Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Publications and Reports

• 2007-2008 (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)
• 2006-2007 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)
• 2005-2006 (July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006)
  
  

Publications July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008

Afenyi-Annan A, Willis MS, Konrad TR, Lottenberg R. Blood bank management of sickle cell patients at comprehensive sickle cell centers. Transfusion 2007;47(11):2089-97.

Akazawa, M, AK Biddle, SC Stearns. “Assessment of Early Initiation of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease using Propensity Score Matching.” Clinical Therapeutics, Forthcoming.

Akers AY, Bernstein LB, Doyle J, Corbie-Smith G. Older women and HIV testing: Examining the relationship between HIV testing history, age and lifetime HIV risk behaviors. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2008, Apr;35(4):420-423.

Alexander JA, Young GJ, Weiner BJ, Hearld LA. Community benefit provided by hospitals affiliated with health systems. Inquiry 2008; in press.

Alexander JA, Young GJ, Weiner BJ, Hearld LA. Governance and community benefit: Are nonprofit hospitals good candidates for Sarbanes-Oxley type reforms? J Health Polit Policy Law. 2008 Apr;33(2):199-224.

Alexander-Bratcher KM, Plescia M, Skipper L, Silberman P, Holmes M. Issue Brief: Chronic Kidney Disease in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal. May/Jun 2008. Volume 69(3), 197-204.

Allen LA, Yager JE, Funk MJ, Levy WC, Tulsky JA, Bowers MT, Dodson GC, O'Connor CM, Felker GM. Discordance between patient-predicted and model-predicted life expectancy among ambulatory heart failure patients. JAMA. 2008; 299(21):2533-42.

Bader J. Commentry: another “inconclusive” xylitol study adds to the evidence. J Evid Base Dent Pract 2007;7:120-2.

Bednarek, HL, RA Pecchenino, SC Stearns. “Do Your Neighbors Influence Your Health?” Journal of Public Economic Theory, 10 (2):301–315, 2008.

Boockvar KS, Gruber-Baldini AL, Stuart B, Zimmerman S, Magaziner J. (2008) Medicare expenditures for nursing home residents triaged to nursing home or hospital for acute infection. J Am Geriatr Soc, 56(7), 1206-1212.

Bryan CJ, Songer TJ, Brooks MM, Thase ME, Gaynes BN, Klinkman M, et al. A comparison of baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics between major depressive disorder patients with and without diabetes: a STAR*D report. J Affect Disord 2008;108(1-2):113-20.

Buescher PA, White AE, DeWalt DA. Seleted data related to health literacy in North Carolina. N C Med J 2007;68(5):377-8.

Burris S, Moss K. 1997. The employment discrimination provisions of The Americans with Disabilities Act: Implementation and impact. Hofstra Law Review 2007;25(1):1-32

Buse JB, Ginsberg HN, Bakris GL, Clark NG, Costa F, Eckel R, Fonseca V, Gerstein HC, Grundy S, Nesto RW, Pignone MP, Plutzky J, Porte D, Redberg R, Stitzel KF, Stone NJ. Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in People With Diabetes Mellitus: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care. 2007:162-72.

Callahan LF, Mielenz TJ, Freburger JK, Shreffler J, Hootman J, Brady T, Buysse K, Schwartz T. A randomized controlled trial of People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE): Symptoms,function, physical activity, and psychosocial outcomes. Arthritis Care Res 2008; 59(1):92-101.

Callahan LF, Freburger JK, Mielenz TJ, Exley EK. Medical skepticism and the use of complementary and alternative health care providers by patients followed by rheumatologists. J Clin Rheumatol 2008; 14(3): 143-147.

Caprio AJ, Hanson LC, Munn JC, Williams CS, Dobbs D, Sloane PD, Zimmerman S. Pain, dyspnea, and the quality of dying in long-term care. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008;56(4):683-8.

Carey TS, Howard DL. The development of the field of health disparities research: the role of cross-disciplinary and institutional collaboration. Harvard Health Policy Review 2007; 8:46-54. (invited paper)

Carey TS, Mielenz TJ Measuring outcomes in back care. Spine 2007; 32: S9-14.

Carey TS, Williams JW, Melvin C, Oldham J, Goodman F. Comparing medication treatments in mental health: methods and policy challenges. Psychiatric Services 2007; 56: 746-8.

Carey TS, Williams JW, Oldham JM, Goodman F, Ranney LM, Whitener L, Morgan LC, Melvin CL. Gabapentin in the treatment of mental illness: the echo chamber of the case series. Journal of Psychiatric Practice 2007; 14 (suppl 1): 15-27.

Carey, T, Melvin, CL, Ranney, LM. Extracting Key Messages from Systematic Reviews. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, Supp 1, 14, 28-34, 2008.

Carey, T, Williams, J, Oldham, J, Goodman, F, Ranney, LM, Whitener, L, Morgan, L, Melvin CL. Gabapentin in the treatment of mental illness: The echo chamber of the case series. Journal of Psychiatric Practice , 2008 Supp 1; 14: 15-27.

Carey TS, Williams JW, Oldham JM, Goodman F, Ranney LM, Whitener L, Morgan LC, Melvin CL. Gabapentin in the treatment of mental illness: The echo chamber of the case series. J of Psychiatric Practice 2008;14(Supplement 1):15-34.

Carpenter WR , Beskow LM, Blocker DE, Forlenza MJ, Kim AE, Pevzner ES, Rose JM, Tran AN, Webber KH, Knight K, O'Malley MS. Cancer burden in North Carolina: Priorities for intervention." North Carolina Medical Journal 2008, in press.

Carpenter WR , Weiner BJ, Richardson LC, Lee JW, Peppercorn J, Lewis MA, Whitmire JT, Walden SP, Hinson LO. Beyond claims data: Assessing the problem of access to radiation therapy for low-income women with breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology (Meeting Abstracts), 2008; in press.

Carpenter WR, Robinson WR, Godley PA. Getting over testosterone: Postulating a fresh start for etiologic studies of prostate cancer." JNCI. 2008; 100(3):158-9.

Carson SS, Garrett J, Hanson LC, Lanier J, Govert J, Brake MC, Landucci DL, Cox CE, Carey TS. A prognostic model for one-year mortality in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med, 2008;36(7):2061-9.

Castel LD, Freburger JK, Holmes GM, Scheinman RP, Jackman AM, Carey TS. Spine and pain clinics that treat patients with back and neck pain: What do they do and are they multidisciplinary? Spine. 2008; In press.

Castel LD, Williams KA, Bosworth HB, Eisen SV, Hahn EA, Irwin DE, et al. Content validity in the PROMIS social-health domain: a qualitative analysis of focus-group data. Qual Life Res 2008;17(5):737-49.

Castel LD, Saville BR, Depuy V, Godley, P.A., Harmann KE, Abernethy AP. Racial differences in pain during 1 year among women with metastatic breast cancer: a hazards analysis of interval-censored data. Cancer. 2008 Jan 1; 112( 1): 162-70.

Chen CK, Sabir M, Zimmerman S, Suitor J, Pillemer K. (2007) The importance of family relationships with nursing facility staff for family caregiver burden and depression. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 62(5), P253-60.

Cherrington A, Ayala GX, Amick H, Scarinci I, Allison J, Corbie-Smith G. Applying the community health worker model to diabetes management: Using mixed methods to assess implementation and effectiveness. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Nov 2008, in press.

Cherrington, A, Ayala G, Amick H, Allison J, Scarinci I, Corbie-Smith G. Applying the community health worker model to diabetes management: Implementation and effectiveness. Diabetes Educator, (Sept/Oct) 2008, in press.

Cherrington A, Corbie-Smith G, Pathman DE, Do adults who believe in periodic health examinations receive more clinical preventive services? Preventive Medicine, 2007 Oct; 45(4):282-9.

Christodoulou C, Junghaenel DU, Dewalt DA, Rothrock N, Stone AA. Cognitive interviewing in the evaluation of fatigue items: Results from the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS). Qual Life Res 2008.

Chung, S, BM Popkin, ME Domino, SC Stearns. “The Effect of Retirement on Eating Out and Weight Change: An Analysis of Gender Differences.” Obesity, 15(4):1053-1060, 2007.

Chung S, Domino ME, Jackson EW, & Morrissey JP. Reliability of self-reported health service use: evidence from the women with co-occurring disorders, and violence study. Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research 2008; 35 (3):265-78.

Corbie-Smith G, Blumenthal C, Dorrance J, Henderson G., Estroff SE “How do investigators conceptualize race in their research?”Journal of National Medical Association, 2008, in press.

Corbie-Smith G, C. Blumenthal, G. Henderson, J. Garrett, J Bussey-Jones, M. Moloney, R.S. Sandler, S. Williams Lloyd, J. Dorrance, J. Darter. Studying genetic research participants: Lessons from the ‘Learning About Research in North Carolina’ Study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 2008 August; 17(8): 2019-24.

Cuddeback GS, Morrissey JP, Cusack KJ. How many forensic assertive community treatment teams do we need? Psychiatric Services 2008;59(2):205-8.

Cunnington M, Webb D, Quizilbash N, Blum D, Mander A, Funk MJ, Weil J. Risk of Ischaemic Cardiovascular Events from Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors in Osteoarthritis. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety. 2008 Jun;17(6):601-8.

Cunningham-Sabo L, Carpenter WR, Peterson J, Anderson L, Helfrich C, Davis S. Utilization of prevention research: Searching for evidence." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2007 July; 39(1S):S9-20.

Cusack KJ, Morrissey JP, Ellis AR. Targeting Trauma-related Interventions and Improving Outcomes for Women with Co-occurring Disorders. Adm Policy Mental Health 2008;35(3):147-158.

Daaleman TP, Emmett C, Dobbs D, Williams SW. An exploratory study of advance care planning in seriously ill African American older adults. JNMA (accepted for publication).

Daaleman TP. The medical home: locus of physician formation JABFM (in press).

Daaleman TP, Usher B, Williams SW, Rawlings J, Hanson LC. An exploratory study of spiritual care at the end of life. Ann Fam Med (in press).

Daaleman TP, Williams CS, Hamilton VL, Zimmerman S. Spiritual care for long-term care residents at the end of life. Med Care 2008; 46:85-91.

DeWalt DA. Low health literacy: epidemiology and interventions: North Carolina. Medical Journal 2007;68(5):327-30

DeWalt DA, Boone RS, Pignone MP. Literacy and its relationship with self-efficacy, trust, and participation in medical decision-making in patients with diabetes. American Journal of Health Behavior 2007;31 Suppl 1:S27-35.

DeWalt D, Dilling MH, Rosenthal M, Pignone M. Low Parental Literacy Associated with Worse Asthma Care Measures in Children. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007; 7:25-31.

DeWalt DA, Rothrock N, Yount S, Stone AA. Evaluation of item candidates: the PROMIS qualitative item review. Med Care 2007;45(5 Suppl 1):S12-21.

Domino, ME, SC Stearns, EC Norton. “ Why Using Current Medications to Select a Medicare Part D Plan May Lead to Higher Out-of-Pocket Payments ” Medical Care Research and Review, 65(1): 114-126, 2008.

Donahue KE, Gartlehner G, Jonas DE, Lux LJ, Thieda P, Jonas BL, Hansen RA, Morgan LC, Lohr KN. Systematic review: comparative effectiveness and harms of disease-modifying medications for rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Intern Med 2008 Jan 15;148(2):124-34. Epub 2007 Nov 19.

Doto JK, Evans WD, Squire C, Williams P, Ranney L and Melvin CL. Patterns of prescribing anti-epileptic drugs for bipolar disorder. J Psychiatr Pract 2008;14:35-43.

Downing M, Lau F, Lesperance M, Karlson N, Shaw J, Kuzeimsky C, Bernard S, Hanson L, Olajide O, Head B, Ritchie C, Harrold J, Casarett D. Meta-analysis of survival prediction with Palliative Performance Scale. J Pall Care, 2007, 23:245-254.

Dungan KM, Guster T, DeWalt DA, Buse JB. A comparison of lipid and lipoprotein measurements in the fasting and nonfasting states in patients with type 2 diabetes. Curr Med Res Opin 2007;23(11):2689-95.

Durant R, Davis R, St. George DM, Williams IC, Blumenthal C, Corbie-Smith G. Participation in research studies: factors associated with failing to meet minority recruitment goals. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2007 Aug;17(8):634-42.

Feldmann J, Shea T, Carpenter WR, Lee CB, Atkins J, Gray T. Cancer Clinical Trials in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal 2008; in press.

Ford C, Konrad R, Godette DC, Corbie-Smith G. Acceptance of routine ELISA testing among black women STD patients: Relationship to patient-provider racial Concordance, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Mar 2008;35(3): 211-3.

Ford C, Daniels M, Earp JA, Miller W, Kaufman J, Golin CE, Perceived Everyday Racism, Residential Segregation and HIV Testing in an STD Clinic Sample, American Journal of Public Health, In press.

Fowler-Brown A, Corbie-Smith G, Garrett J, Lurie N. Risk of cardiovascular events and death – Does insurance matter? J Gen Intern Med, 2007;22(4):502-507.

Fraher EP, McKethan A. 2006. Lurching from Oversupply to Shortage: The Need for Better Allied Health Workforce Planning. Journal of Allied Health. (accepted and under revision)

Freburger JK, Mielienz TM. Invited commentary: Physical therapy clinical performance in the treatment of patients with low back pain syndromes. Phys Ther 2008;88(9): 1004-1006.

Freburger JK, Holmes GM, Agans RP, Jackman AM, Darter JD, Wallace AS, Castel LD, Kalsbeek WD, CareyTS. The rising prevalence of chronic low back pain. Archives Intern Med. 2008; In press.

Freeman, V., Slifkin, R., Patterson, D. Recruitment and retention in rural and urban EMS: Results from a National Survey of Local EMS Directors. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 2008, In Press.

Funk MJ, Belinson SE, Pimenta JM, Morsheimer M, Gibbons DC. Mitochondrial disorders among infants exposed to HIV and antiretroviral therapy. Drug Safety. 2007; 30(10):845-59.

Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Jonas BL, Thieda P, Lohr KN. Biologics for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic review and critical analysis of the evidence. Clin Rheumatol 2008 Jan;27(1):67-76. Epub 2007 Jun 15.

Gartlehner G, Thieda P, Hansen RA, Gaynes BN, Deveaugh-Geiss A, Krebs EE, Lohr KN. Comparative risk for harms of second-generation antidepressants : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Saf 2008;31(10):851-65.

Gaynes BN, Rush AJ, Trivedi MH, Wisniewski SR, Spencer D, Fava M. The STAR*D study: treating depression in the real world. Cleve Clin J Med 2008;75(1):57-66.

Gaynes BN, Pence BW, Eron JJ, Jr., Miller WC. Prevalence and comorbidity of psychiatric diagnoses based on reference standard in an HIV+ patient population. Psychosom Med 2008;70(4):505-11.

Gaynes BN, Rush AJ, Trivedi MH, Wisniewski SR, Balasubramani GK, McGrath PJ, et al. Primary versus specialty care outcomes for depressed outpatients managed with measurement-based care: results from STAR*D. J Gen Intern Med 2008;23(5):551-60.

Gilbert GH, Bader JD, Litaker MS, Shelton BJ, Duncan RP. Patient-Level and Practice-Level Characteristics Associated with Receipt of Preventive Dental Services: 48-Month Incidence. J Public Health Dent. 2008 Jan 28; Epub ahead of print]

Giuliani CA, Gruber-Baldini AL, Park NS, Schrodt LA, Rokoske F, Sloane PD, Zimmerman S. (2008) Physical performance characteristics of assisted living residents and risk for adverse health outcomes. Gerontologist, 48(2), 203-12.

Golin CE, Patel S, Tiller K, Quinlivan EB, Grodensky CA, Boland M, Start Talking about Risks (STAR): Development of a Motivational Interviewing-Based Safer Sex Program for People Living with HIV, AIDS and Behavior, Sept 2007, Vol. 11; S1:72-83.

Gooden K, Howard DL, Carpenter WR, Carson AP, Taylor YJ, Peacock S, Schenck A, Godley PA. The effect of hospital and physician volume on racial differences in survival following radical prostatectomy. Medical Care 2008; in press.

