Research Alert: February 22, 2023

New Articles Published on Hospitals, Elective Surgery, Electronic Health Records, Immunization, and Community Health Workers

These journal articles, written by the Rural Health Research Centers, were recently added to Gateway.

Gateway lists the journal, a brief summary, a link to additional information, and access to the full text of the article, if available. While some journal articles are freely available, others require a subscription or affiliation with a subscribing library.

• Community sociodemographics and rural hospital survival
  Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health, 12/2022
• Predictors of hospital bypass for rural residents seeking common elective surgery
  This article was selected as a "Best of Surgery" award recipient.
  North Carolina Rural Health Research Program, 08/2022
• Higher Electronic Health Record Functionality Is Associated with Lower Operating Costs in Urban—but Not Rural—Hospitals
  Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health, 07/2022
• Disparities in Prenatal Immunization Rates in Rural and Urban US Areas by Indicators of Access to Care
  Southwest Rural Health Research Center, 02/2022
• Community health worker roles and their evolving interprofessional relationships in the United States
  Southwest Rural Health Research Center, 10/2021

Additional Resources of Interest:

• More information about the Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health
• More information about the North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
• More information about the Southwest Rural Health Research Center