Hospitals and Clinics
This topic page provides a brief overview of the Center for Rural Health’s activities relating to Hospitals and Clinics. This page contains a list of projects, key staff, and information pulled from the publications, presentations, events, news, and maps section of the CRH web site.
Projects
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Rural Health Grant Program -- Supports individual organizations or organization/community coalitions working collaboratively through innovative programming to strengthen North Dakota’s rural health system through the use of health information technology (HIT).
- Building Research Infrastructure and Capacity -- The Building Research Infrastructure and Capacity (BRIC) program provides funding to support the development of health services research.
- Evaluation of Blue Cross/Blue Shield Rural Health Grant Projects -- The purpose of this project is to work with the BCBSND grantees to evaluate their grant projects.
- Flex Program -- Assist small rural hospitals to maintain access to health services for rural residents.
- Primary Care Office -- The North Dakota Primary Care Office (PCO) program is a subcontract with the North Dakota State Health Department for recruitment and retention assistance and shortage area designation activities.
- SEARCH -- The SEARCH (Student/Resident Experiences And Rotations in Community Health) program provides health professions students and residents with opportunities to work on interdisciplinary health care teams.
- SHIP -- Provides funding to small rural hospitals to help them pay for costs related to the implementation of PPS, comply with provisions of HIPAA, and reduce medical errors and support quality improvement.
- State Office of Rural Health -- A federal-state partnership to help rural communities build their health care services through public and private partnerships and initiatives in rural health development.
Staff
Presentations
- The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Rural Health
Presented by Gibbens, B. on
Oct 19,
2009 at the annual Hospital Community Meeting hosted by the Ashley Medical Center, Ashley, ND.
- North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program: Quality
Presented by Miller, M. on
May 6,
2009 at the National Rural Health Association's Annual Conference, Miami, FL.
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Presented by Antonson, P., Peterson, C., Seim, L. Sharp, A., Heidt, R. on
Mar 12,
2009 at the Critical Access Hospital Health Information Technology Initiative, Grand Forks, ND.
- The North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Presented by Miller, M. on
Aug 8,
2008 at the Critical Access Hospital and Long Term Care Board Training Boot Camp 2008, Dickinson, ND.
- Performance Improvement: Balanced Scorecard Initiative
Presented by Miller, M. on
Jul 1,
2008 at the National Conference of State Flex Programs, Kansas City, MO.
- Optimizing Your State Flex Program
Presented by Miller, M. on
Jul 1,
2008 at the National Conference of State Flex Programs, Kansas City, MO.
- Future of Rural Health Care: Factors Driving the Need for Change
Presented by Gibbens, B. on
Apr 3,
2008 at the Cooperstown Community Forum, Cooperstown, ND.
- House Calls of the Future Keeping Rural ND Healthy
Presented by Miller, M. & Peterson, C. on
Jan 16,
2008 at the 2008 Marketplace for Entrepreneurs, Grand Forks, ND.
- Making a Difference: Maintaining Access to Quality Healthcare for Rural North Dakotans
Presented by Miller, M., Bertsch, D., & Antonson, P. on
Dec 11,
2007 at the HRSA administrator, Dr. Elizabeth Duke, Grand Forks, ND.
- Working to Achieve HRSA’s Vision in North Dakota, in Partnership with the Center for Rural Health
Presented by Wakefield, M., Miller, M., & Dickson, L. on
Dec 10,
2007 at the meeting with HRSA administrator, Dr. Elizabeth Duke, Grand Forks, ND.
- Future of Rural Health: A Convergence of Community and Policy Frames
Presented by Gibbens, B. on
Aug 17,
2007 at the Upper Midwest Rural Health Policy Summit, University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN.
- Rural Economic Development Believes in Wellness Too
Presented by Dickson, L., Gibbens, B., & Rice, J. on
May 16,
2007 at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference, Anchorage, AK.
- Flex Program Workshop: Hints for New Flex Coordinators
Presented by Miller, M. on
Mar 27,
2007 at the new Flex Coordinators orientation meeting, Duluth, MN.
