Michelle Brasure, PhD

Phone: 612.625.1582
Fax: 612.627.4415
E-mail: brasu001@tc.umn.edu

Rural Health Research Center
University of Minnesota
2221 University Avenue SE Room 112
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Completed Projects

Measuring Quality in Rural Health Services: Are Hospital and Health Plan Accreditation Standards Appropriate for Rural Areas?
Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic: Quality

Oral Health and Access to Dental Care in Rural Areas, Lead researcher
Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic: Dental health

Publications

• Financial Incentives for Rural Hospitals to Expand the Scope of Their Services
  Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice, Tiffany Radcliff
  Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Health care financing, Health services, Hospitals and clinics
  Report Number: Working Paper No. 40
  Date: 06 / 2002
  This paper examines the financial incentives that rural hospitals have to conduct surgery and treat more complex medical conditions. The objective is to evaluate 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.
• Understanding Rural Hospital Bypass Behavior
  Author(s): Tiffany A. Radcliff, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice, Jeffrey Stensland
  Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Topic: Hospitals and clinics
  Report Number: Working Paper No. 39
  Date: 06 / 2002
  This study 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.
• Why do Rural Primary-Care Physicians Sell Their Practices?
  Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice
  Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Topic: Physicians
  Report Number: Working Paper No. 32
  Date: 06 / 2000
  This study evaluates why rural primary care physicians sell their practices. Examines the factors that led independent physicians to sell their practices to either non- local buyers, local hospitals or local physicians.