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Research Centers and Institutes
Major agencies such as the Health Care Financing
Administration, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
and others consistently select Health Policy and
Management faculty to lead critical research,
training, and policy development projects.
One result is that HPM is home to major regional
and national research centers, including:
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Rural
Health Research Center |
The Rural Health Research
Center’s mission is to conduct research and
disseminate information that will help
policymakers better address the unique
health care needs of rural America. Primary
areas of research include: Rural health care
financing (e.g., issues related to managed
care, Medicare, Medicaid, and private
insurance); Rural systems building (e.g.,
issues related to networks, managed care
organizations, provider sponsored
organizations, alternative models for small
rural hospitals, and health personnel); and
Outcomes and delivery of care in rural areas
(e.g., issues related to quality of care and
implications of technology diffusion). Major
funding sources: Federal Office of Rural
Health Policy and the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation. Director: Ira S. Moscovice. |
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Research Data Assistance Center |
ResDAC's goal is to assist
the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
in increasing the number of new researchers
skilled in accessing and using CMS data for
studies which will improve the Medicare and
Medicaid programs and add value to current
CMS activities. Director: A. Marshall McBean. |
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State
Health Access Data Assistance Center |
The State Health Access
Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) is a health
policy analysis and research center
addressing issues of health insurance
coverage, rates of uninsurance, and state
health policy. SHADAC conducts research to
develop reliable state and national
estimates of the uninsured, factors
associated with uninsurance, and new roles
for safetynet providers in the U.S. health
care system. SHADAC provides targeted policy
analysis and technical assistance to states
that are conducting their own health
insurance surveys and/or using data from
national surveys. SHADAC's primary source of
funding comes from a grant from the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation. Additional funding
includes grants from the Health Services
Resources Administration (HRSA), Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE),
and the Agency for Health Care Quality and
Research. Associated Faculty: Lynn A.
Blewett (PI), Michael Davern (Co-PI) and Kathleen Thiede Call. |
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Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center |
The Minnesota Area Geriatric
Education Center (MAGEC) is an interdisciplinary
program that works to advance the quality
and quantity of geriatric content in the
health sciences. Funded by the U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS).
Director: Robert L. Kane. |
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Long Term Care Resource Center |
The Long Term Care Resource
Center is a center for the development and
dissemination of knowledge to advance
community long-term care. First funded by
the Administration on Aging (AOA) to provide
technical assistance and training, perform
research and development, and disseminate
information to the AgingNetwork, it is
presently funded by multiple federal, state,
and foundation sponsors. The Resource
Center now conducts studies on
community-based long-term support, state
long-term care policy, assisted living,
culture change in nursing homes, small-house
nursing homes, the relationship between
behavior and physical environments for older
people, and regulations. The Center also
founded and administers a searchable website,
Nursing Home Regulations Plus, which enables
users to explore variation in State nursing
home regulations and their relationship to
resident autonomy and quality of life—see
www.hpm.umn.edu/NHRegsPlus. |
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