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    The Journal of Rural Health: Volume 37, Issue 2

    263-455
    Spring 2021
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  • Pages: 263-265
  • First Published: 31 March 2021

Brief Reports

Interstates of Infection: Preliminary Investigations of Human Mobility Patterns in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jacob M. Souch BA, BS,  Jeralynn S. Cossman PhD,  Mark D. Hayward PhD, 
  • Pages: 266-271
  • First Published: 15 March 2021

Nonmetropolitan COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality Rates Surpassed Metropolitan Rates Within the First 24 Weeks of the Pandemic Declaration: United States, March 1–October 18, 2020

Kevin A. Matthews PhD,  Fred Ullrich BA,  Anne H. Gaglioti MD,  Susan Dugan BA,  May S. Chen PhD,  Diane M. Hall PhD, 
  • Pages: 272-277
  • First Published: 22 February 2021

Original Articles

The Association of Social Determinants of Health With COVID-19 Mortality in Rural and Urban Counties

Rajib Paul PhD,  Ahmed Arif MBBS, PhD,  Kamana Pokhrel MS,  Subhanwita Ghosh MS, 
  • Pages: 278-286
  • First Published: 22 February 2021

Rural and Urban Differences in COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors

Timothy Callaghan PhD,  Jennifer A. Lueck PhD,  Kristin Lunz Trujillo ABD,  Alva O. Ferdinand DrPH, JD, 
  • Pages: 287-295
  • First Published: 22 February 2021

Financial Performance of Hospitals in the Appalachian Region Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program

Saleema A. Karim PhD,  Adrienne Nevola MPH,  Michael E. Morris PhD,  J. Mick Tilford PhD,  Hsueh-Fen Chen PhD, 
  • Pages: 296-307
  • First Published: 02 July 2020

For Rural Hospitals That Merged, Inpatient Charges Decreased and Outpatient Charges Increased: A Pre-/Post-Comparison of Rural Hospitals That Merged and Rural Hospitals That Did Not Merge Between 2005 and 2015

Dunc Williams Jr. PhD,  G. Mark Holmes PhD,  Paula H. Song PhD,  Kristin L. Reiter PhD,  George H. Pink PhD, 
  • Pages: 308-317
  • First Published: 25 June 2020

Trends in Hospital Mortality for Uninsured Rural and Urban Populations, 2012-2016

Lauren E. Elson BA,  Alina A. Luke MPH,  Abigail R. Barker PhD,  Timothy D. McBride PhD,  Karen E. Joynt Maddox MD, MPH, 
  • Pages: 318-327
  • First Published: 30 May 2020

Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit: Perspectives of Rural Health Executives

Samuel T. Opoku MBChB, PhD,  Bettye A. Apenteng PhD,  Charles Owens MSA,  Linda Kimsey PhD,  Angie Peden MPH,  Imaobong Ekpo MBBS, MPH,  William A. Mase DrPH,  Emmanuel Akowuah DrPH, 
  • Pages: 328-333
  • First Published: 28 October 2020

Assessing the Short-Term Association Between Rural Hospitals’ Participation in Accountable Care Organizations and Changes in Utilization and Financial Performance

Leeann N. Comfort PhD,  Brent D. Fulton PhD,  Stephen M. Shortell PhD, 
  • Pages: 334-346
  • First Published: 13 July 2020

Brief Report

Decline in Inpatient Volume at Rural Hospitals

Tyler L. Malone MS,  George H. Pink PhD,  George M. Holmes PhD, 
  • Pages: 347-352
  • First Published: 31 December 2020

Original Articles

Rural Perceptions of Acute Care at Home: A Qualitative Analysis

David M. Levine MD, MPH, MA,  Meghna P. Desai MPH,  Joseph Ross MPA,  Natalie Como MD,  Emily Anne Gill MBChB, 
  • Pages: 353-361
  • First Published: 13 January 2021

