FINDINGS BRIEFS

FB85. Freeman, V., Slifkin, R., Patterson, D. Challenges for Rural Emergency Medical Services: Medical Oversight (2008).

FB84. Freeman, V., Slifkin, R., Patterson, D. Rural-Urban Differences in Characteristics of Local EMS Agencies (2008).

FB83. 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. (2007).

FB82. Schur, C., Cheung, K., Radford, A., Slifkin, R. Rural Hospitals' Experience with the 340B Drug Pricing Program. (2007).

FB81. Dalton, K., Park, J., Slifkin, R., Howard, H.A. Trends over Time in the Provision of Skilled Nursing Care in Critical Access Hospitals. (2006).

FB80. Fraser-Maginn, R., King, J., Lenardson, J., Mason, M., Muller, C., Muller, K., Radford, A., Silver, L., Slifkin, R. Contracting with Medicare Advantage Plans: A Brief for Critical Access Hospital Administrators. (2005).

FB79. Greene, S., Holmes, M., Slifkin, R.T., Freeman, V., Howard, A. Cesarean Section Rates in Rural Hospitals. (2005).

FB78. Dalton, K., Slifkin, R.T. Rural-Urban Issues in the Wage Index Adjustment for Prospective Payment in Skilled Nursing Facilities. (2004).

FB77. Poley, S., Silberman, P., Slifkin, R.T. Design of Enhanced Primary Care Case Management Programs Operating in Rural Communities: Lessons Learned From Three States. (2003).

FB76. Dalton, K., Holmes, M., Slifkin, R.T. Unstable Demand and Cost per Case in Low-Volume Hospitals. (2003).

FB75. Dalton, K., Holmes, M., Slifkin, R.T. Unpredictable Demand and Low-Volume Hospitals. (2003).

FB74. Dalton, K., Slifkin, R.T., Walsh, J. Rural - Urban Differences In Nursing Home And Skilled Nursing Supply. (2003).

FB73. Poley, S.T., Ricketts, T.C. Fewer Hospitals Close in the 1990s: Rural Hospitals Mirror This Trend. (2001).

FB68. Dalton, K., Slifkin, R.T., Howard, A. Rural Hospital Wages and the Area Wage Index: 1990-1997. (2000). ORHP

FB67. Dalton, K., Slifkin, R.T. PPS Inpatient Payment and the Area Wage Index. (2000). ORHP

FB66. Baer, L, Konrad T.R., Slifkin, R.T. If fewer international medical graduates are allowed in the U.S., who might replace them in rural underserved areas? (2000). ORHP.

FB65. Pathman, D.E., Konrad, T.R., Schwartz, R. The proximity of rural black and hispanic/latino communities to physicians and hospital services. (2000). ORHP.

FB61. Slifkin, R.T., Goldsmith, L.J., Ricketts, T.C. Race and Place: Urban-Rural Differences in Health for Racial and Ethnic Minorities. January 2000. ORHP

FB60. Dalton, K., Slifkin, R.T., Howard, H.A.The Role of CAH Status in Mitigating the Effects of New Prospective Payment Systems Under Medicare.January 2000. ORHP

FB59. Slifkin, R.T., Silberman, P., Reif, S.The Effect of Medicaid Managed Care on Rural Public Health Departments. December 1999. ORHP

FB58 Closed Inpatient Medical/Surgical Acute Care Hospitals 1998. April 1999. ORHP

FB57. Slifkin RT, Dalton K. Medicare Graduate Medical Education Payments to Rural Hospitals.February 1999. ORHP

FB56B.Reif S, Ricketts TC. Update: The Medicare Critical Access Hospital Program. ORHP

FB56. Reif S, Ricketts TC. The Medicare Critical Access Hospital Program: The First Year. (Nov. 1998) ORHP

FB55.Ricketts TC, Popkin B, Fasciano N. Policy Analysis Brief: Evaluation of AHCPR Rural Managed Care Demonstration Projects. (Nov. 1997) AHCPR

FB54. Baer LD, Ricketts TC, Konrad TR. Findings brief: international medical graduates in rural, underserved areas. (May 1998) ORHP

FB53. Facts about...Rural Physicians (September 1997) ORHP

FB52. Stearns SC, Slifkin RT, Walke T. Using the Medicare current beneficiary survey for analysis of rural health policy issues. (Dec. 1997) ORHP

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