Professor Kathleen Call is leading a study to identify and characterize hotspot communities in Minnesota with high uninsurance rates.
Health Policy and Management
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.
Care Teams Perform Well When Members Accurately Know Each Other’s Expertise
A study of interdisciplinary care teams co-authored by Professor Emeritus Douglas Wholey revealed some teamwork factors that help them to produce high-quality care.
Care for the Caregiver
Professor Joseph Gaugler is on a mission to help those who are helping others.
Rural Residents Lack Workplace Supports to Juggle Jobs and Family Caregiving
Assistant Professor Carrie Henning-Smith found rural workers have less access to caregiver supports, such as employee assistance programs, paid leave or the flexibility to work at home compared to those in urban areas.
Kozhimannil Joins Women’s Health Issues Editorial Board
Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil joins the journal dedicated to providing important information on women’s health for researchers, health professionals, social scientists, policymakers, and others.
Physician Acceptance of Medicaid Increased Only Slightly Following ACA Expansion
Research from Assistant Professor Hannah Neprash shows physician acceptance of Medicaid only increased 1.6 percent after ACA expansion, and a majority of the Medicaid patients are being seen by providers who already accept the insurance.
Medicaid ACOs Improve Primary Care Use and Quality of Life
Two joint studies co-led by Associate Professor Nathan Shippee show very low-income adults had more primary care visits in a Minnesota Medicaid ACO compared to other local public health care programs.