Gooden KM, Howard DL, Carpenter WR, Carson AP, Taylor YJ, Peacock S, Howard DL, Schenck A, Godley PA. The effect of hospital and physician volume on racial differences in disease recurrence following surgery for prostate cancer. Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. 2007; 48:812-813.

Greene S.B., Reiter K.L., Kilpatrick, K.E., Leatherman, S., Somers S.A., Hamblin, A. Searching for a business case for quality in Medicaid Managed Care. Health Care Management Review Aug 2008, In Press.

Griffin SO, Oong E, Kohn W, Vidakovic B, Gooch BF; CDC Dental Sealant Systematic Review Work Group, Bader J, Clarkson J, Fontana MR, Meyer DM, Rozier RG, Weintraub JA, Zero DT. The effectiveness of sealants in managing caries lesions. J Dent Res. 2008 Feb;87(2):169-74.

Hamilton VL, Daaleman TP, Williams CS, Zimmerman. The context of spiritual care; individual and organizational correlates of spiritual care at the end of life in long-term care. Soc of Religion (accepted for publication).

Hanson LC, Garrett J, Lewis C, Phifer N, Jackman A, Carey T. Physicians’ expectations of benefit from tube feeding. J Pall Med, 2008, in press.

Hanson LC, Dobbs D, Williams S, Rawlings J, Daaleman T. Providers and types of spiritual care during serious illness. J Pall Med, 2008, in press.

Hanson LC, Eckert JK, Dobbs D, Williams CS, Caprio AJ, Sloane PD, et al. Symptom experience of dying long-term care residents. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008;56(1):91-8.

Hanson LC, Usher B, Spragens L, Bernard S. Clinical and economic impact of palliative care consultation. J Pain Sym Manage , 2008; 35:340-346.

Hansen RA, Gartlehner G, Webb AP, Morgan LC, Moore CG, Jonas DE. Efficacy and safety of donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Interv Aging 2008;3(2):211-25.

Hansen RA, Gaynes BN, Gartlehner G, Moore CG, Tiwari R, Lohr KN. Efficacy and tolerability of second-generation antidepressants in social anxiety disorder. Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2008 May;23(3):170-9.

Hansen RA, Gartlehner G, Lohr KN, Kaufer DI. Functional outcomes of drug treatment in Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drugs Aging 2007;24(2):155-67.

Hart LG, Skillman SM, Hagopian A, Fordyce M, Thompson M, Konrad TR. International Medical Graduate (IMG) physicians in the US: Changes since 1981.Health Affairs 2007; 26(4):1159-1169.

Hartmann KE, Wechter ME, Payne P, Salisbury K, Jackson RD, Melvin CL. Best practice smoking cessation intervention and resource needs of prenatal care providers. Obstet Gynecol 2007;110:765-70.

Helfrich CH, Savitz LA, Swiger KD, Weiner BJ. Adoption and implementation of diabetes registries by community health centers. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Jul;33(1S):S50-65.

Helton MR, Pathman DE. Caring for older patients: Current attitudes and future plans of family medicine residents. (In press, Family Medicine)

Henderson G, Garrett J, Bussey-Jones J, Moloney M, Blumenthal C, Corbie-Smith G. Great Expectations: Views of genetic research participants regarding current and future genetic studies. Genetics in Medicine, 2008 Mar;10(3):193-200.

Hickman SE, Barrick AL, Williams CS, Zimmerman S, Connell BR, Preisser JS, Mitchell CMM, Sloane PD. The effect of ambient bright light therapy on depressive symptoms in persons with dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2007, in press.

Hightow-Weidman LB, Golin CE, Green KA, Shaw EN, MacDonald PD, Leone PA, Identifying People with Acute HIV Infection: Demographic Features, Risk Factors and Use of Health Care among Individuals with AHI in North Carolina, Aids and Behavior, In press.

Holmes-Rovner M,  Nelson WL,  Pignone M , Elwyn G,  Rovner DR, O’Connor AM, Coulter A, Correa-de-Araujo R.  Are patient decision aids the best way to improve clinical decision-making? Report of the IPDAS Symposium. Medical Decision Making 2007 (in press)

Howard DL, Hakeem FB, Njue C, Carey TS, Jallah Y. Racially disproportionate admission rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in North Carolina. Public Health Reports 2007: 122: 362-372.

Howard DL, Bennett G. Edwards, Kimberly Whitehead, M. Ahinee Amamoo, and Paul A. Godley. Quality and Severity of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms among African American Elders. J Health Disp Res Pract

2007;1(2)

Holmes M, Bacon TJ, Dobson LA, McGorty EK, Silberman P, DeWalt D, et al. Addressing health literacy through improved patient-practitioner communication. N C Med J 2007;68(5):319-26.

Huizinga MM, Elasy TA, Wallston KA, Cavanaugh K, Davis D, Gregory RP, et al. Development and validation of the Diabetes Numeracy Test (DNT). BMC Health Serv Res 2008;8:96.

Hundley AF, Maygarden S, Wu JM, Visco AG, Connolly A. Adequacy of urine cytology specimens: an assessment of collection techniques. International Urogyn J 2007; 18:997-1001.

Hyde J, Bader J, Shugars D. Provisional crown failures in dental school predoctoral clinics. J Dent Educ 2007;71;1414-9.

Isett KR, Burnam MA, Coleman-Beattie B, Hyde PS, Morrissey JP, Magnabosco JL, et al. The role of state mental health authorities in managing change for the implementation of evidence-based practices. Community Mental Health Journal 2008; 44(3): 195-211.

Isett KR, Burnam MA, Coleman-Beattie B, Hyde PS, Morrissey JP, Magnabosco J, et al. The state policy context of implementation issues for evidence-based practices in mental health. Psychiatric Services 2007;58(7):914-21.

Jannelli ML, Wu JM, Plunkett LW, Williams KS, Visco AG. A randomized controlled trial of clean intermittent self-catheterization versus suprapubic catheterization after urogynecologic surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007; 197:72.e1-4.

Jonas DE, Russell LB, Sandler RS, Chou J, Pignone M. Patient Time Requirements for Screening Colonoscopy. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2007 (in press)

Jonas DE, Russell LB, Sandler RS, Chou J, Pignone M. Value of Patient Time Invested in the Colonoscopy Screening Process: Time Requirements for Colonoscopy Study. MDM 2008;28(1):56-65.

Jonas D, Meyer E, Schwab F, Grundmann H. Genodiversity of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in relation to antimicrobial usage density and resistance rates in intensive care units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008;29(4):350-7.

Kaluzny AD. Vision and strategy for ubiquitous health care: the end of business as we know it. World Hosp Health Serv 2007;43(4):16-9.

Kaluzny AD. Managing research partnerships: a commentary. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2007;33(12 Suppl):75-6, 1.

Kiel DP, Magaziner J, Zimmerman S, Ball L, Barton BA, Brown KM, Stone JP, Dewkett D, Birge SJ. (2007) Efficacy of a hip protector to prevent hip fracture in nursing home residents: the HIP PRO randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 298(4),413-22.

Kim, J, EC Norton, SC Stearns. “Transportation Brokerage Services and Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Access to Care.” Health Services Research, Forthcoming.

King J, Holmes GM. Shaping Health Workforce Policy Through Data-Driven Analyses: The North Carolina Health Professions Data System North Carolina Medical Journal. Mar/Apr 2008. Volume 69(2), 139-141.

King J, Fraher E, Ricketts TC. History of AHEC and University Collaboration for Workforce Assessment. National AHEC Bulletin. 2007; 23(2): 15-17.

Kish-Doto, J. Ranney, LM., Squire, C., Evans, WD., Trieman, K., Melvin, CL. Challenges of counter-marketing to physicians: Results from pretesting evidence-based materials on medications developed without pharmaceutical industry influence . Journal of Health Communication 2008, in press.

Kish-Doto, J, Evans, WD, Squire, C, Williams, PW, Ranney, LM, Melvin, CL. Patterns of prescribing antiepileptic drugs for bipolar disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 2008 Supp 1; 14:35-43.

Shih or Konrad TR. Factors Associated with the Distribution of Physician Income: A Quantile Regression Approach Health Services Research , OnlineEarly Articles. Published article online: 24-Jan-2007.[ doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00690 ]

Konetzka, RT, SC Stearns, J Park. “The Staffing-Outcomes Relationship in Nursing Homes.” Health Services Research, 43(3):1025-1042, 2008.

Krebs EE, Carey TS, Weinberger M. Accuracy of the Pain Numeric Rating Scale as a Screening Test in Primary Care. J Gen Intern Med. 2007; 22: 1453-8.

Krebs EE, Gaynes BN, Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Thieda P, Morgan LC, Deveaugh-Geiss A, Lohr KN. Treating the physical symptoms of depression with second-generation antidepressants: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Psychosomatics. 2008 May-Jun;49(3):191-8.

Landry MD, Ricketts TC, Verrier MC. The precarious supply of physical therapists across Canada: Exploring national trends in health human resources (1991 to 2005). Human Resources and Health 2007 Sep 25;5(1):23

Langer MM, Hill CD, Thissen D, Burwinkle TM, Varni JW, DeWalt DA. Item response theory detected differential item functioning between healthy and ill children in quality-of-life measures. J Clin Epidemiol 2008;61(3):268-76.

Lewis CL, Moore CG, Golin CE, Griffith JM, Brenner AT, Pignone MP, Resident physicians’ life expectancy estimates and colon cancer screening recommendations in elderly patients, Medical Decision Making, April 2008, Vol. 28; 254-261.

Linnan LA, Weiner BJ, Emmons K, Graham A. Manager beliefs regarding worksite health promotion: Findings from the Working Healthy Project 2. Am J Health Promot. 2007 Jul-Aug;21(6):521-8.

McGillis Hall, L, GH Pink, CB Jones, P Leatt, M Gates, L Seto, and J Petersen. Gone South: Why Canadian nurses migrate to the U.S.Healthcare Policy, 2008, In Press.

McGillis Hall L, J Peterson, GR Baker, AD Brown, GH Pink, I McKillop, I Daniel and C Pedersen. Nurse staffing and system integration and change in acute care hospitals: Evidence from a balanced scorecard. Journal of Nursing Care Quality Jul-Sep 2008; 23(3): 242-52.

Mandell, Carpenter, DiGuiseppi, Durkin, Giarelli, Kirby, Morrier, Nicholas, Pinto-Martin, Shattuck, Thomas K, Wiggins, Yeargin-Allsopp, Racial and ethnic disparities in the identification of children with autism spectrum. American Journal of Public Health, 2008, in press.

Mayer ML. Disparities in geographic access to pediatric subspecialty care. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2007 Sep 19

Mejia G, Kaufman JS, Corbie-Smith G, Rozier RG, Caplan DJ, Suchindran C. A conceptual framework for Hispanic oral health care. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2008, Winter; 68(1):1-6.

Melvin, CL, Carey, T, Goodman, F, Oldham, J, William, JW, Ranney, LM. Effectiveness of antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of bipolar disorder: Findings from a systematic review. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 2008,Supp 1; 14: 9-14.

Melvin, CL, Ranney, LM, Carey, T, Evans, WD, and AED dissemination panel. disseminating findings from a drug class review: Using best practices to inform prescription of antiepileptic drugs for bipolar disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 2008 Supp 1: 14: 44-56.

Mielenz TJ, Garrett JM, Carey TS. Association of psychosocial work characteristics with low back pain outcomes. Spine 2008; 33: 1270-5.

Miller DP Jr, Brownlee CD, McCoy TP, Pignone MP. The Effect of Health Literacy on Knowledge and Receipt of Colorectal Cancer Screening: a survey study. BMC Family Practice 2007; 8:16.

Morgan JC, Konrad TR.A Mixed-method evaluation of a workforce development intervention for nursing assistants. The Case of WIN A STEP UP. [ In Press, 2007 The Gerontologist.]

Morgan JC, Haviland SB, Woodside A, Konrad TR. Fostering supportive learning environments in long-term care: The Case of WIN A STEP UP. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education,2007; 28(2):55-76.

Morrissey J, Meyer P, Cuddeback G. Extending assertive community treatment to criminal justice settings: origins, current evidence, and future directions. Community Mental Health Journal 2007;43(5):527-44.

Mortimore E, Haselow D, Dolan M, Hawkes WG, Langenberg P, Zimmerman S, Magaziner J. (2008) Amount of social contact and hip fracture mortality. J Am Geriatr Soc, 56(6),1069-74.

Moss K, Fraser, M, Pathman D. In press. A model intervention to improve primary healthcare for adults with developmental disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (in press).

Munn JC, Meier A, Dobbs D, Williams CS, Zimmerman S. The End-of-Life Experience in Long-Term Care: Five Themes Identified by Focus Groups with Residents, Family Members and Staff. The Gerontologist, 2007, in press.

Parish S, Moss K, Richman E. Health and health care access of adults with developmental disabilities: Their perspectives. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 2008, in press.

Park, J, SC Stearns. “The Effects of State Minimum Staffing Standard s on Nursing Home Staffing and Quality of Care.” Health Services Research, Forthcoming.

Pathman DE, Viera AJ, Newton WP. Research published in 2003 by U.S. Family Medicine Authors. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2007;21: 6-16.

Petersen R, Albright J, Garrett JM, Curtis KM. Acceptance and use of emergency contraception with standardized counseling intervention: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Contraception, 2007;75(2):119-125.

Petersen R, Albright J, Garrett JM, Curtis KM. Contraceptive counseling using an adaptation of motivational interviewing: A randomized controlled trial. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2007;39(1):21-28.

Pierson S., Hansen R., Greene S.B., Williams C., Akers, R., Jonsson M., and Carey, T. Preventing medication errors in long-term care: results and evaluation of a large scale web-based error reporting system. Quality and Safety in Health Care; August 2007; 16: 297-302.

Pink GH, GM Holmes, RE Thompson, and RT Slifkin. Variations in financial performance among peer groups of critical access hospitals. Journal of Rural Health Fall 2007; 23(4): 299-305.

Pignone M, George K. Anderson, GK, Binns K, Tilson H. Weisman SM. Factors associated with aspirin use among adults over 40 in the US: results of a national survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2007; 32:403-7.

Pignone M, Earnshaw S, Pletcher M, Tice JA. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: A Cost-Utility Analysis. Archives of Internal Medicine 2007; 167: 290-5.

Pignone MP, DeWalt DA. Health literacy and heart failure care in minority communities. Ann Intern Med 2007;146(4):312; author reply 312.

Potisek NM , Malone RM, Shilliday BB, Ives TJ, Chelminski PR, DeWalt DA, et al. Use of patient flow analysis to improve patient visit efficiency by decreasing wait time in a primary care-based disease management programs for anticoagulation and chronic pain: a quality improvement study. BMC Health Serv Res 2007;7:8.

Quinonez, R, BT Pahel, RG Rozier, SC Stearns. “ Follow-up Preventive Dental Visits for Medicaid-enrolled Children in the Medical Office” Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Forthcoming .

Radford A, Mason M, Richardson I, Rutledge S, Poley S, Mueller K, Slifkin R. Continuing effects of Medicare Part D on rural independent pharmacies who are the sole retail provider in their community. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2008, In Press.

Radford, A., Slifkin, R. Schur, C., Cheung K., Baernholdt, M. "Rural hospitals are you missing out on savings?" HFM Magazine, 2008; 62(6):82-85.

Radford, A., Slifkin, R., Fraser, R., Mason, M., Mueller, K. The experience of rural independent pharmacies with Medicare Part D: Reports from the field. Journal of Rural Health 2007:23(4).

Radford A, Pink G. Ricketts TC (2007). A comparative performance scorecard for federally funded CHCs. Journal of Healthcare Management. 52(1):20-31.

Rajan S, GH Pink, and WL Dow. Determinants of international versus domestic charitable giving, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2008, In Press.

Reiter, K., Slifkin, R., Holmes, G.M. The occupational mix adjustment to the Medicare Hospital Wage Index: Why the rural impact is less than expected” Journal of Rural Health, 2008; 24(2): 148-153.

Resnick, B, Orwig, D, D’Adamo, C, YuYahiro, J, Hawkes, W, Shardell, M, Golden, J, Zimmerman, S, Magaziner, J. (2007). Factors that influence exercise activity among women post hip fracture participating in the Exercise Plus Program. Clin Interv Aging, 2(3), 413-427.

