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University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Previous Working Papers
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center publications dated December 1997 and later may be downloaded at our web site http://www.hpm.umn.edu/. Earlier publications and single copies of recent publications are available from:
Jane Raasch,
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Division of Health Services Research & Policy
University of Minnesota,
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 729,
Minneapolis, MN 55455,
Phone: (612) 625-0955 Fax: (612) 624-2196
- Wright, G. and Moscovice, I. Is Large Really Beautiful? Physician Practice in Small versus Large Scale Communities, September 2005.
- Gregg, W., Knott A., and Moscovice, I. Sustaining Community Health Services Over Time: Models from the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program, November 2004.
- Casey, M., Davidson, G., and Moscovice, I. Access to Dental Care for Rural Low Income and Minority Populations, September 2004.
- Moscovice, I. Wholey, D., Klingner, J. and Knott, A. Measuring Rural Hospital Quality, April 2004.
- Casey, M. and Moscovice, I. Quality Improvement Strategies and Best Practices in Critical Access Hospitals, January 2004.
- Stensland, J., Davidson, G., and Moscovice, I. The Financial Benefits of Critical Access Hospital Conversion for FY 1999 and FY 2000 Converters, January 2004.
- Gregg, W., Knott, A., and Moscovice, I. Grantee Sustainability in the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program, December 2003.
- Radcliff, T., Davidson, G., Call, K., and Dobalian, A. Are There Geographic Disparities in Out-of-Pocket Spending by Medicare Beneficiaries?, October 2003.
- Casey, M., Blewett, L., and Call K. The Response of Local Health Care Systems in the Rural Midwest to a Growing Latino Population, August 2003.
- Wholey, D., Moscovice, I. Hietpas, T., and Holtzman, J. The Environmental Context of Patient Safety and Medical Errors, March 2003.
- Casey, M., Moscovice, I. Virnig, B., and Kind. S. Models for Providing Hospice Care in Rural Areas: Successes and Challenges, January 2003.
- Stensland, J., Knott A., Moscovice, I. and Davidson, G. Rate of Return on Capital Investments at Small Rural Hospitals, January 2003.
- Stensland, J., Davidson, G., and Moscovice, I. The Financial Effects of Critical Access Hospital Conversion, January 2003.
- Virnig, B., Moscovice, I. Kind, S., and Casey, M. Use of the Hospice Benefit by Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, September 2002.
- Knott, A. and Travers, K. Implementing Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Systems in Rural Health Clinics: Clinic and State Agency Responses, August 2002.
- Gregg, W., Knott, A., and Moscovice, I. Rural Hospital Access to Capital: Issues and Recommendations, July 2002.
- Stensland, J., Brasure, M., Moscovice, I. and Radcliff, T. The Financial Incentives for Rural Hospitals to Expand the Scope of Their Services, June 2002.
- Radcliff, T., Brasure, M., Moscovice, I. and Stensland, J. Understanding Rural Hospital Bypass Behavior, June 2002.
- Knott, A. Access to Emergency Medical Services in Rural Areas: The Supporting Role of State EMS Agencies, February 2002.
- Stensland, J. and Moscovice, I. Rural Hospital's Ability to Finance Inpatient, Skilled Nursing and Home Health Care, October 2001.
- Casey, M., Klingner, J., and Moscovice, I. Access to Rural Pharmacy Services in Minnesota North Dakota, and South Dakota, July 2001.
- Knott, A. and Christianson, J. A Rural Government Role in Medicaid Managed Care: The Development of County-based Purchasing in Minnesota, January 2001.
- Casey, M., Call, K., Klingner, J. The Influence of Rural Residence on the Use of Preventive Health Care Services, November 2000.
- Stensland, J., Moscovice, I. Christianson, J. The Financial Viability of Rural Hospitals in a Post-BBA Environment, October 2000.
- Stensland, J., Brasure, M., and Moscovice, I. Why Do Rural Primary-Care Physicians Sell Their Practices?, June 2000.
- Wellever, A., Wholey, D., and Radcliff, T. Strategic Choices of Rural Health Networks: Implications for Goals and Performance Measurement, January 2000.
- Brasure, M., Stensland, J., and Wellever, A. Quality Oversight: Why Are Rural Hospitals Less Likely To Be JCAHO Accredited?, September 1999.
