Rural Health Research Journal Articles

Peer-reviewed journal articles with research findings 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.

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Five Most Recent Journal Articles

• Telepharmacy Rules and Statutes: A 50-State Survey (Journal Article)
  RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Peer-reviewed paper identifying state-enacted regulations and legislation authorizing use of community telepharmacy initiatives and describing implications for patients in underserved rural communities. Also provides a table listing states that permit telepharmacy, and pilot programs and waivers that enable telepharmacy initiatives.
• Association Between Loss of Hospital-Based Obstetric Services and Birth Outcomes in Rural Counties in the United States
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  This study examines whether the loss of obstetric services in hospitals in rural U.S. counties led to changes in childbirth outcomes or locations.
• 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
  This study examined rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries and inpatient hospitalizations during their last six months of life. The study concluded that care at the end of life is much the same for rural and urban Medicare decedents.
• 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
  Patients needing behavioral healthcare can get more appropriate, cost-effective treatment if they are redirected from emergency departments (EDs). This study examined whether a larger proportion of rural versus urban patients went to went to EDs.
• Access to Obstetric Services in Rural Counties Still Declining, with 9 Percent Losing Services, 2004-14
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Providing access to obstetric care in rural areas is a growing concern. By 2014, about 54% of rural counties in the United States did not have hospital obstetric services.