Resnick B, Orwig D, Hawkes W, Shardell M, Golden J, Werner M, Zimmerman S, Magaziner J. (2007) The relationship between psychosocial state and exercise behavior of older women 2 months after hip fracture. Rehabil Nurs, 32(4), 139-49.

Resnick B, Orwig D, Yu-Yahiro J, Hawkes W, Shardell M, Hebel JR, Zimmerman S, Golden J, Werner M, Magaziner J. (2007) Testing the effectiveness of the exercise plus program in older women post-hip fracture. Ann Behav Med. 34(1), 67-76.

Resnick B, Petzer-Aboff I, Galik E, Russ K, Cayo J, Simpson M, Zimmerman S. (2008) Barriers and benefits to implementing a restorative care intervention in nursing homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 9(2),102-8.

Reuland, D., Slatt LM, Frasier, PY, Aleman, MA. A Longitudinal Medical Spanish Program at One U.S. Medical School , J Gen Intern Med. Jul 2008; 23(7): 1033-1037.

Reynolds KS, Hanson LC, Devellis RF, Henderson M, Steinhauser KE. Disparities in pain management between cognitively intact and cognitively impaired nursing home residents. J Pain Symptom Manage 2008 ; 35 :388-396.

Reynolds KS, Hanson LC, Henderson M, Steinhauser KE. End of life care in nursing home settings : Do race or age matter? Palliat Support Care 2008; 6 :21-27.

Ricketts TC, Randolph R. 2008. The Diffusion of Physicians. Health Affairs, 27(3):1409-15 September/October, 2008.

Ricketts TC. 2008. Preparing the HSR Workforce. Invited submission to Health Services Research, July 2008.

Ricketts TC, Holmes GM. (2007) Mortality and physician supply, does region hold the key to the paradox. Health Services Research, Volume 42 No. 5. 2233-2250.

Ricketts TC, Randolph R. Urban-rural flows of physicians. Journal of Rural Health 2007 Fall;23(4):277-85.

Ricketts TC, Goldsmith LJ, Randolph R, Lee R, Taylor DH, Ostermann J (2007) Designating places and populations as medically underserved: A proposal for a new approach. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Volume 18 No. 3: 567-589.

Ricketts TC, Fraher E, King J. AHECs, Health Workforce Planning and Analysis. National AHEC Bulletin. 2007; 23(2): 10-12.

Rosenthal MS, Socolar RR, DeWalt DA, Pignone M, Garrett, J, Margolis PA. Parents with Low Literacy Report Higher Quality of Parent-Provider Relationships in a Residency Clinic. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007; 7: 51-55.

Seligman HK, Wallace AS, DeWalt DA, Schillinger D, Arnold CL, Shilliday BB, et al. Facilitating behavior change with low-literacy patient education materials. Am J Health Behav 2007;31 Suppl 1:S69-78.

Sheldon GF, Ricketts TC, Charles A, King J, Fraher EP, Meyer AP. 2008 The Global health workforce shortage: the role of surgeons and other providers. Advances in Surgery 42: 63-85. September 2008.

Shih YCT, Konrad TR. Factors associated with the distribution of physician income: A quantile regression approach. Health Services Research 2007 Oct; 42(5):1895-925

Skinner AC, Mayer ML. Effects of insurance status on children's access to specialty care: a systematic review of the literature. BMC Health Services Research 2007 Nov 28;7(1):194

Sloane, P.D., Cohen, L.W., Konrad, T.R., Zimmerman, S., Williams, C.S., Schumacher, J.G. Physician interest in volunteer service during retirement. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008, In Press.

Sloane PD, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Hanson LC. Dying with dementia in long-term care. Gerontologist, 2008, in press.

Sloane, P.D. Figueiro, M., Cohen, L.W. Light as therapy for sleep disorders and depression in older adults. Clinical Geriatrics, 2008;15(12), 2-8.

Sloane PD, Williams CS, Mitchell CM, Preisser JS, Wood W, Barrick AL, Hickman SE, Gill KS, Connell BR, Edinger J, Zimmerman S. (2007) High-intensity environmental light in dementia: effect on sleep and activity. J Am Geriatr Soc, 55(10), 1524-33.

Smith SK, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Preisser JS, Clipp EC. Post-traumatic stress outcomes in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivors. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2008; 26(6), 934-41.

Spain PC, Carpenter WR, Talcott JA, Clark JA, Do YK, Hamilton RJ, Galanko JA, Jackman AM, Godley PA. Perceived family history risk and symptomatic diagnosis of prostate cancer: The North Carolina Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study. Cancer 2008; in press.

Staton LJ, Panda M, Chen I, Genao I, Durz J, Pasanen M, Mechaber A, Memon M, O’Rourke J, Wood J, Rosenberg E, Faselis C, Carey T, Calleson D, Cykert S. When race matters: disagreement in pain perception between patients and their physicians in primary care. J National Medical Association 2007; 99: 532-37.

Stearns , SC , EC Norton, Z Yang. “How Age and Disability Affect Long-Term Care Expenditures in the United States.” Social Policy and Society, 6(3):367-378, 2007.

Stearns , SC , J Park, PD Sloane, AL Gruber-Baldini, TR Konrad, S Zimmerman. “Determinants and Effects of Nurse Staffing Intensity and Skill Mix in Residential Care/Assisted Living Settings.” The Gerontologist, 47: 662-671, 2007.

Stearns , SC , L D’Arcy. “ Staying the Course: Facility and Profession Retention among Certified Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes.” The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Science, 63:S113-S121, 2008.

Straub B, Melvin CL, Labbok M. A descriptive study of Cambodian refugee infant feeding practices in the United States. Int Breastfeed J 2008;3:8-20.

Swanson G, Carpenter WR, Thompson IM, Crawford ED. Urologists' attitudes regarding cancer clinical research. Urology. 2007;70(1):19-24

Talcott JA, Spain P, Clark JA, Carpenter WR, Young KD, Hamilton RJ, Galanko JA, Jackman A, Godley PA. Hidden barriers between knowledge and behavior. Cancer. 2007; 109(8):1599-1606.

Terplan M, Garrett J, Hartmann K. Gestational Age at Enrollment and Continued Substance Use among PregnantWomen in Drug Treatment. Journal of Addictive Diseases 2008;(in press)

Thaker S, Pathman D, Mark B, Ricketts T. Service-linked scholarships, loan and loan-repayment programs for nurses in the southeast. Journalof Professional Nursing. January 2008.

Thomas N, Sleath BL, Jackson E, West S, Gaynes B. Survey of characteristics and treatment preferences for physicians treating postpartum depression in the general medical setting. Community Mental Health J 2008;44(1):47-56.

Thomas KC, Ellis AR, McLaurin C, Daniels J, & Morrissey JP. Access to care for autism-related services. J Autism Dev Disord , 2007; 37(10), 1902-1912.

Torabinejad M, Anderson P, Bader J, Brown LJ, Chen LH, Goodacre CJ, et al. Outcomes of root canal treatment and restoration, implant-supported single crowns, fixed partial dentures, and extraction without replacement: A systematic review. J Prosthet Dent. 2007 Oct;98(4):285-311.

Urlaub, Diana Maher. "Women's Health Report Card Shows Strengths and Promises," Health & Healing, Vol 10, No. 4, December 2007.

Vanasse A, Ricketts TC, Courteau J, Orzanco MG, Randolph R, Asghari S. (2007). Long term regional migration patterns of physicians over the course of their active practice careers. Rural and Remote Health. 7:812 (Online).

Viera AJ, Garrett JM. Preliminary Study of a School-based Program to Improve Hypertension Awareness in the Community. Family Medicine, 2008;40(4):264-270.

Viera, A.J., Cohen, L.W., Mitchell, C.M., Sloane, P.D. How and why do patients use home blood pressure monitors. Blood Pressure Monitoring, 2008; 13(3), 133-137.

Viera, A.J., Cohen, L.W., Mitchell, C.M., Sloane, P.D. High blood pressure knowledge among primary care patients with known hypertension: A North Carolina Family Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2008;21(4), 300-308.

Viera, A.J., Cohen, L.W., Mitchell, C.M., Sloane, P.D. Use of home blood pressure monitoring by hypertensive patients in primary care: Survey of a practice based research network cohort. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2008;10(4), 280-286.

Voisin CE, de la Varre C, Whitener L, Gartlehner G. Strategies in assessing the need for updating evidence-based guidelines for six clinical topics: An exploration of two search methodologies. Health Information and Libraries Journal Sept 2008; 25 (3): 198-207.

Walker , Tessa, Daniel L. Howard, Chanetta Washington, Paul Godley, Development of a health sciences library at a historicially black college and university (HBCU): laying the foundation for increased minority health and health disparity research. Journal of the Medical Library Association, Volume 95, No. 4, pp. 439-431,October 2007.

Wallace AS, Selgman HK, Davis TC, Schillinger D, Arnold CL, Bryant-Shilliday B, Freburger JK, DeWalt DA. Literacy appropriate educational materials and brief counseling improves diabetes self-management. Patient E duc Couns. In press.

Walsh TR, Irwin DE, Meier A, Varni JW, DeWalt DA. The use of focus groups in the development of the PROMIS pediatrics item bank. Qual Life Res 2008;17(5):725-35.

Weiner BJ, Lewis MA, Linnan LA. Using organization theory to understand the determinants of effective implementation of worksite health promotion programs. Health Educ Res 2008; in press.

Weiner BJ, Amick H, Lee S-Y. Conceptualization and measurement of organizational readiness for change: a review of the literature in health services research and other fields. Med Care Res Rev 2008 Aug;65(4):379-436.

Weiner BJ, Hobgood C, Lewis MA. The meaning of justice in incident reporting. Soc Sci Med 2008 Jan;66(2):403-413.

Weiner BJ, Helfrich CH, Savitz LA, Swiger KD. Adoption and implementation of strategies for managing diabetes in primary care practices. Am J Prev Med. 2007Jul;33(1S):S35-S49.

Weinrich, S.P., Hudson, J., Reynolds ,G., Godley, P.A., Tuckson, W., Weinrich, M.C. (2007). Association Between Body Mass Index and Brief Intake of Dietary Consumption of Fats, Vegetables, and Fruits in African American Men. Public Health Nursing. 24(3):217-229.

Wells R, Weiner BJ. Adapting a model of alliance evolution to the health care sector. Med Care Res Rev 2007 Oct;64(5)518-543.

Williams ES, Manwell LB, Konrad TR, Linzer M. The relationship of organizational culture, stress, satisfaction and burnout with physician-reported error and quality of patient communication: results from the MEMO Study. Health Care Management Review. 2007, Jul-Sept 32(3), 203-212.

Williams, J., Ranney, LM, Morgan, L. How editorials and reviews covered the unfolding scientific story of gabapentin for bipolar disorder. Academic Psychiatry 2008, in press.

Williams, S.W., Hanson, L.C., Boyd, C., Green, M., Goldmon, M, Wright, G. & Corbie-Smith, G. Communication, decision making and cancer: What African Americans want physicians to know. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2008, in press.

Williams SW, Williams CS, Zimmerman S, Munn J, Dobbs D, Sloane PD. (2008) Emotional and physical health of informal caregivers of residents at the end of life: the role of social support. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 63(3), S171-83.

Wilson, MR, CH van Houtvan, SC Stearns, EC Clipp. “Depression and Missed Work Among Informal Caregivers of Older Individuals with Dementia.” Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 28(4):684-698, 2007.

Wu JM, Visco AG, Weidner AC, Myers ER. Is Burch colposuspension ever cost-effective compared to Tension-free Vaginal Tape for stress incontinence? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007; 197: 62.e1-5.

Zimmerman S, Gruber-Baldini AL, Hebel JR, Burton L, Boockvar K, Taler G, Quinn CC, Magaziner J. (2008) Nursing home characteristics related to medicare costs for residents with and without dementia. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen, 23(1),57-65.

Zimmerman, S, Williams, CS, Reed, PS, Sloane, PD. (2008) Obtaining evidence to inform practice and policy. Alzheimer’s Care Today 9(1), 9-17.

Zimmerman S, Sloane PD. (2008) Identifying characteristics of residential care facilities relevant to the placement process of seniors. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 9(2), 73-4.

Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Williams CS, Dobbs D, Ellajosyula R, Braaten A, Rupnow MF, Kaufer DI. (2007) Residential care/assisted living staff may detect undiagnosed dementia using the minimum data set cognition scale. J Am Geriatr Soc, 55(9),1349-55.

Zimmerman, S, Sloane, PD. (2007) Definition and classification of assisted living. Gerontologist , 47(6), 33-39.

 

Book Chapters

Amick HR, and Carpenter WR. Community-Based Participatory Research. In Ross Mullner, et al. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. Sage Publications; 2008, in press.

Bader J, Shugars D. Variation in clinical decision making related to caries. 555-74. In Fejerskov O, Kidd E, eds. Dental caries: the disease and its clinical management, 2 nd ed. Oxford :Blackwell Munksgaard Ltd. 2008.

Carpenter WR, and Weiner BJ. Provider Based Research Networks. In Ross Mullner, et al. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. Sage Publications, 2008, in press.

Carrizosa, Dan and Paul Godley. Epidemiology and Screening of Renal Cell Carcinoma. edited by Brian Rini and Steven Campbell. Published by BC Decker Inc. Hamilton, Ontario. Anticipated 2009. 10 pages.

Daaleman TP. Spirituality. In Halter J, Ouslander J, Tinetti M, Woolard N, Studenski S, High K, Asthana S (eds): Hazzard’s Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology 2008, in press.

Golin CE, Thorpe C, DiMatteo MR, Accessing the Patient’s World: Patient-Physician Communication about Psychosocial Issues, in Patient Advocacy for Health Care Quality: Strategies for Achieving Patient-Centered Care. ed. Earp JE, French E, Gilkey, M., 185-213, Jones & Bartlett, Inc. Pub., 2007.

Golin CE, Scheyett A, Kaplan AH. Psychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection. In: Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Stamm WE, Piot P, Wasserheit JW, Corey L, Cohen M, Watts DH eds. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, pp1329, 4th ed. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 2007.

Rathmell, Kimryn, Paul A. Godley. Testicular Cancer. In Netter’s Internal Medicine. Marschall S. Runge, M. Andrew Greganti, editors. Published by Saunders Elsevier, 2009 Philadelphia, PA, page 614.

Melvin CL. Substance Use. In: Nolan TE, editor. Precis: An update in obstetrics and gynecology, primary and prevention care. Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; 4 th ed. 2008. p. 83-89.

Morrissey J, Cuddeback G. Jail Diversion. In: Mueser K, Jeste D, editors. Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia New York, NY: The Guilford Press; 2008. p. 524-532.

Nicoll CD, McPhee SJ, Pignone MP, Lu M eds. Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 5th ed. Lange/ McGraw-Hill: 2007.

Reuland, D. Pharyngitis. In Netter Textbook of Internal Medicine, 2 nd ed; Runge M, Greganti A. eds. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier, 2008.

Reuland, D, Senior, B.: Rhinosinusitis. In Netter Textbook of Internal Medicine, 2 nd ed; Runge M, Greganti A., eds. . Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier, 2008.

Ricketts, TC. “Public Health Policy and the Policy-Making Process” in: Scutchfield FD, Keck CW, Mays G. Principles of Public Health Practice, 3 rd Edition. Clifton Park NJ: Thomson Delmar Learning. 2009

Ricketts, TC. Brain Drain: Affecting the Pull Factors in the American Sun Belt. In: Moore JM, Dal Poz MR, Perfileva G, Doan BDH, eds National Health Workforce: The Growth of Challenging Trends. Paris: Centre de Sociologie et de Demographie Medicales, 2008 (pp.199-212.)

Ricketts, TC. Healthcare Workforce Planning. In: Fried, BJ; Fottler, M and Johnson, JA., eds. Human Resources in Healthcare: Managing for Success. 3 nd Edition. Chicago, AUPHA/HAP, 2008.

Silberman P, Ricketts TC. 2007. The U.S. Healthcare system and the need for patient advocacy. In: Gilkey MB, Earp JL, French EA, eds Patient Advocacy for Health Care Quality. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. (pp. 29-58).

Wang V, and Carpenter WR. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Quality Indicators. In Ross Mullner, et al. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. Sage Publications, 2008, in press.

