Katy Backes Kozhimannil

Dec 4, 2024 | healio.com | Regina Schaffer |Richard Smith |Katy Backes Kozhimannil

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Key takeaways: The percentage of hospitals that offer no obstetric care grew from 35.2% to 42.4% from 2010 to 2022. Hospitals in rural counties experienced the largest losses in obstetric care.

Sep 10, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sayeh Nikpay |Katy Backes Kozhimannil |Michael Ward |Michelle Leeberg

What is known on this topic Interfacility transfers (IFTs) are important determinants of access to care for patients. IFTs are identified in secondary health services research datasets using a variety of methods that have not been validated. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients frequently undergo IFT. What this study adds This study proposes a method of identifying IFTs and validates it against ambulance claims using STEMI patients as a case study.

Jan 24, 2024 | twin-cities.umn.edu | Katy Backes Kozhimannil

A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, published in Women’s Health Issues, is the first of its kind to assess whether Minnesota's peer breastfeeding support program directly causes increases in breastfeeding and by how much. The peer counseling effort is part of the federal supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, known as WIC, that primarily serves low-income individuals.

Sep 7, 2023 | bmj.com | Katy Backes Kozhimannil

Opinion BMJ 2023; 382 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2038 Cite this as: BMJ 2023;382:p2038 Katy Backes Kozhimannil, distinguished McKnight university professor and director12 1Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minnesota, USA 2University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, Minnesota, USA The problem of medically underserved areas requires structural change, writes Katy Backes Kozhimannil Access to healthcare is an...

Aug 23, 2023 | twin-cities.umn.edu | Katy Backes Kozhimannil

Domestic violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV), before, during or after pregnancy is associated with many serious harms, including increased risk of maternal hemorrhage, higher rates of postpartum depression and increased risks of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Universal screening for IPV during prenatal or postpartum health care visits is one of the most effective strategies for identifying and supporting people experiencing IPV, yet many IPV victims are not screened.