Jan Eberth, PhD
Deputy Director, South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Phone: 803.576.5770
Email: jmeberth@sc.edu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of South Carolina
915 Greene St
Columbia, SC 29208
- Current Projects - (1)
- Completed Projects - (1)
- Publications - (2)
Current Projects - (1)
Potential Impact of ESRD Payment Reform on Rural Dialysis Patients
This study will estimate the potential implications of rural dialysis facility loss for rural patients. Specifically, we will identify low-volume dialysis facilities in rural areas, profile the patients they serve, and estimate the additional travel burden that these patients would experience if facilities close.
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Health services, Hospitals and clinics
This study will estimate the potential implications of rural dialysis facility loss for rural patients. Specifically, we will identify low-volume dialysis facilities in rural areas, profile the patients they serve, and estimate the additional travel burden that these patients would experience if facilities close.
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Health services, Hospitals and clinics
Completed Projects - (1)
Colorectal Cancer Screening Bypass Behavior and Outcomes
Studies have shown that increased distance to the closest endoscopy provider is associated with lower screening utilization among Medicare enrollees. The purpose of this study is to expand beyond the Medicare population to examine the travel behaviors of the entire population, comparing urban vs. rural residents in obtaining endoscopies for colorectal cancer screening.
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Health promotion and disease prevention, Medicare
Studies have shown that increased distance to the closest endoscopy provider is associated with lower screening utilization among Medicare enrollees. The purpose of this study is to expand beyond the Medicare population to examine the travel behaviors of the entire population, comparing urban vs. rural residents in obtaining endoscopies for colorectal cancer screening.
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Health promotion and disease prevention, Medicare
Publications - (2)
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Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Condition Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Date: 06/2016
Examines the relationship between the distribution of primary care physicians and Medicare beneficiaries’ ambulatory care=sensitive condition hospitalizations using statistical and spatial analyses. -
Colonoscopy Access and Utilization – Rural Disparities in the Carolinas, 2001-2010
Policy Brief
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Date: 07/2016
This study aims to use data on where patients travel for their colonoscopies to determine the extent to which access is changing over space and time, and to better understand utilization patterns among rural residents of North and South Carolina between 2001 and 2010.