Assistant Professor Dori Cross found that the use of health information exchange portals in skilled nursing facilities is languishing due to multiple barriers to their timely and consistent use.
Health Policy and Management
Telemedicine Use in Minnesota Increases — and Varies by Location
A study by PhD student Jiani Yu shows the use of telemedicine grew nearly 7-fold in Minnesota between 2010 and 2015.
MPH-PHAP Students Publish Health Policy Op-Eds
Amphetamine-Related Hospitalizations Surge Between 2003 and 2015
A study co-authored by Associate Professor Nathan Shippee shows amphetamine-related hospitalizations increased more than 270 percent, costing up to $2.17 billion per year.
Opioid-affected Births to Rural Residents are Increasing in Both Rural and Urban Hospitals
A study by Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil shows that more than 60 percent of rural moms with opioid use disorder give birth in local hospitals that may have more limited capacity to care for them and their babies.
New Illinois Regional Hospital Named After MHA Alum
The $505 million “Javon Bea Hospital” will offer multiple trauma centers, neonatal care units, and serve 15 counties in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
Helping Uninsured Minnesotans Obtain Health Coverage
Professor Kathleen Call is leading a study to identify and characterize hotspot communities in Minnesota with high uninsurance rates.
Primary Care Strategies to Improve Health of Chronic Disease Patients
Assistant Professor Dori Cross found that practices with improved performance for chronic disease patients were receptive to new ideas, fostered intrinsic motivation among staff, and pursued new staff and workflow models.
Key Factors for Family Satisfaction With Nursing Homes Similar Across States
Research from Associate Professor Tetyana Shippee showed that factors impacting family satisfaction with a relative’s nursing home care were consistent when comparing data from two very different states, Minnesota and Ohio.
Executive MHA Profile: Beth Olson
Measuring Structural Racism
A study led by Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman found public health lacks a universal way of measuring structural racism and urges researchers to expand ways to quantify it for the study of its association with, and as a driver of, physical and mental health inequities.
Developing an Anti-Racism Medical School Curriculum
Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman tested a methodology called Public Health Critical Race Praxis that helps researchers remain attentive to issues of equity in their work.