- To Map or Not To Map?
Presented by Beattie, S. & Knudson, A. on
Mar 20,
2007 at the 2007 Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Mandan, ND.
- The SEARCH Program and the National Health Service Corps
Presented by Amundson, M. on
Jan 17,
2007 at the College of Nursing, Grand Forks, ND.
- The SEARCH Program and the National Health Service Corps
Presented by Amundson, M. on
Oct 24,
2006 at the National Primary Care Week, Grand Forks, ND.
- Implementing Best Practice Acts
Presented by Spike, C. on
Oct 11,
2006 at the Toolbox of Solutions for Rural Challenges, Fargo, ND.
- Root Cause Analysis: A Tool for Improvement
Presented by Beattie, S. & Ranstrom, B. on
Oct 11,
2006 at the Toolbox of Solutions for Rural Challenges, Fargo, ND.
- Implementing a Program of Patient Safety in Small Rural Hospitals
Presented by Knurdson, A., Beattie, S., & Miller, M. on
Jul 1,
2006 at the site visits for the 10 participating hospital staff, in Bowman, Harvey, Hettinger, Hillsboro, Mayville, McVille, Park River, Rolla, Rugby, and Watford City, ND.
Publications
- 2008 North Dakota Flex Program and Critical Access Hospital State Rural Health Plan, Miller, M., Gibbens, B., Lennon, C., & Wakefield, M., November, 2008
- 2008 North Dakota Flex Program and Critical Access Hospital State Rural Health Plan Summary, Miller, M., Gibbens, B., Lennon, C., & Wakefield, M., November, 2008
- Connecting North Dakota for a Healthier Future, Dickson, L., Nissen, K., & Rodriguez, M., December, 2008
The North Dakota Health Information Technology (HIT) report was developed on behalf of the North Dakota Health Information
Technology Steering Committee.
- Evaluation of North Dakota's National Health Service Corp Fellowship Program, Muus, K., & Amundson, M., Texas Journal of Rural Health, Vol. XVII, No 1, 1998
- Flex Program Planning 2008-2009, , April, 2008
- National Health Service Corp Fellowship Program, Amundson, M., Family Practice Quarterly, Spring, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1995
- North Dakota Critical Access Hospital and Flex Program: 2008 Survey Results, Miller, M., July, 2008
- North Dakota Health Information Technology (HIT) Fact Sheet, Dickson, L., January, 2008
Describes HIT, its uses within North Dakota and the role of the HIT Steering committee. The information in this fact sheet was collected from the North Dakota State HIT report, Connecting North Dakota for a Healthier Future, Dec. 2008.
- North Dakota Rural Hospital Quality Improvement Report, Miller, M., and Medalen, R., June, 2006
- Pharmacist Staffing and the Use of Technology in Small Rural Hospitals: Implications for Medication Safety, Casey, M., Moscovice, I., & Davidson, G., December, 2005
Reports the results of a national study that assessed the capacity of rural hospitals to implement medication safety practices, with particular focus on pharmacist staffing and the availability of technology.
- Prioritizing Patient Safety Interventions in Small Rural Hospitals, Casey, M., Wakefield, M.,K. Coburn, A., Moscovice, I., & Loux, S., Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Vol. 32, No. 12, pp. 693-702,, 2006
- Small Hospital Improvement Program Grant Report, Miller, M., November, 2007
- Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program Grant, Miller, M.
Since the program began (2002) each of North Dakota’s 33 eligible small rural hospitals has received an average of $9,000 each year. To date, the total impact to North Dakota is $1.6 million.
- Translating Research Into Practice: Voluntary Reporting of Medication Errors in Critical Access Hospitals, Jones, K.J., Cochran, G., Hicks, R.W., & Mueller, K.J., Journal of Rural Health, 20(4):335-43, 2004
Describes the implementation of and initial findings from a voluntary medication error reporting program developed by the Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research to overcome these barriers in six Nebraska critical access hospitals.
Maps
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