2019
Long-Term Services and Supports Use Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural and Urban Areas, Andrew F. Coburn PhD; Erika C. Ziller PhD; Nathan Paluso MPH; Deborah Thayer MBA; and Jean A. Talbot PhD, MPH
Utilizing the Senior Companion Program as a platform for a culturally informed caregiver intervention: Results from a mixed methods pilot study, Noelle L. Fields PhD, Ling Xu PhD, Virginia E. Richardson, Rupal Parekh, Dorothea Ivey PhD, and Melanie Calhoun
Improving Safety on the Road through Occupational Therapy Intervention, Katherine Uschmann and Zachary Childs
2018
CAHs' Community Health Needs Assessments and Implementation Plans: How Do They Align? (FMT Briefing Paper #39), John A. Gale MS, Zach T. Croll BA, Lauren Zoll MPH, and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
An Analysis of the Universal Home Care Program: Considerations for Implementation with the Context of Maine's Existing LTSS Programs, Eileen J. Griffin JD, Elizabeth C. Gattine JD, Louise Olsen, and Stuart Bratesman MPP
Direct Care Nursing Aide Turnover in Long-Term Care Facility, Qilian Luo
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion and Food Insecurity Rates, Mary Moran
Residential Settings and Healthcare Use of the Rural "Oldest-Old" Medicare Population, Nathan Paluso MPH; Zachariah T. Croll MPH; Deborah Thayer MBA; Jean A. Talbot PhD, MPH; and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Adults Using Long Term Services and Supports: Population and Service Use Trends in Maine, SFY 2016, Kimberly I. Snow MHSA, BA; Frances Jimenez BA; Tina Gressani; and Louise Olsen
2017
Physical Activity Levels & Successful Aging, Ryan R. Bourque
A Guide for Assessing Older Adults’ Needs on Maine Islands, Beatrice Byrne
Rural Long-Term Services and Supports: A Primer, Andrew F. Coburn PhD; Jennifer P. Lundblad PhD, MBA; Erin M. Mobley MPH; and RUPRI Health Panel
Palliative Players: Project Development and Initial Implementation, Eliza Eager
Charting a Pathway Forward: Redesigning and Realigning Supports and Services for Maine's Older Adults, Eileen Griffin JD and Elizabeth C. Gattine JD
The Senior companion program plus: A culturally-tailored psychoeducational training program for senior companions, Dorothea Ivey PhD
Piscataquis County Community Food Resources, Tiia Kand
Cumberland County Community Food Resources, Romeo Kimpene
Community Paramedicine Pilot Programs: Lessons from Maine, Karen B. Pearson MLIS, MA and George Shaler MPH
A Secondary Analysis in Support of the Community Health Needs Assessment for Oasis Free Clinics, Jillian Wheeler
2016
Are Rural Older Adults Benefitting from Increased State Spending on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services?, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, Eileen Griffin JD, Deborah Thayer MBA, Zachariah T. Croll MPH, and Erika C. Ziller PhD
Writing Life Stories: A Phenomenological Study of Memory and Meaning for People with Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease, Jennifer E. Dimond MSW
Pilot testing a Rural Health Clinic quality measurement reporting system, John A. Gale MS; Anush Yousefian Hansen MS,MA; David Hartley PhD, MHA; and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Implementing a Good Catch Program in Nursing Homes, Leigh Raposo
Adults Using Long-term Services and Supports: Population and Service Use Trends in Maine, SFY 2014, Kimberly I. Snow MHSA, BA; Tina Gressani; Louise Olsen; Catherine McGuire BS; Stuart Bratesman MPP; Karen Mauney; and Jason Theriault
2015
Adult Cancer Survivors in Maine, 2011-2012, Sara L. Huston PhD and Prashant Mittal MS, MSc
Modeling & Mining Techniques to Understand Variations in Practice Utilization, Katharine M. McGraves-Lloyd MS
Maine EMS Community Paramedicine Pilot Program Evaluation, Karen B. Pearson MLIS, MA and George Shaler MPH
Safety of Rural Nursing Home-to-emergency Department Transfers: Improving Communication and Patient Information Sharing Across Settings, Judith B. Tupper DHEd, CHES, CPPS; Carolyn E. Gray MPH; Karen B. Pearson MLIS, MA; and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Rural Disabled Medicare Beneficiaries Spend More out-of-Pocket Than Their Urban Counterparts, Erika C. Ziller PhD, Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS, and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
