Rural Health Research Products

The full list of freely-available research products from the Rural Health Research Centers, including policy briefs, reports, chartbooks, interactive data websites, and more.

Browse Research Products:

• By Date
• By Topic
• By Research Center

Five Most Recent Research Products

• Strategic Choice in Developing Telemedicine – Observations from Three Organizations
  Report
  Advances in technology have made it easier to provide telemedicine services, but the actual value of telemedicine programs for health systems providing those services or for patients has not been firmly established. This paper explores organizational motivations of three large health systems for incorporating telemedicine patient care services.
• Access and Capacity to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Health Clinics
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Access to timely, high-quality healthcare is essential for health, but rural areas face particular barriers to access, including for primary care. We present findings from an online survey of RHCs describing clinic characteristics related to healthcare access for rural Medicare beneficiaries.
• Access to Specialty Care for Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Communities
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Access to care is a challenge in many rural communities for both primary care services and specialty care services. We present findings from an online survey of Rural Health Clinics describing access issues for rural Medicare beneficiaries in seeking care from specialty care providers.
• Impact of the Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment Cap on Urban and Rural Hospitals
  Policy Brief
  RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  The Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital payment adjustment is intended to compensate hospitals serving a disproportionate number of low-income patients. This policy brief describes the number and location of urban and rural hospitals affected by a 12% payment cap established by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003.
• Rural-Urban Differences in Access to and Attitudes Toward Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Access to healthcare is important to health outcomes and well-being. Even among Medicare beneficiaries, access to care may differ by rural-urban location due to differences in the healthcare and socio-demographic landscape. We describe rural-urban differences in access to care for Medicare beneficiaries.