Astrid Knott, PhD

Completed Projects - (4)

Access to Emergency Medical Services in Rural Areas
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma, Health services
Evaluating the Financial Impact of Critical Access Hospital Conversion Over Time
Using Medicare cost report data, this project will analyze changes in several key financial and organizational indicators that may be affected by CAH conversion, and produce annual reports describing the financial status of CAHs.
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Healthcare financing, Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Implementing Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Systems in Rural Health Clinics: Clinic and State Agency Responses
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Legislation and regulation, Quality, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)
Rural Hospitals' Access to Capital
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topic: Hospitals and clinics

Comparing Patient Safety in Rural Hospitals by Bed Count
Maine Rural Health Research Center, Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2005
This report shares the results of a study to determine how patient safety rates, offered services, and patient mix vary by bed count among rural hospitals.

Sustaining Community Health Services Over Time: Models From the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 11/2004
This paper discusses post-grant sustainability of services provided by recipients of Rural Health Outreach Grant Program projects.
Measuring Rural Hospital Quality
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2004
This paper seeks to identify rural hospital quality measures that reflect quality in all hospitals and are sensitive to the rural hospital context.

Grantee Sustainability in the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 12/2003
This paper describes a study of the post-grant experiences of 99 Rural Health Outreach Grant recipients and focuses on the extent to which programs were able to maintain or expand services after their grants ended and characteristics that helped programs succeed in the post-grant period.
Rate of Return on Capital Investments at Small Rural Hospitals
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 01/2003
This paper examines whether the aging of rural facilities is due to a lower rate of return on capital investment at these hospitals. This paper also investigates whether membership in a hospital system improves access to capital and results in the updating of buildings and equipment.

Implementing Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Systems in Rural Health Clinics: Clinic and State Agency Responses
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 08/2002
This paper assesses the potential of a diverse set of rural health clinics (RHCs) to comply with the quality assessment and performance improvement program (QAPI) requirements and the capacity of state agencies to provide RHCs with technical assistance in their QAPI implementation.
Rural Hospital Access to Capital: Issues and Recommendations
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 07/2002
This paper identifies programs that have assisted/could assist rural hospitals in meeting capital needs; assesses whether rural hospital borrowers have difficulty in meeting capital needs under existing grant, loan, and mortgage insurance programs; and discusses potential options for improving access to capital for rural hospitals.
Access to Emergency Medical Services in Rural Areas: The Supporting Role of State EMS Agencies
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 02/2002
This paper reports on a survey of state emergency medical services (EMS) directors about access to rural EMS; programs/initiatives by state EMS agencies to target rural/volunteer EMS providers; integration initiatives by rural EMS providers; issues in medical direction for rural EMS; and anticipated effects of the new Medicare fee schedule.

Rural Government Role in Medicaid Managed Care: The Development of County-Based Purchasing in Minnesota
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 01/2001
This paper describes the development and implementation in Minnesota of a model for rural county government participation in Medicaid-managed care initiatives.