Publications and Reports
Peer Reviewed Journals (July 2006 - June 30, 2007)
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).
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).
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.
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.
Reports and Other Publications (July 2006 - June 30, 2007
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.
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.
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.
Peer Reviewed Journals (July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006)
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.
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: www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/WP%2084.pdf
Greene SB. Healthcare costs: The engine driving the decline in insurance. North Carolina Medical Journal 2005; 67(3):192-99.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Silberman P, Odom CH, Lambeth T, Holmes GM, Dubay KL. North Carolina’s uninsured. North Carolina Medical Journal 2006; 67(3):183-91.
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: www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/WP82.pdf
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.
Other Reports (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.
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
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
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
