Brad Gibbens, MPA

Phone: 701.777.2569

University of North Dakota

Completed Projects - (1)

Perspectives of Rural Hospice Directors
Rural hospice care, as it is currently configured, is under pressure by a variety of factors (e.g., policy and regulation, economic and financial, and organizational and structural) which are reviewed in this document. However, a central core element of rural hospice remains the strong sense of community that is embodied in the system (i.e., typically a small non-profit arrangement) and design (i.e., a delivery system reliant on community connections and personal relationships) of care. This policy brief is the result of a national phone survey of rural hospice directors or key staff in 47 states. Fifty-three directors or key staff members were interviewed during a three-month period in 2013.
Research center: North Dakota and NORC Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
Topics: Aging, Health services, Quality, Telehealth

Perspectives of Rural Hospice Directors
Policy Brief
North Dakota and NORC Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
Date: 03/2015
Rural hospice care is under pressure by a variety of factors that are reviewed in this document. However, a central core element of rural hospice remains the strong sense of community that is embodied in the system and design of care. This policy brief is the result of a national phone survey of rural hospice directors or key staff in 47 states.