William Kim, Paul A. Godley, Young Whang. Prostate Cancer. In Netter’s Internal Medicine. Marschall S. Runge, M. Andrew Greganti, editors. Published by Saunders Elsevier, 2009 Philadelphia, PA, page 578.

 

Other Publications

Bader J, Perrin N, Maupome G, Rush W, Rindal B. Exploring the contributions of components of caries risk assessment guidelines. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (in press).

Carpenter JM, Hadley HL, Groves J, Gaul K, and Fraher EP. North Carolina Health Professions 2007 Data Book. Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. October 2008.

Coburn, A., MacKinney, C., McBride, T., Mueller, K., Slifkin, R., Wakefield, M. “Medicare Advantage Plans in Rural America” October 2007. RUPRI Rural Health Panel Issue Brief #3.

Coburn, A., MacKinney, C., McBride, T., Mueller, K., Slifkin, R., Wakefield, M. “Implementing a new USDA Rural Development Program Targeting Small Rural Hospitals and their Communities” March 2008. RUPRI Rural Health Panel.

Davis RA, Patel SN, Golin CE, Understanding the Role of Stress And Coping For HIV Prevention Programs Targeting People Living with HIV/AIDS, National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, December 2007.

DeClerque JL, Shanahan E. Factsheet on Infant Mortality: North Carolina and NC Healthy Start Baby Love Plus Regions, 2005. Chapel Hill: Cecil G., Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008 April.

Donahue KE, Gartlehner G, Jonas DE, Lux LJ, Thieda P, Jonas B, Hansen RA, Morgan LC, Williams SC, Lohr KN. Comparative Effectiveness of Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 11. (Prepared by RTI-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0016.) Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. November 2007.

Flex Monitoring Team, CAH Financial Indicators Report: Summary of Indicator Medians by State, Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, August 2007.

Fraher EP, Belsky D, Carpenter J, Gaul K. “A Study of Associate Degree Nursing Program Success: Evidence from the 2002 Cohort”. NC Health Professions Data System, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. October 2008.

Fraher EP, McKethan A, Broome SJ, Haygood MK, Heilig KE. “ North Carolina Hospital Workforce Trend Analysis, 2004-2006.” North Carolina Hospital Association. July 2008.

Fraher EF, King J. Ricketts TC, 2007. History of AHEC and University Collaboration for Workforce Assessment. The National AHEC Bulletin. Volume 23 No. 2:15-17.

Freeman V, Slifkin R, Patterson D. Rural-Urban Differences in Characteristics of Local EMS Agencies. Findings Brief No. 84. Chapel Hill, NC: ORHP, North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008.

Freeman V, Slifkin R, Patterson, D. Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight. Findings Brief No. 85. Chapel Hill, NC: ORHP, North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008.

Gartlehner G, Jonas DE, Morgan LC, Ringel Y, Hansen RA, Bryant CM, Carey T. Drug Class Review on Constipation Drugs. Oregon Drug Class Review Project. Available at: http://www.ohsu.edu/drugeffectiveness/reports/documents/CONST_Final_Report_Original1.pdf. 2007.

Gaul K, Fraher E, Guild P, Ricketts T, Hadley H, Darter J. “Trends in Licensed Health Professions in North Carolina, 1979-2005.” NC Health Professions Data System, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, June 2007.

Golin CE, Earp JE, Patel SP, Grodensky CA, Quinlivan EB, Przybyla S, Suchindran C, Fowler B, Davis RA., SAFETALK: An Innovative Multi-component Motivational Interviewing-Based Safer Sex Program for People Living with HIV (PLWH), National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, December 2007.

Guild PA, Schectman R, Shanahan E, Perry JR. Consensus in Region IV: Women and Infant Health Indicators for Planning and Assessment. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007 September.

Haaland W, Hadley HL, Groves J, Gaul K, Fraher EP, and de la Varre C. A Special Report on Health Care Resources in North Carolina: North Carolina Health Professions 2006 Data Book. Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. September 2007.

King J, Gaul K, Hadley H, Haaland W. Physician Medical and Residency Training Fact Sheet, 2005 . Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies. August 2007.

Konrad TR, Morgan JC, Dill J. Descriptive Results from the State Turnover Survey. Conducted for the Office of Long Term Care of the NC Department of Health and Human Services, 2006 North Carolina Institute on Aging. Aug 13, 2007. <http://www.aging.unc .edu/research/winastepup/reports/index.html>

Morrissey, J., Thomas, K., Ellis, A. R., & Konrad, T. (2007). Development of a new method for designation of mental health professional shortage areas. Unpublished report prepared under contract HHSH-230200532038C with the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.

Patel SN, Golin CE, Przybyla S, Grodensky C, Davis R, Understanding the Relationship between Beliefs about the Risk of HIV Transmission and Reported Condom Use among People Living with HIV/AIDS, National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, December, 2007.

Ricketts, TC. 2008 Innovative approaches to research and policy in health workforce (La recherché et l’action en quete de pistes nouvelles). Cahiers de socilogie et de demographie medicales Vol 48 No. 2. April-Juin 2008. Pp. 266-9.

Ricketts TC. Health Services Researchers of the Future. Prepared for the AcademyHealth Summit on the Future of Health Services Research. Washington, DC: AcademyHealth, 2007

Ricketts TC. 2007. Geography and Health Disparity. Washington, DC. Woodrow Wilson Center Conference Proceedings. www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=116811&fuseaction=topics.documents&group_id=347153

Ricketts TC, Fraher EF, King J. 2007. AHECs, Health Workforce Planning and Analysis. The National AHEC Bulletin. Volume 23 No. 2:10-12.

Shanahan E, DeClerque JL. Overview of NC Healthy Start Baby Love Plus Counties: Demographics, maternal/infant risk factors, birth outcomes and activities of Baby Love Plus staff in outreach, health education and case management in 2007: Chapel Hill: Cecil G., Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008 June.

Tiller SK, Golin CE, Amola K, Patel SN, Davis RA, Voices of people living with HIV: Findings from Project SAFETALK: An Innovative Multi-component Motivational Interviewing-Based Safer Sex Program for People Living with HIV (PLWH), National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, December 2007.

Viswanathan M, Siega-Riz AM, Moos M-K, Deierlein A, Mumford S, Knaack J, Thieda P, Lux LJ, Lohr KN. Outcomes of Maternal Weight Gain, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 168. (Prepared by RTI International–University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0016.) AHRQ Publication No. 08-E009. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2008.

Williams CE, Greene SB, Hansen RA, Pierson S., Akers R, and Carey TS. Nursing Home Medication Error Quality Initiative (MEQI) Year 4: October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007. The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. April 2008

 

Peer Reviewed Journals (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)

Abernethy AP, Hanson LC, Main DS, Kutner LS. Palliative care research networks, a requirement for evidence-based palliative care: Time for coordinated action. Journal of Palliative Medicine (in press).

Alexander JA, Weiner BJ, Shortell SM, Baker LC. Does quality improvement implementation affect hospital quality of care? Hospital Topics 2007; 85(2):3-12.

Alexander JA, Weiner BJ, Shortell SM, Baker LC, Becker MP. The role of organizational infrastructure in implementation of hospitals’ quality improvement. Hospital Topics 2006; 84(1):11-20.

Alexander JA, Ye Y, Lee SY, Weiner BJ. The effects of governing board configuration on profound organizational change in hospitals. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2006; 47(3):291-308.

Alexander JA, Weiner BJ, Griffith J. Quality improvement and hospital financial performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior 2006; 27(7):1003-29.

Bacon TJ, Cykert S. The area health education center’s role in North Carolina’s health workforce development. North Carolina Medical Journal 2007; 68(3):202-3.

Biola H, Sloane PD, Williams CS, Daaleman TP, Williams SW, Zimmerman S. Physician communication with family caregivers of long-term care residents at the end of life. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 2007; 55(6):846-56.

Bowling JM, Rimer BK, Lyons EJ, Golin CE, Frydman G, Ribisl KM. Methodologic challenges of e-health research. Evaluation and Program Planning 2006; 29(4):390-6.

Briscoe F, Konrad TR. HMO employment and African-American physicians. Journal of the National Medical Association 2006; 98(8):1318-25.

Britto MT, Slap GB, DeVellis RF, Hornung RW, Atherton HD, Knopf JM, DeFriese GH. Specialists understanding of the health care preferences of chronically ill adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health 2007; 40(4):334-41.

Burris S, Moss K. The employment discrimination provisions of The Americans with Disabilities Act: Implementation and impact. Hofstra Law Review (in press).

Burris S, Moss K. United States’ health researchers review their ethics review boards. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 2006; 1(2):39-58.

Buse JB, Ginsberg HN, Bakris GL, Clark NG, Costa F, Eckel R, Fonseca V, Gerstein HC, Grundy S, Nesto RW, Pignone MP, Plutzky J, Porte D, Redberg R, Stitzel KF, Stone NJ. Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in people with diabetes mellitus: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association. Circulation 2007; 115(1):114-26.

Buse JB, Ginsberg HN, Bakris GL, Clark NG, Costa F, Eckel R, Fonseca V, Gerstein HC, Grundy S, Nesto RW, Pignone MP, Plutzky J, Porte D, Redberg R, Stitzel KF, Stone NJ. Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in people with diabetes mellitus: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care 2007; 30(1):162-72.

Callahan LF, Freburger JK, Mielenz TJ, Exley EK. Medical skepticism and the use of complementary and alternative health care providers by patients followed by rheumatologists. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology (in press).

Callahan LF, Mielenz TJ, Freburger JK, Shreffler J, Hootman J, Brady T, Buysse K, Schwartz T. A randomized controlled trial of People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE): Symptoms, function, physical activity, and psychosocial outcomes. Arthritis Care and Research (in press).

Calleson DC, Sloane PD, Cohen LW. Effectiveness of mailing “Bathing Without a Battle” to all US nursing homes. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education 2006; 27(1):67-79.

Carder PC, Schumacher JG, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD. Medication management: Integrating the social and medical models. Assisted Living Consult 2007; 3(2):18-22.

Carey T, Krebs E. Review: Opioids are more effective than placebo but not other analgesics for chronic noncancer pain. ACP Journal Club 2006; 145(3):74.

Carey TS, Williams JW Jr, Melvin C, Oldham J, Goodman F. Best practices: Comparing medication treatments in mental health: Drug class reviews and policy challenges. Journal of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Services 2007; 58(6):746-8.

Carpenter WR, Weiner BJ, Kaluzny AD, Domino ME, Lee SY. The effects of managed care and competition on community-based clinical research. Medical Care 2006; 44(7):671-9.

Chen CK, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Barrick AL. Assisted living policies promoting autonomy and their relationship to resident depressive symptoms. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2007; 15(2):122-9.

Cherrington A, Ayala GX, Sleath B, Corbie-Smith G. Examining knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about depression among Latino adults with type 2 diabetes. The Diabetes Educator 2006; 32(4):603-13.

Cherrington A, Corbie-Smith G, Pathman DE. Do adults who believe in periodic health examinations receive more clinical preventive services? Preventive Medicine (in press).

Cohen JH, Schoenbach VJ, Kaufman JS, Talcott JA, Schenck AP, Peacock S, Symons M, Amamoo MA, Carpenter WR, Godley PA. Racial differences in clinical progression among Medicare recipients after treatment for localized prostate cancer ( United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2006; 17(6):803-11.

Corbie-Smith G, Blumenthal C, Dorrance J, Henderson G, Estroff SE. How do investigators conceptualize race in their research? Journal of National Medical Association (in press).

Corbie-Smith G, Williams IC, Blumenthal C, Dorrance J, Estroff SE, Henderson G. Relationships and communication in minority participation in research: Multidimensional and multidirectional. Journal of the National Medical Association 2007; 99(5):489-98.

Corbie-Smith GM, Durant RW, St George DM. Investigators’ assessment of NIH mandated inclusion of women and minorities in research. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2006; 27(6):571-9.

Cuddeback GS, Morrissey JP, Meyer PS. How many assertive community treatment teams do we need? Psychiatric Services 2006; 57(12):1803-6.

Daaleman TP, Elder GH Jr. Family medicine and the life course paradigm. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2007; 20(1):85-92.

Daaleman TP, Kaufman JS. Spirituality and depressive symptoms in primary care outpatients. Southern Medical Journal 2006; 99(12):1340-4.

Daaleman TP, Williams CS, Hamilton VL, Zimmerman S. Spiritual care for long-term care residents at the end of life. Medical Care (in press).

DeWalt DA, Boone RS, Pignone MP. Literacy and its relationship with self-efficacy, trust, and participation in medical decision-making in patients with diabetes. American Journal of Health Behavior (in press).

DeWalt DA, Dilling MH, Rosenthal MS, Pignone MP. Low parental literacy is associated with worse asthma care measures in children. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007; 7(1):25-31.

DeWalt DA, Rothrock N, Yount S, Stone AA. Evaluation of item candidates: The PROMIS qualitative item review. Medical Care 2007; 45(5 Suppl 1):S12-21.

Dobbs DJ, Hanson L, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Munn J. Hospice attitudes among assisted living and nursing home administrators, and the long-term care hospice attitudes scale. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2006; 9(6):1388-400.

Domino ME, Morrissey JP, Chung S, Nadlicki T. Changes in service use during a trauma-informed intervention for women. Women & Health 2006; 44(3):105-22.

Donahue KE, Mielenz TJ, Sloane PD, Callahan LF, Devellis RF. Identifying supports and barriers to physical activity in patients at risk for diabetes. Preventing Chronic Disease 2006; 3(4):A119.

Drake RE, Morrissey JP, Mueser KT. The challenge of treating forensic dual diagnosis clients: Comment on "integrated treatment for jail recidivists with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders". Community Mental Health Journal 2006; 42(4):427-32.

Dungan KM, Guster T, DeWalt DA, Buse JB. A comparison of lipid and lipoprotein measurements in the fasting and nonfasting states in patients with type 2 diabetes. Current Medical Research and Opinion (in press).

Ford C, Konrad R, Corbie-Smith G. Improving HIV testing among black women: The role of patient -provider racial concordance. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (in press).

Fowler-Brown A, Corbie-Smith G, Garrett J, Lurie N. Risk of cardiovascular events and death--does insurance matter? Journal of General Internal Medicine 2007; 22(4):502-7.

Fraher EP. Location, location, location: North Carolina faces a shortage of primary care and specialty practitioners in rural and underserved counties. North Carolina Medical Journal 2007; 68(3):194-7.

Fraher EP, McKethan A. Lurching from oversupply to shortage: The need for better Allied Health Workforce planning. Journal of Allied Health (in press).

Freeman VA, Walsh J, Rudolf M, Slifkin RT, Skinner AC. Intensive care in critical access hospitals. Journal Rural Health 2007; 23(2):116-23.

Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Jonas BL, Thieda P, Lohr KN. Biologics for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A systematic review and critical analysis of the evidence. Clinical Rheumatology 2007.

Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Jonas BL, Thieda P, Lohr KN. The comparative efficacy and safety of biologics for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and metaanalysis. The Journal of Rheumatology 2006; 33(12):2398-408.

Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Nissman D, Lohr KN, Carey TS. A simple and valid tool distinguished efficacy from effectiveness studies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2006; 59(10):1040-8.

Gaskins ND, Sloane PD, Mitchell CM, Ammerman A, Ickes SB, Williams CS. Poor nutritional habits: A modifiable predecessor of chronic illness? A North Carolina Family Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) study. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2007; 20(2):124-34.

Gaul K, King J, Fraher E. Supply of primary care practitioners by profession. North Carolina Medical Journal 2007; 68(3):211-3.

Gaynes BN. Light therapy and fluoxetine similarly effective for improving seasonal affective disorder. Evidence-Based Mental Health 2007; 10(1):26.

Gaynes BN, Rush AJ, Trivedi MH, Wisniewski SR, Balasubramani GK, Spencer DC, Petersen T, Klinkman M, Warden D, Nicholas L, Fava M. Major depression symptoms in primary care and psychiatric care settings: A cross-sectional analysis. Annals of Family Medicine 2007; 5(2):126-34.

Gill KS, Williams CS, Zimmerman S, Uman GC. Quality of long-term care as reported by residents with dementia. Alzheimer’s Care Today (in press).

Godley PA, Carpenter WR. Case-control prostate cancer screening studies should not exclude subjects with lower urinary tract symptoms. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2007; 60(2):176-80.

