James Hardin, PhD

Email: jhardin@mailbox.sc.edu

Publications - (4)

Supply-Side Differences Only Modestly Associated With Inpatient Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the Last Six Months of Life
Journal Article
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 11/2017
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.

Poorer Quality Outcomes of Medicare-Certified Home Health Care in Areas With High Levels of Native American/Alaska Native Residents
Journal Article
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 04/2015
Examines CMS quality indicators in home healthcare to determine disparities in rural areas with high population of Native American or Alaska Natives.

Rural Border Health Chartbook II
Chartbook
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 10/2014
This chartbook presents an analysis of border counties, urban and rural, by comparing them to other counties within the four border states and to rural and urban counties in the rest of the county. It details county-level rates and statistics for socio-demographic factors, the physical environment, access to care, and health outcomes.

Higher Risk of Death in Rural Blacks and Whites Than Urbanites Is Related to Lower Incomes, Education, and Health Coverage
Journal Article
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 10/2011
Explores the degree to which lack of health insurance may contribute to high mortality rates among rural minority men and women aged 45-64.