2014
An Assessment of the Health Needs of Maine Veterans and Their Access to Veterans Administration Health Care Services, Kristin Brawn
Habilitation Training Curriculum: Is It Useful?, Ryan K. Cole and Christine Wyman
Factors Affecting Costs in Medicaid Populations with Behavioral Health Disorders, Elsie Freeman MD, MPH; Catherine McGuire BS; John W. Thomas PhD; and Deborah A. Thayer MBA
Collaborative Community Health Needs Assessments: Approaches and Benefits for Critical Access Hospitals (FMT Policy Brief #36), John A. Gale MS, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, and Helen E. Newton BA
Integrated Care for Older Adults in Rural Communities, Eileen Griffin JD and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Integrated Care Management in Rural Communities, Eileen Griffin JD and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
As the Nation Goes, so Goes Maine?, Elizabeth Kilbreth PhD
Profile of Rural Residential Care Facilities: A chartbook, Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS, Eileen Griffin JD, Zachariah T. Croll MPH, Erika C. Ziller PhD, and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
High Deductible Health Insurance Plans in Rural Areas, Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS, Erika C. Ziller PhD, and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Community Paramedicine in Rural Areas: State and Local Findings and the Role of the State Flex Program (Policy Brief #35), Karen B. Pearson MLIS, MA; John A. Gale MS; and George Shaler MPH
The Evidence for Community Paramedicine in Rural Areas: State and Local Findings and the Role of the State Flex Program (Briefing Paper #34), Karen B. Pearson MLIS, MA; John A. Gale MS; and George Shaler MPH
Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder: Population and Service Use Trends in Maine, 2014 Edition, Kimberly I. Snow MHSA, BA; Stuart Bratesman MPP; Taryn Bowe; and Julie T. Fralich MBA
2013
Variables to Predict Risk of Hospital Readmission, Julie I. Carroll
Managing Social Security Disability & Other Public Benefits: Development of a Guide for Consumers and Providers, Stephanie L. Derochers
Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation of State Demonstrations to Integrate Care for Dual Eligible Individuals: Massachusetts Evaluation Design Plan., Julie T. Fralich MBA; Maureen Booth MRP, MA; Edith G. Walsh PhD; Angela M. Greene MS, MBA; Melissa Morley PhD; and Wayne Anderson PhD
Dementia in Maine: Characteristics, Care, and Cost Across Settings [CHARTBOOK], Julie T. Fralich MBA, Stuart Bratesman MPP, Louise Olsen, Catherine McGuire BS, Tina Gressani, Karen Mauney, Catherine Gunn, and Romaine Turyn
Providing Long Term Services & Supports to People with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity: Results of Data Analysis and Interviews Examining Needs and Characteristics of Persons with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity in Maine, Eileen Griffin JD, Louise Olsen, and Julie T. Fralich MBA
Managing a High-Performance Medicaid Program, Eileen Griffin JD, Trish Riley, Vikki Wachino, and Robin Rudowitz
The Evidence for Community Paramedicine in Rural Areas, Karen B. Pearson MLIS, MA
Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Mental Health Services in Rural Long-Term Care, Jean A. Talbot PhD and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Mental Health Services in Rural Long-Term Care: Challenges and opportunities for improvement, Jean A. Talbot PhD and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
2012
Dementia Capable Project: Interviews with Employers who Direct Services of a Person with Dementia, Taryn Bowe, Julie T. Fralich MBA, Louise Olsen, and Mark Richards BS
SAFER: Standardizing Admissions for Elderly Residents, Andrew F. Coburn PhD; Judith B. Tupper DHEd, CHES, CPPS; Carolyn E. Gray MPH; and Karen B. Pearson MLIS, MA
Improving Nursing Home Patient Safety in Maine: A Review of the AHRQ Patient Safety Culture survey Implementation Process, Andrea Fenner-Koepp
Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities: Population and Service Use Trends in Maine, 2012 Edition, Julie T. Fralich MBA, Stuart Bratesman MPP, Louise Olsen, Catherine McGuire BS, Jasper Ziller, Karen Mauney, and Catherine Gunn
Maine Direct Service Workforce Survey Results 2012 [Chartbook], Julie T. Fralich MBA, Eileen Griffin JD, and Danielle Wescott
Satisfaction Survey Results and Lessons Learned: Maine's Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Project, Julie T. Fralich MBA, Louise Olsen, Mark Richards BS, Jennifer Pratt, and Taryn Bowe
Personal Experiences with MaineCare Services from People Who Use Elder and Adults with Disabilities Waiver and Private Duty Nursing/Personal Care Services., Julie T. Fralich MBA, Katherine Rosingana, Mark Richards BS, Louise Olsen, Vanessa Bell, and Jennifer Pratt
Why Do Some CAHs Close Their Skilled Nursing Facility Services While Others Retain Them? (Briefing Paper #32), John A. Gale MS; Zach T. Croll MPH; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; and Walter R. Gregg MA, MPH
Members Dually Eligible for MaineCare and Medicare Benefits: MaineCare and Medicare Expenditures and Utilization, State Fiscal Year 2010., Catherine McGuire BS, Tina Gressani, Stuart Bratesman MPP, Julie T. Fralich MBA, and Eileen Griffin JD
Evidence-Based Falls Prevention in CAHs (Policy Brief #24), Karen B. Pearson MLIS, MA and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Organizational Affiliation and Financial Performance of Critical Access Hospitals, Margaret Mueller Shore PhD
Walking and Cycling in Waterville: Bike and Pedestrian Planning for an Active Community, Scott E. Workman
Health Care Access and Use Among the Rural Uninsured [Article], Erika C. Ziller PhD, Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS, and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
2011
Developing Regional STEMI Systems of Care: A Review of the Evidence and the Role of the Flex Program (Policy Brief #23), John A. Gale MS
The High Performance Rural Health Care System of the Future, Keith J. Mueller PhD; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; Jennifer P. Lundblad PhD, MBA; and A. Clinton MacKinney MD, MS
The Maine Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Pilot: Implementation Evaluation, Susan M.C. Payne PhD, MPH and Carolyn E. Gray MPH
Using pen Source Data Inputs to Map Food Insecurity in Cumberland County, Maine, Daniel Wallace
2010
Impact of Employment Transitions on Health Insurance Coverage of Rural Residents, Nathaniel J. Anderson MS, MPH; Erika C. Ziller PhD; Melanie M. Race MS; and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Designating Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Populations/Medically Underserved Areas: A Primer on Basic Issues to Resolve, Andrew F. Coburn PhD; Jennifer P. Lundblad PhD, MBA; A. Clinton MacKinney MD,MS; Timothy D. McBride PhD; and Keith J. Mueller PhD
Rural America: A look beyond the images, John A. Gale MS
The Provision of Mental Health Services by Rural Health Clinics, John A. Gale MS; Stephanie L. Loux MS; Barbara Shaw JD; and David Hartley PhD, MHA
Brain Injury in Maine: A Needs Assessment, Eileen Griffin JD
Are Rural Health Clinics Part of the Rural Safety Net?, David Hartley PhD, MHA; John A. Gale MS; Al Leighton BA; and Stuart Bratesman MPP
Safety Net Activities of Independent Rural Health Clinics, David Hartley PhD, MHA; John A. Gale MS; Al Leighton BA; and Stuart Bratesman MPP
Characteristics of Inpatient Psychiatric Units in Small Rural Hospitals, David Hartley PhD, MHA; Stephanie L. Loux MS; David Lambert PhD; John A. Gale MS; and Anush Yousefian Hansen MS, MA
Cost Profiles in Health Care: Should the Focus be on Individual Physicians or Physician Groups?, Ateev Mehrotra MD, MPH; John L. Adams PhD; J. William Thomas PhD; and Elizabeth A. McGlynn PhD
Monitoring the Community Benefits of CAHs: A Review of the Data (Briefing Paper #24), Melanie Race MS, John A. Gale MS, and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
2009