Obstetrical Care in Rural Minnesota: Family Physician Perspectives on Factors Affecting the Ability to Provide Prenatal, Labor, and Delivery Care

Jennifer Pearson MD,  Kaitlyn Anderholm MPH, MS2,  Maren Bettermann MS2,  Samantha Friedrichsen MPH,  Carolina De La Rosa Mateo MPH,  Sara Richter MS,  Emily Onello MD, 
  • Pages: 362-372
  • First Published: 30 June 2020

Exploration of the Effects of Rural Obstetric Unit Closures on Birth Outcomes in North Carolina

Margaret H. Sullivan MD, MPH,  Sheri Denslow PhD,  Kathleen Lorenz MD,  Suzanne Dixon MD,  Emma Kelly MS,  Kathleen A. Foley PhD, 
  • Pages: 373-384
  • First Published: 02 December 2020

Local Capacity for Emergency Births in Rural Hospitals Without Obstetrics Services

Katy B. Kozhimannil PhD, MPA,  Julia D. Interrante MPH,  Mariana S. Tuttle MPH,  Mary Gilbertson BA,  Kristin DeArruda Wharton MSN, 
  • Pages: 385-393
  • First Published: 17 November 2020

Peer Support Intervention Improves Pain-Related Outcomes Among Rural Adults With Diabetes and Chronic Pain at 12-Month Follow-Up

Yulia Khodneva MD, PhD,  Joshua Richman MD, PhD,  Susan Andreae PhD,  Andrea Cherrington MD, MPH,  Monika M. Safford MD, 
  • Pages: 394-405
  • First Published: 02 March 2020

Brief Reports

Open Access

Rural Caregivers: Identification of Informational Needs Through Telemedicine Questions

Shoshana H. Bardach PhD,  Allison Gibson MSW, PhD,  Kelly Parsons CSW,  April Stauffer MS,  Gregory A. Jicha MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 406-411
  • First Published: 03 April 2020

Using Demographics to Predict Palliative Care Access in Inpatient Facilities in Rural North Carolina

Lee Ann Johnson PhD, RN,  Carlos Melendez PhD,  Kim Larson PhD, RN, MPH, FNAP,  Janet Moye PhD, RN,  Ann M. Schreier PhD, RN,  Charles Ellis PhD, 
  • Pages: 412-416
  • First Published: 18 August 2020

Original Articles

Veterans Affairs and Rural Community Providers’ Perspectives on Interorganizational Care Coordination: A Qualitative Analysis

Christopher Miller PhD,  Deborah Gurewich PhD,  Lynn Garvin PhD, MBA,  Marianne Pugatch PhD, MSW,  Elisa Koppelman MSW, MPH,  Jacquelyn Pendergast BS,  Katharine Harrington MPH,  Jack A. Clark PhD, 
  • Pages: 417-425
  • First Published: 30 May 2020

Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Performance in Urban and Rural VHA Primary Care Clinics: A Mixed Methods Study

Michelle A. Lampman PhD,  Kenda R. Stewart Steffensmeier PhD,  Heather Schacht Reisinger PhD,  Mary Vaughan Sarrazin PhD,  Melissa J. A. Steffen MPH,  Samantha L. Solimeo PhD, MPH,  Greg L. Stewart PhD,  Keith J. Mueller PhD, 
  • Pages: 426-436
  • First Published: 06 July 2020

Veteran Perspectives on Care Coordination Between Veterans Affairs and Community Providers: A Qualitative Analysis

Christopher J. Miller PhD,  Marlena Shin JD, MPH,  Marianne Pugatch PhD, MSW,  Bo Kim PhD, 
  • Pages: 437-446
  • First Published: 21 October 2020

Factors Affecting Adoption of Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) in Veterans’ Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

Anthony H. Ecker PhD,  Traci H. Abraham PhD,  Lindsey A. Martin PhD,  Kathy Marchant-Miros BSN,  Michael A. Cucciare PhD, 
  • Pages: 447-455
  • First Published: 20 October 2020