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The Effect of Rural Hospital Closures on Community Economic Health by Holmes, George M., Slifkin, Rebecca T., Randolph, Randy K., Poley, Stephanie

“…Objective. To examine the effect of rural hospital closures on the local economy. Data Sources. U.S. Census Bureau, OSCAR, Medicare Cost Reports, and surveys…”
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Widening Disparities In Infant Mortality And Life Expectancy Between Appalachia And The Rest Of The United States, 1990-2013 by Singh, Gopal K, Kogan, Michael D, Slifkin, Rebecca T

“…Appalachia-a region that stretches from Mississippi to New York-has historically been recognized as a socially and economically disadvantaged part of the…”
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Rural/Urban Differences in Barriers to and Burden of Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs by Skinner, Asheley Cockrell, Slifkin, Rebecca T

“…Purpose: To examine the barriers and difficulties experienced by rural families of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in caring for their…”
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Rural and Urban Differences in Children's Medicaid and CHIP Participation by King, Jennifer, Holmes, George M., Slifkin, Rebecca T.

“…Efforts to increase enrollment in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) among uninsured children would benefit from an understanding of…”
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Unmet Need for Routine and Specialty Care: Data From the National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs by Mayer, Michelle L, Cockrell Skinner, Asheley, Slifkin, Rebecca T

“…To assess the prevalence of unmet needs for routine and specialty care among children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and to identify factors associated…”
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Recruitment and Retention in Rural and Urban EMS: Results from a National Survey of Local EMS Directors by Freeman, Victoria A., Slifkin, Rebecca T., Patterson, P. Daniel

“…Maintaining an adequate staff is a challenge for rural emergency medical services (EMS) providers. This national survey of local EMS directors finds that rural…”
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Designated Medical Directors for Emergency Medical Services: Recruitment and Roles by Slifkin, Rebecca T, Freeman, Victoria A, Patterson, P. Daniel

“…Context:Emergency medical services (EMS) agencies rely on medical oversight to support Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in the provision of prehospital…”
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What does the clinical doctorate in physical therapy mean for rural communities? by King, Jennifer, Freburger, Janet K., Slifkin, Rebecca T.

“…Background and Purpose. The transition to the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) as the entry‐level degree for physical therapists in the United States is nearly…”
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Financial Indicators for Critical Access Hospitals by Pink, George H, Holmes, G. Mark, D'Alpe, Cameron, Strunk, Lindsay A, McGee, Patrick, Slifkin, Rebecca T

“…Context: There is a growing recognition of the need to measure and report hospital financial performance. However, there exists little comparative financial…”
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The Effects of Rural Residence and Other Social Vulnerabilities on Subjective Measures of Unmet Need by Mayer, Michelle L., Slifkin, Rebecca T., Skinner, Asheley Cockrell

“…To determine whether self-reports of unmet need are biased measures of access to health care, the authors examine the relationship between rural residence and…”
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Effect of Rural Residence on Dental Unmet Need for Children With Special Health Care Needs by Skinner, A.C, Slifkin, R.T, Mayer, M.L

“…Background: Unmet need for dental care is the most prevalent unmet health care need among children with special health care needs (CSHCN), even though these…”
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Intensive Care in Critical Access Hospitals by Freeman, Victoria A., Walsh, Joan, Rudolf, Matthew, Slifkin, Rebecca T., Skinner, Asheley Cockrell

“…Context: Although critical access hospitals (CAHs) have limitations on number of acute care beds and average length of stay, some of them provide intensive…”
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Developing policies responsive to barriers to health care among rural residents: what do we need to know? by Slifkin, Rebecca T

“…A substantial body of research has been devoted to the subject of access to health care services for rural residents, much with the intention of shaping…”
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Variations in Financial Performance Among Peer Groups of Critical Access Hospitals by Pink, George H, Holmes, George M, Thompson, Roger E, Slifkin, Rebecca T

“…Context:Among the large number of hospitals with critical access hospital (CAH) designation, there is substantial variation in facility revenue as well as the…”
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A prospective study of the impact of patient preferences on life-sustaining treatment and hospital cost by Danis, Marion, Mutran, Elizabeth, Garrett, Joanne M, Stearns, Sally C, Slifkin, Rebecca T, Hanson, Laura, Williams, Jude F, Churchill, Larry R

“…OBJECTIVES Ethicists advise that life-sustaining treatment decisions should be made in keeping with patient preferences. Until recently, there has been little…”
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Addressing Disparity in Treatment Received by Hoggard, Susan T, Mayer, Michelle L, Slifkin, Rebecca T, Skinner, Asheley C

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Moving from Medicaid to North Carolina Health Choice: changes in access to dental care for NC children by Slifkin, Rebecca T, Silberman, Pam, Freeman, Victoria

“…The objective of this study is to identify the extent to which access to dental care changes as children move from a public program with low provider…”
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changing metropolitan designation process and rural America by Slifkin, R.T, Randolph, R, Ricketts, T.C

“…In June 2003, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released new county‐based designations of Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), replacing Metropolitan…”
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Comparative performance data for critical access hospitals by Pink, G.H, Slifkin, R.T, Coburn, A.F, Gale, J.A

“…Context: Among small rural hospitals, there is a growing recognition of the need to measure and report on the use of resources and the safety and quality of…”
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How might the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 affect the financial viability of rural pharmacies? An analysis of preimplementation prescription volume and payment sources in rural and urban areas by Fraher, E.P, Slifkin, R.T, Smith, L, Randolph, R, Rudolf, M, Holmes, G.M

“…Context: Passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) has created interest in how the legislation will affect…”
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