospitals, researchers used data on hospital ransomware attacks from 2016 to 2021. This paper describes how ransomware attacks disrupted hospital operations at rural and urban areas, and the implications for these attacks especially in rural areas. -
Identifying Rural Health Clinics Within the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files
Policy Brief
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2024
This brief describes a methodology for identifying Rural Health Clinic encounters within the Medicaid claims data using Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files. -
Prevent or Treat: Availability of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Dialysis in High Need Rural Counties
Policy Brief
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 03/2024
In this brief, researchers assess the availability of in-county diabetes self-management education and dialysis across rural and urban counties.