Publications & Maps

• An Innovative Approach to Student Internships on American Indian Reservations
  Discusses the benefits of Project CRISTAL (Collaborative Rural Interdisciplinary Service Training and Learning), where students work on an American Indian reservation to increase access to healthcare and cultural competency. Overviews health professional shortages, the lack of diversity in health careers, the benefits of an interprofessional team, and community-academic collaboration.
  Author(s): Amundson, M., Moulton, P., Zimmerman, S., & Johnson, B.
  Publication: Journal of Interprofessional Care, 22(1), 93-101
  Date: January 2008
  Type: Journal Article
• 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
• Small Hospital Improvement Program Grant Report
  
  Author(s): Miller, M.
  Date: November 2007
  Type: Report
• Flex 2006-2007 Annual Report
  
  Author(s): Miller, M.
  Date: October 2007
  Type: Report
• Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Healthcare for American Indian and Alaska Native Elders
  Reports findings from a study assessing health insurance coverage and access to healthcare among American Indian and Alaska Native elders (Native elders), using data from a national survey that included more than 8,300 Native elders.
  Author(s): Knudson, A.
  Date: October 2007
  Type: Policy Brief
• Bridging Rural Health Research and Policy: Dissemination Strategies
  Describes five strategies for effective dissemination and expanded use of rural health services research and discusses the infrastructure needed to enhance rural health research dissemination.
  Author(s): Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
  Date: August 2007
  Type: Policy Brief
• Implementing Patient Safety Initiatives in Rural Hospitals: An Evaluation of the Tennessee Rural Hospital Patient Safety Demonstration
  Executive summary of a report describing a project to improve patient safety in eight rural hospitals by strengthening their capacity to implement priority patient safety initiatives.
  Author(s): Klingner, J., Moscovice, I., Wakefield, M.K., & Miller, M.
  Date: August 2007
  Type: Report
• Five Year Comparison of North Dakota Nurses
  Compares the results from a survey of nurses licensed in North Dakota to previous survey results. Reports on demographics, income, interest in a faculty position, part-time employment, employment setting, retirement plans, work environment, and continuing education. Includes urban and rural income comparisons and offers policy recommendations.
  Author(s): Moulton, P., & Marino, J.
  Date: June 2007
  Type: Report
• Healthcare Facility Survey Results: 2007
  Reports on a survey of registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in hospitals and long-term care facilities in North Dakota. Covers continuing education, the impact and use of the Nursing Needs Study and recruitment, salary and benefits and staffing issues.
  Author(s): Moulton, P., & Marino, J.
  Date: June 2007
  Type: Report
• North Dakota Healthcare Workforce: Planning Together to Meet Future Healthcare Needs (Part II)
  Details strategies from the Healthcare Workforce Summit held in December 2006 in Bismarck, ND.
  Author(s): Amundson, M., Moulton, P., Wakefield, M., Beattie, S., & Gibbens, B.
  Date: April 2007
  Type: Policy Brief