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Publications

The Center for Rural Health (CRH) produces several types of publications.

Additional publications are available in the archive.

2021

CRH Assists with Community Development and Engagement
The State Office of Rural Health and the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program provide a significant amount of resources to assist rural healthcare organizations and facilities.
Projects: Flex, North Dakota CAH Quality Network, Rural Health Clinic Network, State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: December 2021
Type: Article
The Price of Healing
Several options for loan repayment provide medical professionals with a better way to reduce student loan debt.
Project: Primary Care Office
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: October 2021
Type: Article
Virtual Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health Reaches a Large Audience
The Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health held a virtual conference for healthcare stakeholders across North Dakota.
Project: Dakota Conference on Rural Health
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: July 2021
Type: Article
After Four Decades, Tioga Medical Center CEO Randy Pederson Calls It a Career
Community leader Randy Pederson retired from the Tioga Medical Center after a long career as CEO.
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: May 2021
Type: Article
Building on Success
The North Dakota Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Quality Network has found success after working with CAHs for 13 years.
Project: North Dakota CAH Quality Network
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: March 2021
Type: Article
Student Connectivity in Online Programs: Role of the Nurse Faculty
This article shares results of a survey exploring online student connectivity of graduate nurse practitioner students.
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Shogren, M., Terras, K.
Publication: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(3), 329-334
Date: March 2021
Type: Journal Article
CEO Turnover in Rural Hospitals
National Rural Health Association Fellows Program published a policy paper on Rural Hospital CEO Turnover. The article interviews one of the authors, Matt Shahan, for a more in-depth look.
Author(s): Pierce, J.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: February 2021
Type: Article

2018

Project ECHO: Changing North Dakota Fast
Project ECHO is using video technology to address the opioid epidemic by connecting specialists at academic or specialty health center "hub sites" with community-based primary care teams.
Project: Project ECHO
Author(s): Kusler, S.
Publication: Focus on Rural Health
Date: March 2018
Type: Article