Expanding Rural Elder Care Options: Models That Work, Peter Fitzgerald MSc, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, and Sharon K. Dwyer MS
Maine Barriers to Integration Study: The view from Maine on the barriers to integrated care and recommendations for moving forward, John A. Gale MS and David Lambert PhD
A community benefit reporting toolkit for critical access hospitals, John A. Gale MS and Melanie Race MS
Analysis of 2006 Maine Emergency Department Use: A Study Conducted on Behalf of the Emergency Department Use Work Group of the Maine Advisory Council on Health System Development, Carolyn E. Gray MPH, Catherine McGuire BS, Beth Kilbreth, and Tamar Chitashvili
Profiling Maine’s Long Term Support System [Project Brief], Eileen Griffin JD
Cross-System Profile of Maine's Long Term Support System: A New View of Maine's Long Term Services and Supports and the People Served, Eileen Griffin JD, Julie T. Fralich MBA, Catherine McGuire BS, Louise Olsen, Stuart Bratesman MPP, Kathy Bubar, and Romaine Turyn
Rural Active Living Assessment (RALA) Toolkit: Codebook and Assessement Tools, David Hartley PhD, MHA; Anush Yousefian Hansen MS,MA; M. Renee Umstattd Meyer; Jeffrey S. Hallam; Christina Economos PhD; Raymond Hyatt PhD; and Erin Hennessy MPH
Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Maine: Building a community-based system, David Lambert PhD and John A. Gale MS
Health Insurance Profile Indicates Need to Expand Coverage in Rural Areas, Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS; Erika C. Ziller PhD; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; and Nathaniel J. Anderson MS, MPH
The 2009 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Services Issues, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
2008
Healthy IDEAS for Caregivers of People with Dementia in Maine: Evaluation Report, Julie T. Fralich MBA; Stuart Bratesman MPP; Mark Richards BS; and Susan M.C. Payne PhD, MPH
2007
Maine's Rural Health Challenges, Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS and David Hartley PhD, MHA
A Rural Perspective on Health Care for the Whole Person, Beth Hundall Stamm PhD, David Lambert PhD, Neil F. Piland DrPH, and Nancy Speck PhD
Barriers to Medicare Hospice Utilization: A Qualitative Study of Maine's Medicare Hospice Providers, Judith B. Tupper DHEd, CHES, CPPS
Establishing the Acquired Brain Injury Trust Fund in Maine: Background Information, Experiences in Other States, and The Needs of Maine Individuals and Their Families, Judith B. Tupper DHEd, CHES, CPPS
2006
Community Partnerships for Older Adults: Meeting the Housing Challenge, Elise Bolda PhD
Governance and Management Structures for Community Partnerships: Experiences from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Community Partnerships for Older Adults Program, Elise Bolda PhD, Paul Saucier MA, George L. Maddox PhD, Terrie Wetle PhD, and Jane I. Lowe
Out-Of-Pocket Health Spending And The Rural Underinsured, Erika C. Ziller PhD; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; and Anush Yousefian Hansen MS,MA
2005
Compendium of Quality Indicators: Older Adults, Adults with Physical Disabilities, Adults with Mental Retardation/Autism Living at Home, in the Community or in Long Term Care Facilities, Julie T. Fralich MBA and Stuart Bratesman MPP
Mental Health Encounters in Critical Access Hospital Emergency Rooms: A National Survey, David Hartley PhD, MHA; John A. Gale MS; Erika C. Ziller PhD; Stephenie L. Loux MS; and Anush Yousefian Hansen MS, MA
Understanding the Impacts of the Medicare Modernization Act: Concerns of Congressional Staff, Keith J. Mueller PhD; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; A. Clinton MacKinney MD,MS; Timothy D. McBride PhD; Rebecca T. Slifkin PhD; and Mary K. Wakefield PhD, RN
Utilization of Medical Services by Veterans Health Study (VHS) Respondents., Susan M.C. Payne PhD, MPH; Austin Lee PhD; Jack A. Clark PhD; William H. Rogers PhD; Donald R. Miller ScD; Katherine M. Skinner PhD; Xinhua S. Ren PhD; and Lewis E. Kazis ScD
2004
A Guide to Potentially Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly: Description of the Beers Criteria 2003, Judith B. Tupper DHEd, CHES, CPPS
