Networking and collaboration

Publications

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2004

• Information Technology and Rural Health Networks: An Overview of Network Practices
  Date: 05 / 2004
  Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, Brandi Shay, J. Patrick Hart, Diane Harrop, Donadea Rasmussen
  Research center: Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Topics: Networking and collaboration, Technology
  Report Number: PB 2004-3
  Focuses on the use of information technology (IT) in rural health networks, based on detailed interviews with representatives for 15 rural health networks that received funding from the federal Rural Health Network Development Grant program. In general, IT was found to be most beneficial to the network when it was integrated into the initial plans for network development, scaled to the needs of the specific project, and expanded to new applications only as the network itself matured to take on new tasks.

2003

• Rural Health Networks: Evolving Organizational Forms and Functions
  Date: 06 / 2003
  Author(s): Ira Moscovice, Walt Gregg, Eric Lewerenz
  Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Topic: Networking and collaboration
  Discusses results of a survey of rural health networks. Includes information about the location, membership, relationships, governance and management, process and products of rural health networks.

2000

• Strategic Choices of Rural Health Networks: Implications for Goals and Performance Measurement
  Date: 01 / 2000
  Author(s): Anthony Wellever, Douglas Wholey, Tiffany Radcliff
  Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Topic: Networking and collaboration
  Report Number: Working Paper No. 31
  The purpose of this study is to obtain a greater understanding of rural health networks by classifying them according to their functions and purposes. Examples of performance measures that might be used for the different network types are given.