Rural Health Research Gateway

Networking and collaboration

Publications

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2005

  • Directory of Rural Health Networks: Profiling Network Information Technology Use
    Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, Brandi Shay, Sue Nardie, J. Patrick Hart, Dianne Harrop, Donadea Rasmussen
    Research center: Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
    Topics: Networking and collaboration, Technology
    Date: 03 / 2005
    Profiles of selected rural health networks funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Includes information on each network's current use of information technology (IT) and future plans for IT.

2004

  • Information Technology and Rural Health Networks: An Overview of Network Practices
    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
    Date: 05 / 2004
    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
    Author(s): Ira Moscovice, Walt Gregg, Eric Lewerenz
    Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
    Topic: Networking and collaboration
    Date: 06 / 2003
    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
    Author(s): Anthony Wellever, Douglas Wholey, Tiffany Radcliff
    Research center: Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
    Topic: Networking and collaboration
    Date: 01 / 2000
    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.