Douglas Wholey, PhD

Completed Projects - (1)

Relationship Between Service Utilization and Costs for High Cost Rural Medicare Patients
This project will 1) assess the relationship between service utilization patterns and costs for rural Medicare beneficiaries across the rural continuum, and 2) examine the relationships between rural beneficiaries' service utilization and market structure.
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topic: Medicare

Medicare Costs and Utilization Among Beneficiaries in Rural Areas
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2016
This study assesses the relationship between service utilization patterns and costs for rural Medicare beneficiaries across the rural continuum. It also examines the relationships between rural beneficiaries' service utilization and healthcare delivery market structure and evaluates strategies and policies to address high costs in rural areas.

Rural Emergency Department Staffing and Participation in Emergency Certification and Training Programs
Journal Article
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 06/2008
This paper describes how rural hospitals nationally are staffing their emergency departments (EDs) and explores the participation of rural ED physicians and other healthcare professionals in selected certification and training programs that teach skills needed to provide high quality emergency care.