Gourlay ML, Preisser JS, Linville LF, Sloane PD. Survey of osteoporosis preventive care in community family medicine settings. Family Medicine 2006; 38(10):724-30.

Grodensky CA, Golin CE, Boland MS, Patel SN, Quinlivan EB, Price M. Translating Concern into Action: HIV Care Providers’ Views on Counseling Patients about HIV Prevention in the Clinical Setting. AIDS and Behavior 2007.

Hansen RA, Gartlehner G, Lohr KN, Kaufer DI. Functional outcomes of drug treatment in Alzheimer’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drugs & Aging 2007; 24(2):155-67.

Hansen RA, Gartlehner G, Powell GE, Sandler RS. Serious adverse events with infliximab: Analysis of spontaneously reported adverse events. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2007; 5(6):729-35.

Hanson LC, Eckert JK, Dobbs D, Williams CS, Caprio AJ, Sloane PD, Zimmerman S. Symptom Experience of Dying Long-Term Care Residents. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (in press).

Harper TC, Coeytaux RR, Chen W, Campbell K, Kaufman JS, Moise KJ, Thorp JM. A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for initiation of labor in nulliparous women. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2006; 19(8):465-70.

Helfrich CD, Weiner BJ, McKinney MM, Minasian L. Determinants of implementation effectiveness: Adapting a framework for complex innovations. Medical Care Research and Review 2007; 64(3):279-303.

Henderson G, Garrett J, Bussey-Jones J, Moloney M, Blumenthal C, Corbie-Smith G. Great expectations...but with reservations: Views of genetic research participants regarding current and future studies. Genetics in Medicine (in press).

Hickman SE, Barrick AL, Williams CS, Zimmerman S, Connell BR, Preisser JS, Mitchell CM, Sloane PD. The effect of ambient bright light therapy on depressive symptoms in persons with dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (in press).

Hoeffer B, Talerico KA, Rasin J, Mitchell CM, Stewart BJ, McKenzie D, Barrick AL, Rader J, Sloane PD. Assisting cognitively impaired nursing home residents with bathing: Effects of two bathing interventions on caregiving. The Gerontologist 2006; 46(4):524-32.

Howard DL, Bunch CD, Mundia WO, Konrad TR, Edwards LJ, Ahinee Amamoo M, Jallah Y. Comparing United States versus international medical school graduate physicians who serve African-American and White elderly. Health Services Research 2006; 41(6):2155-81.

Howard DL, Edwards BG, Whitehead K, Amamoo MA, Godley PA. Healthcare practices among blacks and whites with urinary tract symptoms. Journal of the National Medical Association 2007; 99(4):404-11.

Kaup BA, Loreck D, Gruber-Baldini AL, German P, Menon AS, Zimmerman S, Burton L, Magaziner J. Depression and its relationship to function and medical status, by dementia status, in nursing home admissions. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2007; 15(5):438-42.

Krebs EE, Garrett JM, Konrad TR. The difficult doctor? Characteristics of physicians who report frustration with patients: An analysis of survey data. BMC Health Services Research 2006; 6:128.

Lamvu GM, Thorp JM Jr, Stuart N, Hartmann KE. Impact of abnormal results of outpatient fetal heart rate monitoring on maternal intervention in labor. The Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2006; 51(9):689-93.

Landis SE, Gaynes BN, Morrissey JP, Vinson N, Ellis AR, Domino ME. Generalist care managers for the treatment of depressed medicaid patients in North Carolina: A pilot study. BMC Family Practice 2007; 8:7.

Langer MM, Hill CD, Thissen D, Burwinkle TM, Varni JW, DeWalt DA. Item response theory detects differential item functioning between healthy and ill children in QoL measures. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (in press).

Lee SY, Morrissey JP, Thomas KC, Carter WC, Ellis AR. Assessing the service linkages of substance abuse agencies with mental health and primary care organizations. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2006; 32(1):69-86.

Lewis CL, Kistler CE, Amick HR, Watson LC, Bynum DL, Walter LC, Pignone MP. Older adults’ attitudes about continuing cancer screening later in life: A pilot study interviewing residents of two continuing care communities. BMC Geriatrics 2006; 6:10.

Lewis CL, Moore CG, Golin CE, Griffith JM, Brenner AT, Pignone MP. Resident physicians life expectancy estimates and colon cancer screening recommendations in elderly patients. Medical Decision Making (in press).

Likis FE, Petersen R, Clark KA, Payne PA. Gynecologic and contraceptive services provided by certified nurse-midwives in North Carolina. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health 2006; 51(6):410-4.

Lipscomb HJ, Dement JM, Epling CA, Gaynes BN, McDonald MA, Schoenfisch AL. Depressive symptoms among working women in rural North Carolina: A comparison of women in poultry processing and other low-wage jobs. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry (in press).

Liu H, Miller LG, Golin CE, Hays RD, Wu T, Wenger NS, Kaplan AH. Repeated measures analyses of dose timing of antiretroviral medication and its relationship to HIV virologic outcomes. Statistics in Medicine 2007; 26(5):991-1007.

Liu H, Miller LG, Hays RD, Golin CE, Zhao H, Wenger NS, Kaplan AH. A comprehensive evaluation of survey questions for adherence to antiretroviral medications and exploratory analyses for identifying optimal sets of survey questions. AIDS Patient Care and STDS 2006; 20(11):760-72.

Liu H, Miller LG, Hays RD, Wagner G, Golin CE, Hu W, Kahn K, Haubrich R, Kaplan AH, Wenger NS. A practical method to calibrate self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2006; 43 Suppl 1:S104-12.

Mayer ML. Are we there yet? Distance to care and relative supply among pediatric medical subspecialties. Pediatrics 2006; 118(6):2313-21.

Mayer ML. Disparities in geographic access to pediatric subspecialty care. Maternal and Child Health Journal (in press).

Mayer ML, Brogan L, Sandborg CI. Availability of pediatric rheumatology training in United States pediatric residencies. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2006; 55(6):836-42.

McGorty EK, Devlin L, Tong R, Harrison N, Holmes M, Silberman P. Ethical guidelines for an influenza pandemic. North Carolina Medical Journal 2007; 68(1):38-42.

McKinney MM, Weiner BJ, Carpenter WR. Building community capacity to participate in cancer prevention research. Cancer Control 2006; 13(4):295-302.

McKinney MM, Weiner BJ, Wang V. Recruiting participants to cancer prevention clinical trials: Lessons from successful community oncology networks. Oncology Nursing Forum 2006; 33(5):951-9.

McKoy JN, Petersen R. Reducing African-American women’s sexual risk: Can churches play a role? Journal of the National Medical Association 2006; 98(7):1151-9.

Mejia G, Kaufman JS, Corbie-Smith G, Rozier RG, Caplan DJ, Suchindran C. A conceptual framework for Hispanic oral health care. Journal of Public Health Dentistry (in press).

Meyer PS, Morrissey JP. A comparison of assertive community treatment and intensive case management for patients in rural areas. Psychiatric Services 2007; 58(1):121-7.

Miller DP Jr, Brownlee CD, McCoy TP, Pignone MP. The effect of health literacy on knowledge and receipt of colorectal cancer screening: A survey study. BMC Family Practice 2007; 8:16.

Morrissey JP, Cuddeback GS, Cuellar AE, Steadman HJ. The role of Medicaid enrollment and outpatient service use in jail recidivism among persons with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Services 2007; 58(6):794-801.

Munn JC, Zimmerman S. A good death for residents of long-term care: Family members speak. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care 2006; 2(3):45-59.

Munn JC, Zimmerman S, Hanson LC, Williams CS, Sloane PD, Clipp EC, Tulsky JA, Steinhauser KE. Measuring the quality of dying in long-term care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (in press).

Norton EC, Yoon J, Domino ME, Morrissey JP. Transitions between the public mental health system and jail for persons with severe mental illness: A Markov analysis. Health Economics 2006; 15(7):719-33.

Olajide O, Hanson L, Usher BM, Qaqish BF, Schwartz R, Bernard S. Validation of the palliative performance scale in the acute tertiary care hospital setting. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2007; 10(1):111-7.

Panda M, Staton LJ, Chen I, Kurz J, O’Rorke J, Pasanen M, Menon M, Genao I, Wood J, Mechaber A, Rosenberg E, Faselis C, Carey T, Calleson D, Cykert S. The influence of discordance in pain assessment on the functional status of patients with chronic nonmalignant pain. American Journal of the Medical Sciences 2006; 332(1):18-23.

Parish S, Moss K, Richman E. Health and health care access of adults with developmental disabilities: Their perspectives. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (in press).

Pathman DE, Fryer GE Jr, Phillips RL, Smucny J, Miyoshi T, Green LA. National Health Service Corps staffing and the growth of the local rural non-NHSC primary care physician workforce. Journal of Rural Health 2006; 22(4):285-93.

Petersen R, Albright J, Garrett JM, Curtis KM. Pregnancy and STD prevention counseling using an adaptation of motivational interviewing: A randomized controlled trial. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2007; 39(1):21-8.

Petersen R, Albright JB, Garrett JM, Curtis KM. Acceptance and use of emergency contraception with standardized counseling intervention: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Contraception 2007; 75(2):119-25.

Pierson S, Hansen R, Greene SB, Williams C, Akers R, Jonsson M, Carey T. Preventing medication errors in long-term care: Results and evaluation of a large scale web-based error reporting system. Quality and Safety in Health Care (in press).

Pignone M. Challenges in implementation of effective and efficient colon cancer screening. Digestive and Liver Disease 2007; 39(3):251-2.

Pignone M, Anderson GK, Binns K, Tilson HH, Weisman SM. Aspirin use among adults aged 40 and older in the United States: Results of a national survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2007; 32(5):403-7.

Pignone M, DeWalt D. Quality improvement strategies for type 2 diabetes. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 2006; 296(22):2680-1; author reply 2681.

Pignone M, Earnshaw S, Pletcher MJ, Tice JA. Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women: A cost-utility analysis. Archives of Internal Medicine 2007; 167(3):290-5.

Pignone MP, DeWalt DA. Health literacy and heart failure care in minority communities. Annals of Internal Medicine 2007; 146(4):312; author reply 312.

Pignone MP, DeWalt DA. Literacy and health outcomes: Is adherence the missing link? Journal of General Internal Medicine 2006; 21(8):896-7.

Pink GH, Holmes GM, D’Alpe C, Strunk LA, McGee P, Slifkin RT. Financial indicators for critical access hospitals. Journal of Rural Health 2006; 22(3):229-36.

Pink GH, Daniel I, McGilis Hall L, McKillop I. Selection of key financial indicators: A literature, panel and survey approach. Healthcare Quarterly 2007; 10(1).

Potisek NM, Malone RM, Shilliday BB, Ives TJ, Chelminski PR, DeWalt DA, Pignone MP. Use of patient flow analysis to improve patient visit efficiency by decreasing wait time in a primary care-based disease management programs for anticoagulation and chronic pain: A quality improvement study. BMC Health Services Research 2007; 7:8.

Radford A, Pink G, Ricketts T. A comparative performance scorecard for federally funded community health centers in North Carolina. Journal of Healthcare Management 2007; 52(1):20-31; discussion 32-3.

Radford A, Slifkin R, Fraser R, Mason M, Mueller K. The experience of rural independent pharmacies with Medicare Part D: Reports from the field. Journal of Rural Health (in press).

Ranney L, Melvin C, Lux L, McClain E, Lohr KN. Systematic review: Smoking cessation intervention strategies for adults and adults in special populations. Annals of Internal Medicine 2006; 145(11):845-56.

Reiter KL, Kilpatrick KE, Greene SB, Lohr KN, Leatherman S. How to develop a business case for quality. International Journal for Quality in Healthcare 2007; 19(1):50-5.

Resnick B, Gruber-Baldini AL, Pretzer-Aboff I, Galik E, Buie VC, Russ K, Zimmerman S. Reliability and validity of the evaluation to sign consent measure. The Gerontologist 2007; 47(1):69-77.

Resnick B, Orwig D, Zimmerman S, Hawkes W, Golden J, Werner-Bronzert M, Magaziner J. Testing of the SEE and OEE post-hip fracture. Western Journal of Nursing Research 2006; 28(5):586-601.

Ricketts TC 3rd. Medical practitioner supply from a national perspective. North Carolina Medical Journal 2007; 68(3):176-8.

Ricketts TC, Holmes GM. Mortality and physician supply, does region hold the key to the paradox. Health Services Research (in press).

Rindal D, Rush W, Perrin N, Maupome G, Bader J. Outcomes associated with dentists’ risk assessment. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 2006; 34(5):381-6.

Rosenthal AC, Melvin CL, Barker DC. Treatment of tobacco use in preconception care. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2006; 10(5 Suppl):S147-8.

Rosenthal MS, Socolar RR, DeWalt DA, Pignone M, Garrett J, Margolis PA. Parents with low literacy report higher quality of parent-provider relationships in a residency clinic. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007; 7(1):51-5.

Sankar A, Golin C, Simoni JM, Luborsky M, Pearson C. How qualitative methods contribute to understanding combination antiretroviral therapy adherence. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2006; 43 Suppl 1:S54-68.

Sapienza JN, Corbie-Smith G, Keim S, Fleischman AR. Community engagement in epidemiological research. Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007; 7 (3):247-52.

Schroeder JC, Bensen JT, Su LJ, Mishel M, Ivanova A, Smith GJ, Godley PA, Fontham ET, Mohler JL. The North Carolina-Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project (PCaP): Methods and design of a multidisciplinary population-based cohort study of racial differences in prostate cancer outcomes. The Prostate 2006; 66(11):1162-76.

Seligman HK, Wallace AS, DeWalt DA, Schillinger D, Arnold CL, Shilliday BB, Delgadillo A, Kalmbach L, Bengal N, Palacios JL, Davis TC. Developing low-literacy patient educational materials to facilitate behavior change. American Journal of Health Behavior (in press).

Sheridan SL, Shadle J, Simpson RJ Jr, Pignone MP. The impact of a decision aid about heart disease prevention on patients’ discussions with their doctor and their plans for prevention: A pilot randomized trial. BMC Health Services Research 2006; 6:121.

Silberman P, Estes EH Jr, Dubay KL, Holmes M. Weathering the practitioner workforce shortage. North Carolina Medical Journal 2007; 68(3):159-68.

Skinner AC, Slifkin RT. Rural/urban differences in barriers to and burden of care for children with special health care needs. Journal of Rural Health 2007; 23(2):150-7.

Skinner AC, Slifkin RT, Mayer ML. The effect of rural residence on dental unmet need for children with special health care needs. Journal of Rural Health 2006; 22(1):36-42.

Sleath B, Tulsky JA, Peck BM, Thorpe J. Provider-patient communication about antidepressants among veterans with mental health conditions. The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy 2007; 5(1):9-17.

Sleath BL, Thomas N, Jackson E, West SL, Gaynes BN. Physician reported communication about depression and psychosocial issues during postpartum visits. North Carolina Medical Journal 2007; 68(3):151-5.

Sloane P, Ivey J, Roth M, Roederer M, Williams CS. Accounting for the sedative and analgesic effects of medication changes during patient participation in clinical research studies: Measurement development and application to a sample of institutionalized geriatric patients. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2007.

Sloane PD, Brooker D, Cohen L, Douglass C, Edelman P, Fulton BR, Jarrott S, Kasayka R, Kuhn D, Preisser JS, Williams CS, Zimmerman S. Dementia care mapping as a research tool. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2007; 22(6):580-9.

Sloane PD, Cohen LW, Williams CS, Munn J, Preisser JS, Sobsey MD, Wait DA, Zimmerman S. Effect of specialized bathing systems on resident cleanliness and water quality in nursing homes: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Water and Health 2007; 5(2):283-94.

Sloane PD, MacFarquhar JK, Sickbert-Bennett E, Mitchell CM, Akers R, Weber DJ, Howard K. Syndromic surveillance for emerging infections in office practice using billing data. Annals of Family Medicine 2006; 4(4):351-8.

Sloane PD, Williams CS, Mitchell CM, Preisser JS, Wood W, Barrick AL, Hickman SE, Gill KS, Connell BR, Edinger J, Zimmerman S. High-intensity environmental light in dementia: Effect on sleep and activity. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (in press).

