Research Publications

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

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Five Most Recent Publications

• Telebehavioral Health Use Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries: Relationships with Telehealth Policies
  Rural Telehealth Research Center
  Date: 09/2020
  This study assesses policy levers potentially supporting sustained use of telehealth services. Among rural Medicaid fee-for-service beneficiaries with behavioral health needs, engaging patients through informed consent within provider settings that receive facility fees may facilitate improved access to telebehavioral health services.
• Racial and Ethnic Differences in Self-Rated Health Among Rural Residents
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 09/2020
  This study looks at racial and ethnic differences in self-rated health among rural residents as well as whether these differences can be explained by socio-demographic characteristics. Researchers used data from the 2011–2017 National Health Interview Survey to study differences in rural residents' self-rated health by race and ethnicity.
• Urban Hospitals with a High Percentage of Inpatient Days for Rural Patients
  Policy Brief
  North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis
  Date: 09/2020
  The purpose of this brief is to describe characteristics of urban hospitals with a high percentage of inpatient days for rural patients and to compare how they differ from urban hospitals with lower percentages of rural inpatient days.
• Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 09/2020
  The purpose of this policy brief is to describe the challenges rural hospitals face in providing emergency obstetric care and to highlight resources that could help rural hospitals more safely respond to obstetric emergencies.
• Comparing the Health Workforce Provider Mix and the Distance Travelled for Mental Health Services by Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries
  WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 08/2020
  This study used 2014 administrative Medicare claims data to describe the mix of health professionals who care for rural and urban patients with mood and/or anxiety disorders. It further describes where these beneficiaries received care and the one-way distance (miles) and time (minutes) they travelled to receive it.