Indira Richardson

Completed Projects - (1)
Publications - (10)

Completed Projects - (1)

Critical Access Hospital Conversion Tracking
Information regarding new CAH conversions will be gathered from Flex coordinators and CMS, and added to the CAH management information dataset that is housed at UNC. Flex coordinators will also be queried regarding topics of interest to the coordinators, the monitoring team, and the federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Topic: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)

Publications - (10)

2009

Profile of Sole Community Pharmacists' Prescription Sales and Overall Financial Position
Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis
Date: 08/2009
We conducted a survey of community pharmacists who owned the only retail outlets in their communities. Pharmacist-owners in independent pharmacies located at least 10 miles from the next closest retail pharmacy were interviewed to determine their reliance on prescription sales and to understand their stores' current financial positions.
Workforce Issues Among Sole Community Pharmacies
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 07/2009
This brief explores the shared experiences of sole community pharmacist-owners regarding the challenges facing the pharmacy workforce in their communities and their concerns about their pharmacies' futures.
The Key Role of Sole Community Pharmacists in Their Local Healthcare Delivery Systems
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 03/2009
This brief presents findings from a survey of 401 community pharmacists who are the only retail providers in their communities. It documents their extended relationships with other healthcare providers and the additional healthcare services these pharmacists provide to their patients.
Sole Community Pharmacies and Part D Participation: Implications for Rural Residents (Findings Brief)
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 02/2009
This findings brief describes the contracting rates of sole rural community pharmacies in 16 states to assess the extent to which each pharmacy contracts with the most commonly used prescription drug plans available in their state.
Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Pharmacy Services in Small Rural Towns: Implications of Contracting Patterns of Sole Community Pharmacies With Part D Plans
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 01/2009
This report describes the contracting patterns of sole rural community pharmacies to assess the extent to which each pharmacy contracts with the most commonly used PDPs available in their state.
A Rural-Urban Comparison of Allied Health Average Hourly Wages
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 01/2009
This report uses data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to describe the extent to which rural-urban differentials exist in wages for 11 allied health professions, focusing on professions that are both likely to be found in rural communities and have adequate data to support hourly wage estimates.

2007

One Year In: Sole Community Rural Independent Pharmacies and Medicare Part D (Findings Brief)
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 10/2007
This brief describes the experiences of 51 rural independently-owned pharmacies that are the sole providers of pharmacy services in their communities one year after implementation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit.
State Initiatives Funded by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program
Maine Rural Health Research Center, North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2007
This report explores activities funded by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) to strengthen the rural healthcare infrastructure and discusses which activities were considered most successful by state Flex coordinators.
One Year In: Sole Community Rural Independent Pharmacies and Medicare Part D (Final Report)
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 09/2007
This report describes the experiences of 51 rural, independently owned pharmacies that are the sole providers of pharmacy services in their communities one year after implementation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit.
State Initiatives Funded by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (Policy Brief)
Policy Brief
Maine Rural Health Research Center, North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2007
To understand the priorities/accomplishments of state Flex Grant Programs, the Flex Monitoring Team asked Flex coordinators to identify and discuss their states' three most successful initiatives in the last two years. Interviews were conducted with Flex coordinators and State Office of Rural Health staff in 45 states.