- Casey, M. and Klingner, J. HMOs Serving Rural Areas: Experiences with HMO Accreditation and HEDIS Reporting, May 1999.
- Brasure, M., Moscovice, I. and Yawn, B. Rural Primary Care Practices and Managed Care Organizations: Relationships and Risk Sharing, February 1999.
- Casey, M. State HMO Accreditation and External Quality Review Requirements: Implications for HMOs Serving Rural Areas, January 1999.
- Casey, M. and Brasure, M. The NCQA Accreditation Process: Do HMOs Serving Rural Areas Apply for and Obtain Accreditation?, December 1998.
- Wellever, A. and Radcliff, T. The Contribution of Local Government Financing to Rural Hospitals and Health Systems: Marginal Benefit or Safety Net?, November 1998.
- Christianson, J., Wellever, A., Radcliff, T., and Knutson, D. Implications for Rural Health Care of Linkages with Urban Health Service Delivery Systems, June 1998.
- Call, K . Rural Beneficiaries with Chronic Conditions: Assessing the Risk to Medicare Managed Care, May 1998.
- Hebert, P., Yawn, B., and McBean, A. Identifying Rural Elderly Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus Using Medicare Claims Data, March 1998.
- Wellever, A., Radcliff, T., and Moscovice, I. Local Control of Rural Health Services: Evaluating Community Options, February 1998.
- Yawn, B., Casey, M., and Hebert, P. Will Guideline Implementation Increase Rural Health Care Work Force Demand? The Case of Diabetes Mellitus, December 1997.
- Casey, M. Serving Rural Medicare Risk Enrollees: HMOs' Decisions, Experiences, and Future Plans, November 1997.
- Motenko, N., Moscovice, I. and Wellever, A. Rural Health Network Evolution in the New Antitrust Environment, May 1997.
- Wellever, A., Casey, M., Krein, S., Yawn, B., and Moscovice, I. Rural Physicians and HMOs: An Uneasy Partnership, December 1996.
- Krein, S., and Christianson, J. The Composition of Rural Hospital Medical Staffs: The Influence of Hospital Neighbors, June 1996.
- Wellever, A., Hill, G., Casey, M., Kauley, M., and Hart, P. State Health Care and Medicaid Reform Issues Affecting the Indian Health Care System, April 1996.
- Yawn, B. and Krein, S. Rural Enrollment in State Health Insurance Programs: The Minnesota Experience, March 1996.
- Manning, W., Christianson, J., and Chen, M. The Effect of Change in PPS Payment Status on Rural Hospital Performance, March 1996.
- Christianson, J. and Hart, J. Employer-Based Managed Care Initiatives in Rural Areas: The Experience of the South Dakota State Employees Group, February 1996.
- Krein, S., The Employment and Use of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants by Rural Hospitals, December 1995.
- Casey, M., Integrated Networks and Health Care Provider Cooperatives: New Models for Rural Health Care Delivery and Financing, November 1995.
- Yawn, B., Krein, S., Christianson, J., Hartley, D., Moscovice, I. Rural Radiology: Who is Producing Images and Who is Reading Them?, February 1995.
- Casey, M., Wellever, A., Moscovice, I. Public Policy Issues and Rural Health Network Development, December 1994.
- Wellever, A., Hospital Labor Market Area Definitions Under PPS, October 1994.
- Moscovice, I. Christianson, J., Wellever, A., Measuring and Evaluating the Performance of Vertically Integrated Rural Health Networks, May 1994.
- Hartley, D. and Moscovice, I., The Mobile Hospital Technology Industry: Focus on the CT Scanner, March 1994.
- Wellever, A., Moscovice, I. Chen, M., A DRG-based Service Limitation System for Rural Primary Care Hospitals, December 1993.
- Christianson, J. and Moscovice, I. Health Care Reform: Issues for Rural Areas, May 1993.
- Christianson, J., Moscovice, I. Hartley, D., Chen, M., and Nelson, D., The Structure of Rural Hospital Medical Staffs, March 1993.
- Moscovice, I. Wellever, A., Sales, A., Chen, M., and Christianson, J., Service Limitation Options for Limited Service Rural Hospitals, March 1993.
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