Policy Brief: Overview of the 340B Drug Pricing Program
This policy brief reviews the 340B drug pricing program that has been in existence since 1992.

So I am Going to be a Health Professional in a Rural Community, What Do I Need to Understand?
Presented on April 2, 2024 to the University of North Dakota 617 Education in Occupational Therapy class, Grand Forks, North Dakota

What Is Value Based Care? What Does It Mean to Me?
Presented on December 5, 2023 to the Grand Forks Lions Club, Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Value Based Care in a Sea of Change for Rural Health
Presented on October 10, 2023 to the North Dakota Hospital Association Conference in Fargo, North Dakota.

Rural Health Value - North Dakota
Presented on June 22, 2023 to the Center for Rural Health virtual staff meeting.

U.S. Health System Is Changing: Population and Health Value
Presented on May 10, 2023 to the North Dakota State University School of Nursing: Nursing 830 Clinical Applications Class, Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota.

U.S. Health System Is Changing: What Is Health Value, Value-Based Care/Payment and Why the Change?
Presented on May 9, 2023 to the North Dakota Healthcare Financial Management Association Conference, Ramada Hotel, Bismarck, North Dakota.

The U.S. Health System Is Changing: Population Health and Value-Based Care
Presented on May 4, 2023 by Brad Gibbens to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services Community Engagement, Meeting the Challenge Conference, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, North Dakota.

So I Am Going to Be a Health Professional in a Rural Community, What Do I Need to Understand?
Presented on May 2, 2023 by Brad Gibbens to the University of North Dakota Occupational Therapy Program, Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Maternal Child Access Issues - North Dakota
Presented on December 8, 2022 to CAWS North Dakota.

Telehealth in Rural North Dakota, Part One
This is part one of a two-part policy brief examining the use of telehealth in North Dakota hospitals, barriers to implementation, and policy recommendations.

Telehealth in Rural North Dakota, Part Two
This is part two of a two-part policy brief examining the use of telehealth in North Dakota hospitals, barriers to implementation, and policy recommendations.

Community Health Workers Testimony
Testimony to the North Dakota Legislative Interim Health Committee on September 15, 2022.

Telehealth Testimony
Testimony to the North Dakota Legislative Interim Health Committee on September 15, 2022.

Rural Health Policy: Rural Health Within the U.S. Health Policy Process
Presented on June 21, 2022 to the Nursing 586 Rural Health Programs and Research Class, University of North Dakota College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines, Virtual

Looking at Social Determinants of Health Through a Rural Lens
Presented on May 24, 2022 to the North Dakota Department of Health.

Population Health Within a Rural Health Context
Presented on February 16, 2022 at the Nursing 830 Clinical Applications Class, North Dakota State University College of Nursing

Fifth Biennial Report: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota, 2019
Now in its fifth edition, the report is a detailed look at the status of health, healthcare delivery, and the healthcare workforce across the state. It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of these issues available anywhere, and is the result of a collaborative effort of the Center for Rural Health, the School, and the School's Advisory Council.

Keeping the Public in Rural Public Health
Theresa Will has an innovative approach with partnering to improve Public Health within her community.

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.

Community Engagement Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to assist groups and individuals throughout North Dakota in engaging their community to make a difference through a collaborative process.

North Dakota Hospital Assessment: 2014 Chartbook
This Chartbook presents the findings of the 2014 survey of hospitals in North Dakota. This resource does not provide analysis or discussion of the results, but instead, offers a graphic discourse on the current hospital environment in the state. Output includes aggregate data stratified by geographic region (Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest) and hospital type (CAH or tertiary).

North Dakota Oral Health Report: Needs and Proposed Models, 2014
Needs, outcomes, findings, and stakeholder recommendations from the 2014 assessment of oral health need and policy recommendations for North Dakota.

North Dakota Oral Health Report: Needs and Proposed Models, 2014 Executive Summary
Executive Summary for the full North Dakota Oral Health Report. Reviews the findings from the 2014 assessment of oral health in North Dakota.

Third Biennial Report: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota, 2015
Now in its third edition, the Report is a detailed look at the status of health, healthcare delivery, and the healthcare workforce across the state. It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of these issues available anywhere, and is the result of a collaborative effort of the Center for Rural Health, the School, and the School's Advisory Council.

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.

CAH Financial Conditions and Concerns
Summarizes the current financial status of North Dakota CAHs. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.

Critical Access Hospital Organizational Conditions
Includes survey results from North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Examines how certain environmental conditions shape the organization structure of CAHs, how they operate, and services they offer. Part of a series of fact sheets on CAHs and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.

Hospital Networks
Discusses hospital networks. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.

North Dakota CAH Administrators' Attitudes Toward Issues Facing Rural Hospitals
Discusses CAH administrators' attitudes to a variety of common issues or problems facing rural hospitals. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.

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.

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.

Guest Commentaries Weigh In on Health Care Reform
Brad Gibbens, Interim Co-Director, had a commentary on the implications of health reform on rural North Dakota printed in the North Dakota Farmers Union magazine. The commentary looks at critical rural health issues such as health workforce, rural facility survivability, and the need for flexibility and innovation in rural health.

2008 North Dakota Flex Program and Critical Access Hospital State Rural Health Plan
Assesses and identifies pressing current conditions of rural health services and systems, focusing on critical access hospitals (CAHs). These conditions are workforce, access, finance, health information technology, community and economic development, quality, emergency medical and trauma services, networking, and system reform. Report also recommends strategic approaches to address these topics of concern.

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.