Staton LJ, Panda M, Chen I, Genao I, Kurz J, Pasanen M, Mechaber AJ, Menon M, O’Rorke J, Wood J, Rosenberg E, Faeslis C, Carey T, Calleson D, Cykert S. When race matters: Disagreement in pain perception between patients and their physicians in primary care. Journal of the National Medical Association 2007; 99(5):532-8.

Stearns SC, Dalton K, Holmes GM, Seagrave SM. Using propensity stratification to compare patient outcomes in hospital-based versus freestanding skilled-nursing facilities. Medical Care Research and Review 2006; 63(5):599-622.

Sterling R, Henderson GE, Corbie-Smith G. Public willingness to participate in and public opinions about genetic variation research: A review of the literature. American Journal of Public Health 2006; 96(11):1971-8.

Swanson J, Burris S, Moss K, Ullman M, Ranney L. Justice disparities: Does the ADA enforcement system treat people with psychiatric disabilities fairly? Maryland Law Review 2006; 66(1):94-139.

Talcott JA, Spain P, Clark JA, Carpenter WR, Do YK, Hamilton RJ, Galanko JA, Jackman A, Godley PA. Hidden barriers between knowledge and behavior: The North Carolina prostate cancer screening and treatment experience. Cancer 2007; 109(8):1599-606.

Thomas KC, Morrissey JP, McLaurin C. Use of autism-related services by families and children. Journal of Autism and Development Disability 2007; 37(5):818-29.

Thorpe JM, Sleath BL, Thorpe CT, Van Houtven CH, Blalock SJ, Landerman LR, Campbell WH, Clipp EC. Caregiver psychological distress as a barrier to influenza vaccination among community-dwelling elderly with dementia. Medical Care 2006; 44(8):713-21.

Viera AJ, Pathman DE, Garrett JM. Adults’ lack of a usual source of care: A matter of preference? Annals of Family Medicine 2006; 4(4):359-65.

Visco AG, Viswanathan M, Lohr KN, Wechter ME, Gartlehner G, Wu JM, Palmieri R, Funk MJ, Lux L, Swinson T, Hartmann K. Cesarean delivery on maternal request: Maternal and neonatal outcomes. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006; 108(6):1517-29.

Williams CS, Tinetti ME, Kasl SV, Peduzzi PN. The role of pain in the recovery of instrumental and social functioning after hip fracture. Journal of Aging and Health 2006; 18(5):743-62.

Williams IC, Corbie-Smith G. Investigator beliefs and reported success in recruiting minority participants. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2006; 27(6):580-6.

Williams JW Jr, Gerrity M, Holsinger T, Dobscha S, Gaynes B, Dietrich A. Systematic review of multifaceted interventions to improve depression care. General Hospital Psychiatry 2007; 29(2):91-116.

Wroth TH, Pathman DE. Primary medication adherence in a rural population: The role of the patient-physician relationship and satisfaction with care. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2006; 19(5):478-86.

Zimmerman S, Mitchell CM, Chen CK, Morgan LA, Gruber-Baldini AL, Sloane PD, Eckert JK, Munn J. An observation of assisted living environments: Space use and behavior. Journal of Gerontological Social Work 2007; 49(3):185-203.

Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Williams CS, Dobbs D, Ellajosyula R, Braaten A, Rupnow MF, Kaufer DI. Residential care/assisted living staff may detect undiagnosed dementia using the minimum data set cognition scale. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (in press).

Book Chapters  (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)

Clark SC, Daaleman TP. Relationship issues. In: Sloane PD, Slatt L, Ebell M, editors. Essentials of Family Medicine. 5th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters/Kluwer, 2007: 497-510.

Daaleman TP. Terminal illness. In: Rakel RE, editor. Essential Family Medicine, Fundamentals and Case Studies. 3rd edition. Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier, 2006: 517-21.

DeWalt DA, Runge MS. Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. In: Runge MS, Greganti MA, editors. Netter’s Internal Medicine. 2nd edition. (in press).

Moss K, Burris S. Exploring the implications of ADA employment discrimination policy and practice for the health and welfare of people with disabilities. In: Field M, Jette A, editors. The Future of Disability in America. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2007.

Zimmerman S. Information to promote quality care in residential settings. In: C.B. Cox, editor. Dementia and Social Work Practice: Research and Interventions. New York: Springer, 2007.

Zimmerman S, Sloane PD. Long-term care: Nursing homes and assisted living. In: J.E. Birren, editor. Encyclopedia of Gerontology: Age, Aging, and the Aged. 2nd edition. Oxford: Elsevier Ltd, 2007.

Other Publications (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007

de la Varre C, Hadley HL, Haaland W, Gaul K, Darter JD, Fraher EP. A Special Report on Health Care Resources in North Carolina: North Carolina Health Professions 2005 Data Book. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications.htm.

Flex Monitoring Team. CAH Financial Indicators Report: Summary of Indicator Medians by State. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.

Flex Monitoring Team. Impact of Conversion to Criticial Access Hospital Status on Hospital Financial Performance and Condition. Policy Brief No. 1. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: http://www.flexmonitoring.org/new.shtml.

Fraher E, Gaul K, King J, Hadley H, de la Varre C, Ricketts TC. Trends in the Supply of Dentists in North Carolina, 1996-2005. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications.htm.

Fraher E, McKethan A. Allied Health: Jobs for North Carolinians. Carolina Context 2006; No. 2. Available at: http://www.southnow.org/southnow-publications/carolina-context-1.

Fraher EP, Summers P, Gaul K, Rutledge S. Allied Health Job Vacancy Tracking Report. Council for Allied Health in North Carolina, NC AHEC Program and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications.htm.

Gale JA, Lenardson J, Gregg WR, Casey M, Richardson I, Rutledge S. The State Flex Program at 10 Years: Strengthening Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Communities. Flex Monitoring Team Policy Brief No. 3. ORHP, 2007. Available at: http://www.flexmonitoring.org/new.shtml.

Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Thieda P, DeVeaugh-Geiss AM, Gaynes BN, Krebs EE, Lux LJ, Morgan LC, Shumate JA, Monroe LG, Lohr KN. Comparative Effectiveness of Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 7. (Prepared by RTI International - University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0016). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2007. Available at: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/topic.cfm?topic=8&sid=39&rType=4&sType=2.

Gaul K, Fraher EP, Guild PA, Ricketts TC, Hadley H, Darter J. Trends in Licensed Health Professions in North Carolina, 1979-2005. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications.htm.

Guild PA, Schectman R, Shanahan E, Payne PA, Perry JR. Consensus in Region IV: Women and Infant Health Indicators for Planning and Assessment . Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.

King J, Geiger L, Silberman P, Slifkin R. State Profiles of Medicaid and SCHIP in Rural and Urban Areas. Final Report No. 91. Chapel Hill, NC: ORHP, North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/wp.html.

Konrad TR, Bhatavadekar NB.Holding Up the Oral Health Safety Net: The Role of NHSC Alumni Dentists in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.

Konrad TR, Morgan JC, Dill J. Descriptive Results from the State Turnover Survey. Conducted for the Office of Long Term Care of the NC Department of Health and Human Services, 2005. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: http://www.aging.unc.edu/research/winastepup/reports/index.html.

Konrad TR, Morgan JC, Ribas V. Active and Inactive Workers on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry: A Wage and Employment Profile. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.aging.unc.edu/research/winastepup/reports/index.html.

Moore J, Karnaukova J, McGinnis S, Ricketts T, Skillman S, Paul E. Human Resources for Health: Options for Analysis and Monitoring. Background paper for the World Health Report 2006 (WHO), 2006.

North Carolina Institute of Medicine. Providers in Demand: North Carolina’s Primary Care and Specialty Supply. Durham, NC: NCIOM Task Force on Primary Care and Specialty Supply, 2007. Available at: http://www.nciom.org/projects/supply/supply.html.

North Carolina Institute of Medicine and Action for Children North Carolina. 2006 North Carolina Child Health Report Card. Raleigh, NC; 2006. Available at: http://www.nciom.org/docs/card2006.pdf.

North Carolina Institute of Medicine. In collaboration with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health. Stockpiling Solutions: North Carolina’s Ethical Guidelines for an Influenza Pandemic. Durham, NC: North Carolina Task Force on Ethics and Pandemic Influenza Planning, 2007. Available at: http://www.nciom.org/projects/flu_pandemic/panflu.html.

Pathman DE, Chuang Y, Weiner BJ. Helping One and One Yield Three in Grant-Funded Programs: Promoting Synergy in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Southern Rural Access Program. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.

Patterson PD, Freeman VA, Moore CG, Slifkin RT. Becoming an Emergency Medical Technician: Urban-Rural Differences in Motivation and Job Satisfaction. Working Paper Series No. 89. Chapel Hill, NC: ORHP, North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/wp.html.

Radford A, Mason M, Richardson I, Rutledge S, Poley S, Mueller K, Slifkin R. One Year In: Sole Community Rural Independent Pharmacies and Medicare Part D. Findings Brief No. 83. Chapel Hill, NC: ORHP, North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/find.html.

Radford A, Mason M, Richardson I, Rutledge S, Poley S, Mueller K, Slifkin R. One Year In: Sole Community Rural Independent Pharmacies and Medicare Part D. Final Report No. 92. Chapel Hill, NC: ORHP, North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/wp.html.

Radford A, Slifkin R, Baernholdt M, Schur C, Cheung K. 340B Drug Pricing Program, Results of a Survey of Eligible but Non-Participating Rural Hospitals. Working Paper Series No. 88. Chapel Hill, NC: ORHP, North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/wp.html.

Radford A, Slifkin R, Fraser R, Mason M, Mueller K. The Experience of Sole Community Rural Independent Pharmacies with Medicare Part D: Reports from the Field. Working Paper Series No. 87. Chapel Hill, NC: ORHP, North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/wp.html.

Reiter K, Slifkin R, Holmes M. A Primer on the Occupational Mix Adjustment to the Medicare Wage Index. Working Paper Series No. 86. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/wp.html.

Ricketts TC. Improving America’s Health: Personal and Public Solutions. In: America’s Health Rankings. Minnetonka, MN: United Health Foundation, 2006. Available at: http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/ahr2006/2006ahr.pdf.

Ricketts TC, Holmes GM, King J. Growth in Physician Supply is not Adequate to Meet the Needs of the Growing Population of North Carolina. Durham, NC: North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on Physician Supply, 2006.

Schur C, Cheung K, Radford A, Slifkin R, Baernholdt M. 340B Drug Pricing Program, Results of a Survey of Participating Hospitals. Final Report No. 90. Chapel Hill, NC: ORHP, North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/wp.html.

Silberman P, Brogan L, Moore C, Slifkin R. Premium Assistance has Mixed Results in Rural Areas. State Health Notes 2006; 27(478).

Thaker S, Fraher E, King J. Allied Health Job Vacancy Tracking Report. Council for Allied Health in North Carolina, NC AHEC Program and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/publications.htm.

Williams CE, Greene SB, Hansen RA, Pierson S, Akers R, Carey TS. Nursing Home Medication Error Quality Initiative (MEQI) Year 3: October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/meqi_info/reports/index.html.

Other Reports 2006 (before 7/1/06)

Coburn A, Fluharty C, Hart P, MacKinney C, McBride T, Mueller K, Slifkin R, Wakefield M. Medicaid and its Importance to Rural Health. RUPRI Rural Health Panel Issue Brief. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2006.

Dalton K, Park J, Slifkin R, Howard HA. Trends over Time in the Provision of Skilled Nursing Care in Critical Access Hospitals. FB. 81. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/FB81.pdf

Fraher E, Swartz M, Gaul K. The Supply and Distribution of Psychiatrists in North Carolina: Pressing Issues in the Context of Mental Health Reform. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/Psychiatrist_Brief.pdf

Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Nissman D, Lohr KN, Carey TS. Criteria for Distinguishing Effectiveness from Efficacy Trials in Systematic Reviews. Technical Review 12. (Prepared by the RTI-International–University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0016). AHRQ Publication No. 06-0046. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2006.
Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/efftrials/efftrials.pdf

Greene SB, Williams CE, Hansen RA, Crook KD, Akers R, Butler MG, Carey TS. Nursing Home Medication Error Quality Initiative (MEQI) Year 2: October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.
Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/meqi/info/MEQIREPORTYR2.pdf

Guild PA, Freeman VA. Promising Practices to Prevent Adolescent Suicide: What Can We Learn from Florida? Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/suicidepreventionFLA.pdf

Konrad TR, Morgan JC. STEP UP NOW for Better Jobs and Better Care: The Evaluation of a Workforce Intervention for Direct Care Workers. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/040406_UNC_Ex_Summary_Final_trk.pdf

Masselink L, Groves J, Gaul K. Physician Medical and Residency Training Fact Sheet, Tennessee, 2005. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, 2006.
Available at: http://www.healthworkforce.unc.edu/documents/TN_PhysTrainFS03.pdf

NC Health Professions Profiles 2003. Chapel Hill, NC: Health Professions Data Systems, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/fact03.htm

NC Health Professions Profiles 2004. Chapel Hill, NC: Health Professions Data Systems, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/fact04.htm

Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel: Mueller KJ, Coburn AF, Fluharty CW, MacKinney AC, McBride TD, Slifkin RT, Wakefield MK. The Institute of Medicine Rural Health Report: Next Steps in Legislation and Programs. P2006-1, Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, January 2006.

Silberman P, Brogan L, Moore C, Slifkin R. Premium Assistance Programs for Low Income Families: How Well Does it Work in Rural Areas? WP. 85. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/WP85.pdf

Peer Reviewed Journals (July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006)

Ayadi MF, Adams EK, Melvin CL, Rivera CC, Gaffney CA, Pike J, Rabius V, Ferguson JN. Costs of a smoking cessation counseling intervention for pregnant women: Comparison of three settings. Public Health Reports 2006; 121(2):120-6.

Bergman DA, Mayer ML, Pantell RH, Finch SA, Wasserman RC. Does clinical presentation explain practice variability in the treatment of febrile infants? Pediatrics 2006; 117(3):787-95.

Beskow LM, Millikan RC, Sandler RS, Godley PA, Weiner BJ, Weinberger M. The effect of physician permission versus notification on research recruitment through cancer registries ( United States). Cancer Causes Control 2006; 17(3):315-23.

Boustani M, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Gruber-Baldini AL, Watson L, Reed PS, Sloane PD. Characteristics associated with behavioral symptoms related to dementia in long-term care residents. The Gerontologist 2005; 45 (Special Issue #1):56-61.

Briscoe FS, Konrad TR. HMO employment and African-American physicians. Journal of the National Medical Association 2006; 98(8):1318-25.

Bussey-Jones J, Genao I, St. George DM, Corbie-Smith G. Knowledge of cultural competence among third-year medical students. Journal of the National Medical Association 2005; 97(9):1272-6.

Bussey-Jones J, St. George DM, Corbie-Smith G. The meaning of race: Use of race in the clinical setting. Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine 2005; 146(4):205-9.

Carey TS, Howard DL, Goldmon M, Robinson JT, Godley PA, Ammerman A. Developing effective interuniversity partnerships and community-based research to address health disparities. Academic Medicine. 2005, 80(11):1039-45.

Carey TS. Review: Exercise therapy reduces pain and improves function in chronic but not acute low-back pain. ACP Journal Club 2006; 144(1):12-3.

Carey TS. Use of feeding tubes in the care of long-term care residents. North Carolina Medical Journal 2005; 66(4):313-5.

Carey TS, Hanson L, Garrett JM, Lewis C, Phifer N, Cox CE, Jackman A. Expectations and outcomes of gastric feeding tubes. American Journal of Medicine 2006; 119(6):527.e11-6.

Carson SS, Cox CE, Holmes GM, Howard A, Carey TS. The changing epidemiology of mechanical ventilation: A population-based study. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 2006; 21(3):173-82.

Carter WC, Lee SY, Thomas KC, Morrissey J. Managed care, inter-agency linkages, and outpatient substance abuse treatment. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 2006; 33(1):122-31.

Chang JC, Decker MR, Moracco KE, Martin SL, Petersen R, Frasier PY. Asking about intimate partner violence: Advice from female survivors to health care providers. Patient Education and Counseling 2005; 59(2):141-7.

Chang SH, Mercer VS, Giuliani CA, Sloane PD. Relationship between hip abductor rate of force development and mediolateral stability in older adults. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005; 86(9):1843-50.

