Care management

Research Products & Journal Articles

Browse the full list of research publications on this topic completed by the Rural Health Research Centers.

Products – Freely accessible products include policy briefs, fact sheets, full reports, chartbooks, and interactive data websites.

Journal Articles – Articles in peer-reviewed journals may require a subscription or affiliation with a subscribing library. For these publications, Gateway lists the article citation, a brief summary, a link to additional information and access to the full-text of the article, if available.

2024

Geographic Disparities in Availability of Hospital-Based Cardiac Services Across the United States
Journal Article
University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Date: 12/2024
This project examined geographic disparities in the availability of essential cardiac care in counties across the United States.

2023

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update 2023
Policy Brief
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis
Date: 11/2023
This policy brief continues RUPRI Center's annual update of Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment including the changes in enrollment in types of MA plans, and health policy changes that may have had an impact.

2022

Medicare Accountable Care Organization Characteristics Associated With Participation in 2‐Sided Risk
Journal Article
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 05/2022
This study examined the associations of accountable care organization (ACO) characteristics with the likelihood of participation in 2-sided risk tracks in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Small and rural ACOs were found to be less prepared to transition into 2-sided risk tracks than their urban counterparts.

2015

Developmental Strategies and Challenges for Rural Accountable Care Organizations
Policy Brief
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 02/2015
This brief offers insights into the initial strategic decisions and challenges of four accountable care organizations (ACOs) with rural presences. These ACOs were formed as a step toward a value-driven rural delivery system. While several challenges need to be addressed, these insights can inform development of other rural ACOs.

2014

Integrated Care Management in Rural Communities
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Date: 05/2014
This study reviews the opportunities and challenges reform initiatives under the Affordable Care Act present for rural communities. The study assesses four types of organizational models for delivering integrated care management. Each model has different strengths and drawbacks, weighing for and against implementation in rural areas.

2011

Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in the United States, by Insurance Type, 2000 to 2004
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 08/2011
In this policy brief, we report findings from a study that used nationwide hospital inpatient discharge data to examine the trends and regional variations of rural hospital charges due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the United States, by insurance type, from 2000 to 2004.

2006

Stakeholder Benefit From Depression Disease Management: Differences by Rurality?
WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
Date: 2006
Despite increasing consensus about the value of depression disease management programs, the field has not identified which stakeholders should absorb the relatively small additional costs associated with these programs. This paper investigates whether two stakeholder groups economically benefit from improved depression.

2005

Rural Diabetes Care Management Programs: An Inventory of Sample Programs in Six States
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 12/2005
This report was developed to share key contact and program information with organizations that are interested in starting a chronic disease management program in their facility.