RURAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTERS
PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005
ANALYTIC CENTERS
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
University of Nebraska
Keith Mueller, Ph.D.,Director
Topic of concentration: Medicare: Impact of payment and quality policy on the delivery of health care in rural areas
Projects:
Assessing the Community Impact of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA)
Examining the Applicability of AHRQ's Inpatient Quality Indicators to Rural Hospitals and the Implications of the Relationship Between the Indicators and Financial Measures for Medicare Payment Policies
Assessment of Small Rural Hospital Activities to Report Medication Errors
North Carolina Rural Health Research and PolicyAnalysisCenter
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rebecca T. Slifkin, Ph.D., Director
Topic of Concentration: Federal Insurance Programs (Medicare and Medicaid) and Their Effect on Rural Populations and Providers
Projects:
Premium Assistance Programs: Exploring PublicPrivate Partnerships as a Vehicle of Expanding Health Insurance to Rural Uninsured. (Qualitative Project)
Trends in Swing Bed and Skilled Nursing Facility Use in Rural Hospitals, 1996 2003
Describing Geographic Access to Physicians in Rural America Using Statistical Applications in GIS.
NORCWalshCenter for Rural Health Analysis
NationalOpinionResearchCenter
Curt D. Mueller, Ph.D., Director
Topic of concentration: Impact of Medicare Policies on Rural Communities
Projects:
Medicare Beneficiary Outcomes in Rural and Urban Home Health Agencies
Monitoring MedicareHospital Outpatient Payments: Trends and Evidence on Impacts of PaymentPolicy
Investments in Health Information Technology by Rural Hospitals
GENERAL CENTERS
Center for Rural Mental Health Research
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Kathryn Rost, Ph.D., Director
Topic of concentration: Mental health
Projects:
Identify atrisk areas within rural America to target for enhanced depression treatment
Determine whether and why existing care models differentially improve depression treatment in rural and urban populations
Explore promising hospitalization prevention strategies in rural depressed patients
Maine Rural HealthResearchCenter
University of Southern Maine
David Hartley, Ph.D., Director
Topic of concentration: Rural behavioral health
Projects:
The Impact of Mental and Emotional Stress on Rural Employment Patterns
National Study of Substance Abuse Prevalence and Treatment Services in Rural Areas
Health Insurance Dynamics of Uninsured Rural Families
South Carolina Rural HealthResearchCenter
University of South Carolina
Jan Probst, Ph.D., Director
Topic of concentration: Health disparities
Projects:
How Rural Hospitals Are Meeting the Needs of low English Proficiency Patients
Poverty, Parental Stress, and Violent Disagreements in the Home among Rural Families
Disability Burdens among Rural and Urban Older Americans
Upper Midwest Rural HealthResearchCenter
University of Minnesota
Ira Moscovice, Ph.D., Director
Topic of concentration: Quality of care in rural areas
Projects:
Successful Implementation of Medication Safety Initiatives in Rural Hospitals: The Role of Pharmacists, and Technology
Pay for Performance and Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals
The Impact of Insurance Coverage on Access to Health Care Services for Rural Native American Elders
WWAMI Rural HealthResearchCenter
University of Washington
Gary Hart, Ph.D., Director
Topic of concentration: national rural health workforce research
Projects:
Which Training Programs Produce Rural Physicians? A National Health Workforce Study
LongTerm Trends in Characteristics of the Rural Nurse Workforce 1980 2000: A National Health Workforce Study
The Burden of Chronic Illness among Rural Residents: A National Study
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