Corbie-Smith G, Ford C. Distrust and poor self-reported health. Canaries in the coal mine? Journal of General Internal Medicine 2006; 21(4):395-7.

Corbie-Smith GM, Durant RW, St. George DM. Investigators’ assessment of NIH mandated inclusion of women and minorities in research. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2006; 27(6):571-9.

Daaleman TP. Reorganizing medicare for older adults with chronic illness. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2006; 19(3):303-9.

DeWalt DA, Malone RM, Bryant ME, Kosnar MC, Corr KE, Rothman RL, Sueta CA, Pignone MP. A heart failure self-management program for patients of all literacy levels: A randomized, controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research 2006; 6:30.

DeWalt DA, Pignone MP. Reading is fundamental: The relationship between literacy and health. Archives of Internal Medicine 2005; 165(17):1943-4.

Dewalt DA, Pignone MP. The role of literacy in health and health care. American Family Physician 2005; 72(3):387-8.

Dobbs D, Munn J, Zimmerman S, Boustani M, Williams CS, Sloane PD, Reed PS. Characteristics associated with lower activity involvement in long-term care residents with dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45 (Special Issue #1):81-6.

Donahue KE, Ashkin E, Pathman DE. Length of patient-physician relationship and patients’ satisfaction and preventive service use in the rural south: A cross-sectional telephone study. BMC Family Practice 2005; 6:40.

Drake R, Morrissey J, Mueser K. The challenge of treating forensic dual diagnosis clients: Comment on “Integrated Treatment for Jail Recidivists with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders.” Community Mental Health Journal 2006; 42(4):427-32.

Dubay KL, Parker MA, DeFriese GH. Assuring the accessibility of basic dental care services: Issues of workforce supply, organization of care, and education. North Carolina Medical Journal 2005; 66(6):430-7.

Edwards B, Tilson HH, West SL. Defining the competencies of those conducting pharmacovigilance. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2006; 15(3):193-8.

Fillenbaum GG, Hybels CF, Pieper CF, Konrad TR, Burchett BM, Blazer DG. Provider characteristics related to antidepressant use in older people. Journal of American Geriatric Society 2006; 54(6):942-9.

Fowler-Brown A, Ashkin E, Corbie-Smith G, Thaker S, Pathman DE. Perception of racial barriers to health care in the rural South. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2006; 17(1):86-100.

Fraher EP. The supply of primary care physicians assistants and nurse practitioners in underserved North Carolina. Journal of Physician Assistant Education 2006; 17(1):39-42.

Fraher EP, McKethan A. Lurching from oversupply to shortage: The need for better Allied Health Workforce planning. Journal of Allied Health (in press).

Fraher EP, Slifkin RT, Smith L, Randolph R, Rudolf M, Holmes GM. Implications of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 for the financial viability of rural pharmacies. Journal of Rural Health 2005; 21(2):114-21.

Freburger JK, Carey TS, Holmes GM. Effectiveness of physical therapy for the management of chronic spine disorders: A propensity score approach. Physical Therapy 2006; 86(3):381-94.

Freburger JK, Carey TS, Holmes GM. Management of back and neck pain: Who seeks care from physical therapists? Physical Therapy 2005; 85(9):872-86.

Freburger JK, Carey TS, Holmes GM. Physician referrals to physical therapists for the treatment of spine disorders. Spine Journal 2005; 5(5):530-41.

Frey BB, Daaleman TP, Peyton V. Measuring a dimension of spirituality for health research: Validity of the Spirituality Index of Well-Being. Research on Aging 2005; 27:556-77.

Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Carson SS, Lohr KN. Efficacy and safety of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis of health outcomes. Annals of Family Medicine 2006; 4(3):253-62.

Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Nissman D, Lohr KN, Carey TS. A simple and valid tool distinguished efficacy from effectiveness studies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2006; 59(10):1040-8.

Gavin NI, Gaynes BN, Lohr KN, Meltzer-Brody S, Gartlehner G, Swinson T. Perinatal depression: A systematic review of prevalence and incidence. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005; 106(5 Pt 1):1071-83.

Greene SB. Healthcare costs: The engine driving the decline in insurance. North Carolina Medical Journal 2005; 67(3):192-99.

Greene SB, Williams CE, Hansen R, Crook KD, Akers R, Carey TS. Medication errors in nursing homes: A state’s experience implementing a reporting system. Journal of Patient Safety 2005; 1(4):181-9.

Gruber-Baldini AL, Zimmerman S, Boustani M, Watson LC, Williams CS, Reed PS. Characteristics associated with depression in long-term care residents with dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special #1):50-5.

Hall SA, Kaufman JS, Ricketts TC. Defining urban and rural areas in U.S. epidemiologic studies. Journal of Urban Health 2006; 83(2):162-75.

Hansen RA, Greene SB, Williams CE, Blalock SJ, Crook KD, Akers R, Carey TS. Types of medication errors in North Carolina nursing homes: A target for quality improvement. The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy 2006; 4(1):52-61.

Helton MR, van der Steen JT, Daaleman TP, Gamble GR, Ribbe MW. A cross-cultural study of physician treatment decisions for demented nursing home patients who develop pneumonia. Annals of Family Medicine 2006; 4(3):221-7.

Herzig K, Danley D, Petersen R, Chamberlain L, Gerbert B. Seizing the 9-month moment: Addressing behavioral risks in prenatal patients. Patient Education and Counseling 2006; 61(2):228-35.

Holmes GM. Increasing physician supply in medically underserved areas. Labour Economics 2005; 12(5):697-725.

Holmes GM. Latinos, immigrants, and the uninsured. North Carolina Medical Journal 2006; 67(3):202-05.

Holmes GM, Slifkin RT, Randolph RK, Poley S. The effect of rural hospital closures on community economic health. Health Services Research 2006; 41(2):467-85.

Howard DL, Bunch C, Mundia WO, Konrad TR, Edwards LJ, Amamoo A, Jallah Y. Comparing United States versus international medical school graduate physicians who serve African-American and White elderly. Health Services Research 2006; 41(6):2155-81.

Hughes M, Earls MF, Odom CH, Dubay KL, Sayers AR, Whiteside JT, Silberman P. Preventing child maltreatment in North Carolina: New directions for supporting families and children. North Carolina Medical Journal 2005; 66(5):343-55.

Hull SK, Daaleman TP, Thaker S, Pathman DE. A prevalence study of faith-based healing in the rural southeastern United States. Southern Medical Journal 2006; 99(6):644-53.

Isett K, Morrissey J, Topping S. Systems ideologies and street-level bureaucrats: Policy change and perceptions of quality in a behavioral health care system. Public Administration Review 2006; 66(2):217-27.

Isett KR, Morrissey JP. Assessing delayed effects of a multi-site system intervention for homeless persons with serious mental illness. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 2006; 33(1):115-21.

Ives TJ, Chelminski PR, Hammett-Stabler CA, Malone RM, Perhac JS, Potisek NM, Shilliday BB, Dewalt DA, Pignone MP. Predictors of opioid misuse in patients with chronic pain: A prospective cohort study. BMC Health Services Research 2006; 6(1):46.

Kilpatrick KE, Lohr KN, Leatherman S, Pink G, Buckel JM, Legarde C, Whitener L. The insufficiency of evidence to establish the business case for quality. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2005; 17(4):347-55.

Kim J, Whitney A, Hayter S, Lewis C, Campbell M, Sutherland L, Fowler B, Googe S, McCoy R, Pignone M. Development and initial testing of a computer-based patient decision aid to promote colorectal cancer screening for primary care practice. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2005; 5:36.

Konetzka RT, Norton EC, Sloane PD, Kilpatrick KE, Stearns SC. Medicare prospective payment and quality of care for long-stay nursing facility residents. Medical Care 2006; 44(3):270-6.

Konrad TR, Howard DL, Edwards LJ, Ivanova A, Carey TS. Physician-patient racial concordance, continuity of care, and patterns of care for hypertension. American Journal of Public Health 2005; 95(12):2186-90.

Lamvu G, Steiner MJ, Condon S, Hartmann K. Consistency between most important reasons for using contraception and current method used: The influence of health care providers. Contraception 2006; 73(4):399-403.

Lamvu G, Thorp JM, Stuart N, Hartmann KE. Impact of abnormal outpatient fetal heart rate monitoring on maternal intervention in labor. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2006; 51(9):689-93.

Lee SY, Morrissey JP, Thomas KC, Carter WC, Ellis AR. Assessing the service linkages of substance abuse agencies with mental health and primary care organizations. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2006; 32(1):69-86.

Lewis CL, Hanson LC, Golin C, Garrett JM, Cox CE, Jackman A, Phifer N, Carey TS. Surrogates’ perceptions about feeding tube placement decisions. Patient Education and Counseling 2006; 61(2):246-52.

Majure-Rhett C, Dubay KL. Small employers and the provision of small group health insurance coverage. North Carolina Medical Journal 2006; 67(3):212-5.

Mason M, Fraser-Maginn R, Mueller K, King J, Radford A, Slifkin R, Lenardson J, Silver L, Mueller C. Contracting with Medicare Advantage plans: A brief for critical access hospital administrators. Rural Policy Brief 2005; (PB2005-4):1-8.

Mayer ML, Preisser JS. The changing composition of the pediatric medical subspecialty workforce. Pediatrics 2005; 116(4):833-40.

Mayer ML, Slifkin RT, Skinner AC. The effects of rural residence and other social vulnerabilities on subjective measures of unmet need. Medical Care Research and Review 2005; 62(5):617-28.

Mayer ML, Brogan LA, Sandborg CI. Availability of pediatric rheumatology training in United States pediatric residencies. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2006; 55(6):836-42.

McKinney MM, Weiner BJ, Carpenter W. Building community capacity to participate in cancer prevention research. Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center (in press).

McKinney MM, Weiner BJ, Wang V. Recruiting participants to cancer prevention clinical trials: Lessons from successful community oncology programs. Nursing Oncology Forum (in press).

Mead LC, Eckert JK, Zimmerman S, Schumacher JG. Sociocultural aspects of transitions from assisted living for residents with dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special #1):115-23.

Miller LL, Amann Talerico K, Rader J, Swafford K, Hiatt SO, Millar SB, Smith KR, Sloane PD. Development of an intervention to reduce pain in older adults with dementia: Challenges and lessons learned. Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly 2005; 6:154-67.

Morrissey JP, Dalton KM, Steadman HJ, Cuddeback GS, Haynes D, Cuellar A. Assessing gaps between policy and practice in Medicaid disenrollment of jail detainees with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Services 2006; 57(6):803-8.

Morrissey J, Steadman H, Dalton K, Cuellar A, Stiles P, Cuddeback G. Medicaid enrollment and mental health service use following jail detainees with severe mental illness. Psychiatric Services 2006; 57(6):809-15.

Mueller KJ, Coburn AF, MacKinney AC, McBride TD, Slifkin RT, Wakefield MK. Understanding the impacts of the Medicare Modernization Act: Concerns of congressional staff. Journal of Rural Health 2005; 21(3):194-7.

Munn JC, Hanson LC, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Mitchell CM. Is hospice associated with improved end-of-life care in nursing homes and assisted living facilities? Journal of the American Geriatric Society 2006; 54(3):490-5.

Nicholson FB, Barro JL, Atkin W, Lilford R, Patnick J, Williams CB, Pignone M, Steele R, Kamm MA. Review article: Population screening for colorectal cancer. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2005; 22(11-12):1069-77.

Norton EC, Yoon J, Domino ME, Morrissey JP. Transitions between the public mental health system and jail for persons with severe mental illness: A Markov analysis. Health Economics 2006; 15(7):719-33.

Paranjape A, Bernstein L, St. George DM, Doyle J, Henderson S, Corbie-Smith G. Effect of relationship factors on safer sex decisions in older inner-city women. Journal of Womens Health (2002) 2006; 15(1):90-7.

Park NS, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Gruber-Baldini AL, Eckert JK. An empirical typology of residential care/assisted living based on a four-state study. Gerontologist 2006; 46(2):238-48.

Pathman DE. What outcomes should we expect from programs that pay physicians’ training expenses in exchange for service? North Carolina Medical Journal 2006; 67(1):77-82.

Pathman DE, Fryer GE, Green LA, Phillips RL. Changes in age-adjusted mortality rates and disparities for rural physician shortage areas staffed by the National Health Service Corps: 1984-1998. Journal of Rural Health 2005; 21(3):214-20.

Pathman DE, Ricketts TC 3rd, Konrad TR. How adults’ access to outpatient physician services relates to the local supply of primary care physicians in the rural southeast. Health Services Research 2006; 41(1):79-102.

Pathman DE, Fowler-Brown A, Corbie-Smith G. Differences in access to outpatient medical care for Black and White adults in the rural Southeast. Medical Care 2006; 44(5):429-38.

Petersen R, Garrett JM, Melvin CL, Hartmann KE. Medicaid reimbursement for prenatal smoking intervention influences quitting and cessation. Tobacco Control 2006; 15(1):30-4.

Pignone M. Is population screening for colorectal cancer cost-effective? Nature Clinical Practice. Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2005; 2(7):288-9.

Pignone M. Primary prevention: Dyslipidaemia. Clinical Evidence 2005; (14):142-50.

Pignone M, Earnshaw S, Tice JA, Pletcher MJ. Aspirin, statins, or both drugs for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease events in men: A cost-utility analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine 2006; 144(5):326-36.

Pink GH, Holmes GM, D’Alpe C, Strunk L, McGee P, Slifkin R. Financial indicators for critical access hospitals. Journal of Rural Health 2006; 22(3):229-36.

Port CL, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Dobbs D, Preisser JS, Williams SW. Families filling the gap: Comparing family involvement for assisted living and nursing home residents with dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special #1):87-95.

Rader J, Barrick AL, Hoeffer B, Sloane PD, McKenzie D, Talerico KA, Glover JU. The bathing of older adults with dementia. American Journal of Nursing 2006; 106(4):40-8, quiz 48-9.

Ranney LM, Melvin CL, Rohweder CL. From guidelines to practice: A process evaluation of the National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit. AHIP Coverage 2005; 46(4):50-2.

Reed PS, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Williams CS, Boustani M. Characteristics associated with low food and fluid intake in long-term care residents with dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special Issue #1):74-80.

Resnick B, Orwig D, Wehren L, Zimmerman S, Simpson M, Magaziner J. The Exercise Plus Program for older women post hip fracture: Participant perspectives. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(4):539-44.

Resnick B, Simpson M, Galik E, Bercovitz A, Gruber-Baldini AL, Zimmerman S, Magaziner J. Making a difference: Nursing assistants’ perspectives of restorative care nursing. Rehabilitation Nursing 2006; 31(2):78-86.

Ricketts TC, Goldsmith LJ. Access in health services research: The battle of the frameworks. Nursing Outlook 2005; 53(6):274-80.

Ricketts TC, Mark HG. A periodic feature to inform North Carolina healthcare professionals about current topics in health statistics. North Carolina Medical Journal 2006; 67(3):235-6.

Ricketts TC 3rd. State and local partnerships for meeting the healthcare needs of small and often remote rural communities. North Carolina Medical Journal 2006; 67(1):43-50.

Ricketts TC 3rd, Gaul K. Primary care physician supply in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal 2005; 66(3):253-4.

Rinas AC, Mittman BW Jr, Le LV, Hartmann K, Cayless J, Singh HK. Split-sample analysis of discarded cells from liquid-based pap smear sampling devices. Acta Cytologica 2006; 50(1):55-62.

Rothman RL, So SA, Shin J, Malone RM, Bryant B, Dewalt DA, Pignone MP, Dittus RS. Labor characteristics and program costs of a successful diabetes disease management program. The American Journal of Managed Care 2006; 12(5):277-83.

Schroeder JC, Bensen JT, Su J, Mishel M, Ivanova A, Smith G, Godley PA, Fontham E, Mohler JL. The North Carolina/Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project (PCaP): Methods and design of a multidisciplinary population-based cohort study of racial differences in prostate cancer outcomes. Prostate 2006; 66(11):1162-76.

Sheridan S, Pignone M. Primary prevention: Hypertension. Clinical Evidence 2005; (14):151-9.

Silberman P, Odom CH, Lambeth T, Holmes GM, Dubay KL. North Carolina’s uninsured. North Carolina Medical Journal 2006; 67(3):183-91.

