Claudia Schur, PhD

Completed Projects - (2)

Public Health System Performance Measurement: Are Standards Applicable to Rural Communities?
This project aims to increase understanding of how public health governance affects the structure of public health services, and how this in turn influences the strategies adopted for meeting community public health needs in rural areas.
Research center: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topics: Legislation and regulation, Public health
Rural Hospital Participation in the 340B Drug Discount Program
The 340B drug discount program enables certain types of safety net organizations to obtain deeply discounted medications, at prices below the 'best price' typically offered to Medicaid agencies. This study used telephone interviews and mail surveys to explore the experiences that rural hospitals have had in seeking 340B eligibility status.
Research centers: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Topics: Hospitals and clinics, Pharmacy and prescription drugs

Satisfaction With Practice and Decision to Relocate: An Examination of Rural Physicians
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: 05/2009
The goal of this project was to improve our understanding of the dynamics of physician practice location decision making.

Perspectives of Rural Hospitals on Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: 04/2004
Representatives from several rural hospitals met to discuss various aspects of bioterrorist preparedness in terms of workforce and training, physical capacity and supplies, communication, and coordination with other entities.
Understanding the Role of the Rural Hospital Emergency Department in Responding to Bioterrorist Attacks and Other Emergencies: A Review of the Literature and Guide to the Issues
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Date: 04/2004
This report reviews issues affecting rural hospitals' levels of readiness for a bioterrorist attack. Issues examined include physical capacity, sufficiency of health personnel, preparedness plans, disease surveillance systems, and communication/coordination. Concerns about funding cut across all the issues of preparedness.