State Office of Rural Health Publications

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• Scrubs Project Report
  Project report for Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Camps and Scrubs Academy.
  Author(s): Nissen, K.
  Date: August 2017
  Type: Report
• Key Points: Rural Health and Health Reform in North Dakota
  Summarizes the main themes for healthcare and health reform in rural North Dakota. Themes include access to care, health workforce, population health, and Accountable Care Organization Improvement Models importance to North Dakota.
  Author(s): Gibbens, B.
  Date: March 2017
  Type: Resource
• Adjacent Border Analysis for Direct Patient Care Physicians
  Examines physicians located in states that border North Dakota that are treating North Dakota patients.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 25
  Date: January 2017
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Where Did North Dakota Primary Care Physicians Do Their Residency and Where Have Physicians Who Completed a Residency in North Dakota Gone?
  Examines where physicians practicing in North Dakota completed their residencies, compared to where physicians who completed residencies in North Dakota are currently practicing.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 24
  Date: January 2017
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Where did North Dakota Primary Care Physicians Graduate from Medical School and Where Have North Dakota Medical School Graduates Gone?
  Examines where physicians practicing in North Dakota attended medical school and where North Dakota medical school students currently practice.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 23
  Date: September 2016
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Community Showcases Welcome Future Physicians
  New physician recruitment events showcase rural North Dakota communities and healthcare facilities to the future healthcare workforce.
  Author(s): Kusler, S.
  Publication: North Dakota Medicine, 41(2), 18-19
  Date: July 2016
  Type: Magazine
• Demographics of Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
  Examines where family/general practice (FP/GP), general internal medicine (GIM) and general pediatrics (Gen Ped) doctors are practicing by rurality.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 22
  Date: August 2015
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Availability of Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
  Examines where doctors are practicing by rurality and their abilities.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 21
  Date: August 2015
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Where did North Dakota Physicians Complete their Residency and Where Have North Dakota Residency Graduates Gone?
  Examines where North Dakota Physicians did their residency and where North Dakota residency graduates are practicing.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 20
  Date: August 2015
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Where did North Dakota Physicians Graduate from Medical School and Where Have North Dakota Medical School Graduates Gone?
  Examines where North Dakota Physicians attended medical school and where North Dakota medical school graduates are practicing.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 19
  Date: August 2015
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Making It Work in the West
  North Dakota Medicine, Vol. 40, Issue 2. North Dakota: the land of opportunity. Not just in oil work, but in healthcare as well.
  Author(s): Kusler, S.
  Date: July 2015
  Type: Magazine
• Type of Employment for Physicians in North Dakota
  Examines the type of employment for North Dakota’s physicians by sex, age and rurality, using data from the 2013 American Medical Association physician master file.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 18
  Date: May 2015
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Demographics of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
  Examines the location of where direct patient care physicians practice by age, rurality and number of patients, using data from the 2013 American Medical Association physician master file.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 17
  Date: May 2015
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Availability of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
  Examines the availability of direct patient care physicians in North Dakota by rurality, sex, medical school location, residency location, using data from the 2013 American Medical Association physician master file.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Peterson, M., Ahmed, A.
  Publication: North Dakota Health Workforce Fact Sheet Series, Number 16
  Date: April 2015
  Type: Fact Sheet
• “HOSA” Spells the Future of North Dakota’s Healthcare Workforce
  North Dakota Medicine, Vol. 40, Issue 1. Middle school and high school students explore becoming healthcare professionals.
  Author(s): Kusler, S.
  Date: March 2015
  Type: Magazine
• Testimony to the North Dakota Healthcare Reform Review Committee
  Brad Gibbens provided an overview of the Community Health Needs Assessment requirement under the Affordable Care Act to the North Dakota Healthcare Reform Review Committee.
  Author(s): Gibbens, B.
  Date: March 2014
  Type: Testimony
• Celebrating the Power of Rural
  North Dakota Medicine, Vol. 38, Issue 4. National Rural Health Day showcases the strengths of rural America.
  Author(s): Barclay, M.
  Date: December 2013
  Type: Magazine
• What is a Community Health Center?
  North Dakota Medicine, Vol. 38, Issue 3. Non-profit community-driven clinics provide high-quality primary and preventive care to all individuals, with or without insurance and regardless of their ability to pay.
  Author(s): Morin, K. & Barclay, M.
  Date: October 2013
  Type: Magazine
• Primary Care Workforce Project Report
  Highlights a one-day rural Primary Care Symposium which featured focus groups that gathered input from a variety of community members about improving access to primary care services, raising awareness of local and state efforts to recruit ND youth for healthcare (specifically primary care) professions, and encouraging ND youth to remain in or return to the state after graduation.
  Author(s): Hart, G., Wynne, J., & Dickson, L.
  Date: June 2012
  Type: Report
• North Dakota Rural Health Impact Statement for 2011
  Presents a financial impact summary that addresses various rural health programs in North Dakota, including budgetary impacts, purpose, focus, and outcomes achieved.
  Author(s): Gibbens, B.
  Date: February 2011
  Type: Report
• Primary Issues Impacting Rural Health in North Dakota and Contributing Factors
  Lists issues that impact rural health in North Dakota, including healthcare access, quality of care, HIT, health insurance, and workforce.
  Author(s): Gibbens, B.
  Date: February 2011
  Type: Resource
• In-Hospital Mortality Among Rural Medicare Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Effect of Demographics, Transfer, and Health Factors.
  In-hospital mortality among rural Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction: the influence of demographics, transfer, and health factors.
  Author(s): Muus, K., Klug, M., Knudson, A., & Wynne, J.
  Publication: The Journal of Rural Health, 27(4), 394-400
  Date: January 2011
  Type: Journal Article
• Connecting North Dakota for a Healthier Future
  Discusses North Dakota's progress in converting to electronic health records. Addresses barriers for completion and offers resolutions.
  Author(s): Dickson, L., Nissen, K., & Rodriguez, M.
  Date: December 2008
  Type: Report
• North Dakota Health Information Technology (HIT) Fact Sheet
  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.
  Author(s): Dickson, L.
  Date: January 2008
  Type: Report
• North Dakota Rural Health Dialogues Summary
  Describes a series of meetings held in rural North Dakota communities that identified nine major rural health priorities. Includes results of meetings with tribal and non-tribal ND communities.
  Author(s): Center for Rural Health
  Date: 2004
  Type: Report
• Listening to Rural Voices: Center for Rural Health Response to the 2003 Rural Health Dialogues
  In the Fall of 2003, the Center for Rural Health (CRH) engaged in dialogues in 12 rural communities across the state of North Dakota. Eight topic areas emerged from the visits and a summary of CRH activities pertaining to each of the areas is provided.
  Author(s): Center for Rural Health
  Date: 2003
  Type: Report