Skinner AC, Slifkin RT, Mayer ML. The effect of rural residence on dental unmet need for children with special health care needs. The Journal of Rural Health 2006; 22(1):36-42.

Sleath B, Robin AL, Covert D, Byrd JE, Tudor G, Svarstad B. Patient-reported behavior and problems in using glaucoma medications. Ophthalmology 2006; 113(3):431-6.

Sleath BL, Jackson E, Thomas KC, Galloway J, Dumain L, Thorpe J, Rollins A, Morrissey J. Literacy and perceived barriers to medication taking among homeless mothers and their children. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 2006; 63(4):346-51.

Sleath BL, Jackson E, Thomas KC, Galloway J, Dumain L, Thorpe J, Rollins A, Morrissey J. Racial differences in the use of antidepressants and counseling for depression among homeless women. Community Mental Health Journal 2006; 1-9.

Sloane PD, Callahan L, Kahwati L, Mitchell CM. Development of a practice-based patient cohort for primary care research. Family Medicine 2006; 38(1):50-7.

Sloane PD, Zimmerman S, Gruber-Baldini AL, Hebel JR, Magaziner J, Konrad TR. Health and functional outcomes and health care utilization of persons with dementia in residential care and assisted living facilities: Comparison with nursing homes. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special Issue #1):124-32.

Sloane PD, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Reed PS, Gill KS, Preisser JS. Evaluating the quality of life of long-term care residents with dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special Issue #1):37-49.

Sloane PD, Noell-Waggoner E, Hickman S, Mitchell CM, Williams CS, Preisser JS, Barrick AL, Zimmerman S, Brawley E. Implementing a lighting intervention in public areas of long-term care facilities: Lessons learned. Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly 2005; 6:280-93.

Sterling R, Henderson G, Corbie-Smith G. Public willingness to participate in and public opinions about genetic variation research: A review of the literature. American Journal of Public Health 2006; 96(11):1971-8.

Stuart B, Gruber-Baldini AL, Fahlman C, Quinn CC, Burton L, Zuckerman IH, Hebel JR, Zimmerman S, Singhal PK, Magaziner J. Medicare cost differences between nursing home patients admitted with and without dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(4):505-15.

Thorp JM, Kalinowski CT, Patterson ME, Sleath BL. Psychological distress as a barrier to preventive care in community-dwelling elderly in the United States. Medical Care 2006; 44(2):187-91.

Viera AJ, Thorpe JM, Garrett JM. Effects of sex, age, and visits on receipt of preventive healthcare services: A secondary analysis of national data. BMC Health Services Research 2006; 6:15.

Wade TL, Radford AD, Price JW. Building local and state partnerships in North Carolina: Lessons learned. North Carolina Medical Journal 2006 67(1):51-4.

Weiner BJ, Alexander JA, Baker LC, Shortell SM, Becker M. Quality improvement implementation and hospital performance on patient safety indicators. Medical Care Research and Review 2006; 63(1):29-57.

Weiner BJ, Alexander JA, Shortell SM, Baker LC, Becker M, Geppert JJ. Quality improvement implementation and hospital performance on quality indicators. Health Services Research 2006; 41(2):307-34.

Weiner BJ, McKinney MM, Carpenter WR. Adapting clinical trials networks to promote cancer prevention and control research. Cancer 2006; 106(1):180-7.

Weiner BJ, Ricketts TC, Fraher EP, Hanny D, Coccodrilli LD. Area Health Education Centers: Strengths, challenges and implications for Academic Health Science Center leaders. Health Care Management Review 2005; 30(3):194-202.

Weiss BD, Mays MZ, Martz W, Castro KM, DeWalt DA, Pignone MP, Mockbee J, Hale FA. Quick assessment of literacy in primary care: The newest vital sign. Annals of Family Medicine 2005; 3(6):514-22.

Williams CS, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Reed PS. Characteristics associated with pain in long-term care residents with dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special Issue #1):68-73.

Williams IC, Corbie-Smith G. Investigator beliefs and reported success in recruiting minority participants. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2006; 27(6):580-6.

Williams SW, Williams CS, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Preisser JS, Boustani M, Reed PS. Characteristics associated with mobility limitation in long-term care residents with dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special Issue #1):62-7.

Winzelberg GS, Williams CS, Preisser JS, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD. Factors associated with nursing assistant quality-of-life ratings for residents with dementia in long-term care facilities. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special Issue #1):106-14.

Zimmerman S, Hawkes WG, Hebel JR, Fox KM, Lydick E, Magaziner J. The lower extremity gain scale: A performance-based measure to assess recovery after hip fracture. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006; 87(3):430-6.

Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Eckert JK, Gruber-Baldini AL, Morgan LA, Hebel JR, Magaziner J, Stearns SC, Chen CK. How good is assisted living? Findings and implications from an outcomes study. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 2005; 60(4):S195-204.

Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Heck E, Maslow K, Schulz R. Introduction: Dementia care and quality of life in assisted living and nursing homes. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special Issue #1):5-7.

Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Williams CS, Reed PS, Preisser JS, Eckert JK, Boustani M, Dobbs D. Dementia care and quality of life in assisted living and nursing homes. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special Issue #1):133-46.

Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Reed PS, Boustani M, Preisser JS, Heck E, Sloane PD. Attitudes, stress, and satisfaction of staff who care for residents with dementia. The Gerontologist 2005; 45(Special Issue #1):96-105.

Zuckerman IH, Hernandez JJ, Gruber-Baldini AL, Hebel JR, Stuart B, Zimmerman S, Magaziner J. Potentially inappropriate prescribing before and after nursing home admission among patients with and without dementia. The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy 2005; 3(4):246-54.

Book Chapters  (July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006)

Russell RL, Konrad TR, Frankford DM. The primacy of humane values in curricular reform. Special Collection, “Values and Ethics in Medical Education”: Richard A. Cooper, Alfred I. Tauber, editors. Academic Medicine 2006.

West SL, Strom BL, Poole C. Validity of pharmacoepidemiology drug and diagnosis data. In: Strom BL, editor. Pharmacoepidemiology. 4th edition. Sussex: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, 2005

 

Reports and Other Publications  (July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006)

Coburn A, Fluharty C, Hart P, MacKinney C, McBride T, Mueller K, Slifkin R, Wakefield M. Medicaid and its Importance to Rural Health. RUPRI Rural Health Panel Issue Brief. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2006.  Available at: http://www.rupri.org/productsarchive.php

Dalton K, Park J, Howard A, Slifkin RT. Trends in Skilled Nursing and Swing-bed Use in Rural Areas, 1996-2003. WP. 83. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/WP83.pdf

Dalton K, Park J, Slifkin R, Howard HA. Trends over Time in the Provision of Skilled Nursing Care in Critical Access Hospitals. FB. 81. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at:
http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/FB81.pdf

de la Varre C, Gaul K, Fraher E, Hadley H, Darter J. A Special Report on Health Care Resources in North Carolina: North Carolina Health Professions 2004 Data Book. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/2005_HPDS_DataBook.pdf

Fraher E, Swartz M, Gaul K. The Supply and Distribution of Psychiatrists in North Carolina: Pressing Issues in the Context of Mental Health Reform. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/Psychiatrist_Brief.pdf

Freeman V, Slifkin RT, Skinner A, Schwartz R. Rural and Urban Parents Report on Access to Health Care for their Children with Medicaid Managed Care. WP. 84. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/WP%2084.pdf

Gartlehner G, Hansen R, Thieda T, Jonas B, Lohr KN, Carey T. Drug Class Review of Targeted Immune Modulators. Evidence Report. Oregon Drug Class Review Project: RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, 2005. Available at: http://www.ohsu.edu/drugeffectiveness/reports/documents/TIMs%20Original%20Final%20Report.pdf

Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Nissman D, Lohr KN, Carey TS. Criteria for Distinguishing Effectiveness from Efficacy Trials in Systematic Reviews. Technical Review 12. (Prepared by the RTI-International–University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0016). AHRQ Publication No. 06-0046. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2006. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/efftrials/efftrials.pdf

Gaul K, Fraher E, de la Varre C, Hadley H. Physician Medical and Residency Training Fact Sheet, 2003. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, 2005.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/FactSheets/MDTrainFS03.pdf

Greene SB, Williams CE, Hansen RA, Crook KD, Akers R, Butler MG, Carey TS. Nursing Home Medication Error Quality Initiative (MEQI) Year 2: October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/meqi_info/reports/MEQIREPORTYR2.pdf

Guild PA, Freeman VA. Promising Practices to Prevent Adolescent Suicide: What Can We Learn from Florida? Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/suicidepreventionFLA.pdf

Guild PA, Schectman R, Shanahan E, Payne PA, Perry JR. Consensus in Region IV: Women and Infant Health Indicators for Planning and Assessment. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/data/Rndmu/index.html

King J, Radford A. Slifkin R, and staff from RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis. Contracting with Medicare Advantage Plans: A Brief for Critical Access Hospital Administrators. NC RHRP Findings Brief #80. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005.

Konrad TR, Morgan JC. STEP UP NOW for Better Jobs and Better Care: The Evaluation of a Workforce Intervention for Direct Care Workers. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/040406_UNC_Ex_Summary_Final_trk.pdf

Mason M, Fraser-Maginn R, Mueller K, King J, Radford A, Slifkin R, Lenardson J, Silver L, Mueller C. Contracting with Medicare Advantage Plans: A Brief for Critical Access Hospital Administrators. Rural Policy Brief: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 2005. Available at: http://www.rupri.org/ruralHealth/publications/PB2005-4.pdf or http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/FB80.pdf

Masselink L, Groves J, Gaul K. Physician Medical and Residency Training Fact Sheet, Tennessee, 2005. Chapel Hill, NC: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies, 2006.
Available at: http://www.healthworkforce.unc.edu/documents/TN_PhysTrainFS03.pdf

NC Health Professions Profiles 2003. Chapel Hill, NC: Health Professions Data Systems, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/fact03.htm

NC Health Professions Profiles 2004. Chapel Hill, NC: Health Professions Data Systems, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 2006.
Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/fact04.htm

Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel: Mueller KJ, Coburn AF, Fluharty CW, MacKinney AC, McBride TD, Slifkin RT, Wakefield MK. The Institute of Medicine Rural Health Report: Next Steps in Legislation and Programs. P2006-1, Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, January 2006. Available at: http://www.rupri.org/productsarchive.php

Silberman P, Brogan L, Moore C, Slifkin R. Premium Assistance Programs for Low Income Families: How Well Does it Work in Rural Areas? WP. 85. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/WP85.pdf

Silberman P, Rudolf M, Brogan L, Poley S, Slifkin R, Moore C. The Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Rural Communities. WP. 82. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005. Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/WP82.pdf

Other Reports - Since 6/30/06

Thaker, S., Fraher, E., King, J. Allied Health Job Vacancy Tracking Report. An examination of job vacancies in selected allied health professions in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Health Professions Data Systems, 2006. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/alliedhealth/2006ahvacancy.pdf

Fraher E, Gaul K, King J, Hadley H, de la Varre C, Ricketts T. Trends in the Supply of Dentists in North Carolina, 1996-2005 Chapel Hill , NC: North Carolina Health Professions Data Systems, 2007.  Available at:
https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/nc_dentists05.pdf

Other Reports (2005, before 7/1/05)

Fraher, E., McKethan, A., Livengood, R., Gaul, K., de la Varre, C. The State of Allied Health in North Carolina: An overview of issues and opportunities for the allied health workforce. Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina Health Professions Data Systems, 2005. Available at:
http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/AlliedHealthBrief_2005.pdf

Greene, S. B., Williams, C. E., and Hansen, R., et. al., Nursing Home Medication Error Quality Initiative (MEQI) October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005. Chapel Hill, NC: Program on Medical Practice and Prevention, 2005. Available at:
https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/meqi_info/reports/MEQIREPORTYR2.pdf

Greene, S. B., Williams, C. E., and Hansen, R., et. al., Nursing Home Medication Error Quality Initiative (MEQI) January 1, 2004 - September 30, 2004.  Chapel Hill, NC: Program on Medical Practice and Prevention, 2005. Available at:
https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/meqi_info/reports/meqifinal.pdf

Holmes, M., Ricketts, T., County Level Estimates of the Number of Uninsured in North Carolina, 2004 Update. Chapel Hill, NC: Program on Health Care Economics and Finance, 2005. Available at:  https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/NorthCarolinaUninsured2004.pdf

Holmes, M., Ricketts, T., Holmes M, Ricketts T. Percent of North Carolinians Aged 0-64 Uninsured: Estimates for 2004, (Map). Chapel Hill , NC : Program on Health Care Economics and Finance, 2005. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/uninsuredmap2004.pdf

Livengood R, Fraher E, Dyson S. Allied Health Vacancy Report: An examination of job vacancies in selected allied health professions in North Carolina. Chapel Hill , NC: North Carolina Health Professions Data Systems, 2005.  Available at: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/vacancy_report04.pdf

 

2004

Dyson S. The State of Allied Health in North Carolina: A Focus on the Respiratory Therapy Workforce. Chapel Hill, NC. The Council for Allied Health in North Carolina, North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Progam, and the Cecil G. Sheps Center’s North Carolina Health Professions Data Systems 2004. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/resptherapy04.pdf

Dyson S, Tempio T, Ricketts T. Trends in the Supply of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists in North Carolina, 1992-2002. North Carolina Health Professions Data System, 2004. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/hp/NAbriefweb.pdf

Freeman VA, Shanahan E, Guild PA. Reducing Mortality from Motor Vehicle Crashes for Children 0 through 14 Years of Age: Success in New York and North Dakota, Chapel Hill , NC : Program on Child Health Services Research, 2004. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/MVC%20Success.pdf

Guild PA, Freeman VA, Shanahan E. Promising Practices to Prevent Adolescent Suicide: What We Can Learn From New Jersey, Chapel Hill , NC : Program on Child Health Services Research, 2004. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/suicidepreventionNJ.pdf

Holmes M. County Level Estimates of the Number of Uninsured in North Carolina, 2003 Update. Chapel Hill , NC : Health Policy Analysis Unit, 2004. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/NorthCarolinaUninsured2003FindingsBrief.pdf

Holmes M. Percent of Residents Aged 0-64 Without Health Insurance North Carolina, 2003. (Map) Chapel Hill, NC: Health Policy Analysis Unit, 2004. . Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/NorthCarolinaUninsured2003Map.pdf

Holmes M, Ricketts T. Rural-Urban Differences in the Rate of Health Insurance Coverage. Chapel Hill , NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, 2004.
Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/ruralgap_finalbrief.pdf

Holmes M, Ricketts T. Rural-Urban Differences In Health Insurance Coverage: 2001-2003. (Map) Chapel Hill , NC: North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center, 2004. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/publications/ruralgap_colormap.pdf

2003

Dyson S, Howard A, Ricketts T. County-Level Estimates of the Uninsured in North Carolina, 1999-2001. Chapel Hill, NC: Health Policy Analysis Unit, 2003. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/new/countylevel.pdf

Dyson S, Howard A, Ricketts T. County-Level Estimates of the Uninsured in North Carolina, 1999-2001. (Appendix) Chapel Hill, NC: Health Policy Analysis Unit, 2003. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/new/countylevel_app.pdf

Ricketts T, Holmes M. County-Level Estimates of the Uninsured in North Carolina, 2002 Update. Chapel Hill, NC: Health Policy Analysis Unit, 2003. Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/new/NorthCarolinaUninsured2002.pdf

Ricketts T, Holmes M. Percent of Residents Aged 0-64 Without Health Insurance: North Carolina 2002. (Map) Chapel Hill, NC: Health Policy Analysis Unit, 2003.
Available at: https://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/new/countylevel_app.pdf

Research Program Publication Sites:

Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care
Child Health Services
General Health Services Research
Healthcare Economics and Finance
Health Care Organization
Program on Health Disparities, Publications and Reports
Health Policy Analysis Unit
Program on Health Professions and Primary Care
Medical Practice and Prevention
Medication Error Quality Initiative (MEQI)
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Systems and Services
North Carolina Institute of Medicine
Rural Health Research Program
Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies
Womens Health Research

Data Publications:

North Carolina Health Professions Data System
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Cartographic Archive
RNDMU - Region IV Network for Data Management and Utilization

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