Research Alert: January 17, 2018

2017 Rural Health Journal Articles

These peer-reviewed journal articles were published in 2017 from the Rural Health Research Centers.

Gateway lists the article citation, a brief summary, and a link to additional information and access to the full-text of the article, if available. While some journal articles are freely available, many require a subscription or affiliation with a subscribing library.

• Supply-Side Differences Only Modestly Associated with Inpatient Hospitalizations among Medicare Beneficiaries in the Last Six Months of Life
  South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, 11/2017
• Identifying Variability in Patient Characteristics and Prevalence of Emergency Department Utilization for Mental Health Diagnoses in Rural and Urban Communities
  North Dakota and NORC Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center, 10/2017
• Access to Obstetric Services in Rural Counties Still Declining, with 9 Percent Losing Services, 2004-14
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, 09/2017
• Rural-Urban Differences in Medicare Quality Outcomes and the Impact of Risk Adjustment
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, 09/2017
• Rural-Urban Differences in Medicare Quality Scores Persist After Adjusting for Sociodemographic and Environmental Characteristics
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, 09/2017
• Financial Issues Challenging Sustainability of Rural Pharmacies
  RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 08/2017
• The Relationship Between Rural Health Clinic Use and Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits among Medicare Beneficiaries
  RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 07/2017
• Barriers Rural Physicians Face Prescribing Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
  WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, 07/2017
• Telemedicine Use Decreases Rural Emergency Department Length of Stay for Transferred North Dakota Trauma Patients
  Rural Telehealth Research Center, 07/2017
• A Positive Association Between Hospice Profit Margin and the Rate at Which Patients Are Discharged Before Death
  North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, 07/2017
• Predicting Financial Distress and Closure in Rural Hospitals
  North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, 06/2017
• The Maternity Care Nurse Workforce in Rural U.S. Hospitals
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, 05/2017
• Assessing Diabetes and Factors Associated with Foregoing Medical Care among Persons with Diabetes: Disparities Facing American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic, Low Income, and Southern Adults in the U.S. (2011-2015)
  Southwest Rural Health Research Center, 04/2017
• Rural Hospital Employment of Physicians and Use of Cesareans and Nonindicated Labor Induction
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, 03/2017
• Using Tele-emergency to Avoid Patient Transfers in Rural Emergency Departments: An Assessment of Costs and Benefits
  Rural Telehealth Research Center, 03/2017
• Emergency Department Telemedicine Is Used for More Severely Injured Rural Trauma Patients, but Does Not Decrease Transfer: A Cohort Study
  Rural Telehealth Research Center, 02/2017