Research Publications

Browse the full list of research publications from the Rural Health Research Centers.

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Five Most Recent Publications

• Rural Urban Variation in Travel Burdens for Care: Findings from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey (executive summary)
  Supplement
  Southwest Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 12/2021
  This project focuses on geographic access to medical and dental care, knowing that travel distances can keep people from getting necessary care. The study examines how rural residents' travel behaviors vary by socio-demographic and geographic characteristics and evaluates factors associated with a higher travel burden for medical and dental care.
• Implementation of Telehealth Services in Rural Schools: A Qualitative Assessment
  Rural Telehealth Research Center
  Date: 11/2021
  This study explores facilitators and barriers to implementation of telehealth programs in rural schools and identifies strategies for successful implementation to inform future school-based telehealth initiatives. Researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 50 key personnel involved in the School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program.
• Using CPT Charges as an Economic Proxy for Telehealth and Non-telehealth Emergency Department Utilization
  Policy Brief
  Rural Telehealth Research Center
  Date: 11/2021
  This brief examines economic data on emergency department visits from unrelated rural hospitals. By using the reported Current Procedural Terminology code and associated charge, we explore the characteristics of the resulting dataset in terms of distribution and association with related variables.
• Rural Health Network Development Planning Grants: Geographic Location and Change over Time
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 11/2021
  The purpose of this policy brief is to examine the geographic distribution of Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant recipients across the United States.
• Barriers to Aging in Place in Rural Communities: Perspectives from State Offices of Rural Health
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 11/2021
  This policy brief presents findings from an online survey of State Offices of Rural Health describing barriers for older adults in successfully aging in place in rural communities, and recommendations for how to improve the ability to safely age in place in rural areas of their states.