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Barriers and Facilitators to Scaling up Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Kentucky: Qualitative Perspectives of Treatment Organization Staff
Examines perspectives from substance use treatment program staff related to the barriers and facilitators of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) utilization. Provides qualitative feedback data from agency staff in Kentucky and discusses organizational, patient, and community factors that impact MOUD utilization. Includes perspectives from rural areas.
Author(s): Hannah K. Knudsen, Shaquita Andrews-Higgins, Sandra Back-Haddix, et al.
Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 20, 15
Date: 04/2025
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Examines perspectives from substance use treatment program staff related to the barriers and facilitators of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) utilization. Provides qualitative feedback data from agency staff in Kentucky and discusses organizational, patient, and community factors that impact MOUD utilization. Includes perspectives from rural areas.
Author(s): Hannah K. Knudsen, Shaquita Andrews-Higgins, Sandra Back-Haddix, et al.
Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 20, 15
Date: 04/2025
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Taking to the Skies: How a Doctor Cares for Patients in Rural Colorado
Discusses using air travel to help physicians reach remote areas in Colorado and patients who need critical medical care.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Discusses using air travel to help physicians reach remote areas in Colorado and patients who need critical medical care.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Texas Health Stephenville Enhances Respiratory Care in Erath County
Profiles Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville in rural Texas and their pulmonary rehabilitation services. Discusses the need for pulmonary healthcare access in rural areas.
Author(s): Chandra Caradine
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Resources
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Profiles Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville in rural Texas and their pulmonary rehabilitation services. Discusses the need for pulmonary healthcare access in rural areas.
Author(s): Chandra Caradine
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Resources
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Non-Health Care Costs Associated with Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Visitation
Summarizes household expenses associated with neonatal intensive care unit visitation including transportation, lost wages, lodging, childcare, and more. Includes metropolitan and non-metropolitan comparisons in Appendix Table 2.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Gourevitch, Evan Ellicott, Christina Kim, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 3(3)
Date: 03/2025
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Summarizes household expenses associated with neonatal intensive care unit visitation including transportation, lost wages, lodging, childcare, and more. Includes metropolitan and non-metropolitan comparisons in Appendix Table 2.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Gourevitch, Evan Ellicott, Christina Kim, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 3(3)
Date: 03/2025
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Enhancing Access to Nephrology Care: Telenephrology Dashboard Optimization via Human-Centered Design
Examines how the development of the Telenephrology Dashboard for veterans served by the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System (ICVAHCS) provides improved access to nephrology care and kidney specialists. Describes the methodology used to create and evaluate the dashboard as well as how telehealth tools can serve veterans in predominately rural areas.
Author(s): Melissa Swee, Bharat Kumar, M. Lee Sanders, et al.
Citation: BMC Nephrology, 26, 164
Date: 03/2025
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Examines how the development of the Telenephrology Dashboard for veterans served by the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System (ICVAHCS) provides improved access to nephrology care and kidney specialists. Describes the methodology used to create and evaluate the dashboard as well as how telehealth tools can serve veterans in predominately rural areas.
Author(s): Melissa Swee, Bharat Kumar, M. Lee Sanders, et al.
Citation: BMC Nephrology, 26, 164
Date: 03/2025
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Comparative Effectiveness of Buprenorphine Adherence with Telemedicine Versus In-Person for Rural and Urban Patients
Compares adherence to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in telemedicine versus in-person healthcare in rural and urban populations. Utilizes 2017–2022 data from 511 adults and compares 3,302 in-person and 519 telemedicine visits, with breakdowns according to patient characteristics, adherence, gaps in treatment, and rural versus urban location. Discusses changing legislative requirements related to buprenorphine treatment and the potential impact on rural populations.
Author(s): Thomas J. Reese, Nana Addo Padi-Adjirackor, Kevin N. Griffith, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 65(2), 102318
Date: 03/2025
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Compares adherence to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in telemedicine versus in-person healthcare in rural and urban populations. Utilizes 2017–2022 data from 511 adults and compares 3,302 in-person and 519 telemedicine visits, with breakdowns according to patient characteristics, adherence, gaps in treatment, and rural versus urban location. Discusses changing legislative requirements related to buprenorphine treatment and the potential impact on rural populations.
Author(s): Thomas J. Reese, Nana Addo Padi-Adjirackor, Kevin N. Griffith, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 65(2), 102318
Date: 03/2025
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Chartis Center for Rural Health Research & Resources for the 2025 National Rural Health Association's Rural Health Policy Institute Conference
Offers research and analysis of the stability of the rural healthcare safety net. Includes Instability Continues to Threaten Rural Health Safety Net: Reduced Reimbursements, Dwindling Access to Care, and Deteriorating Population Health Status, and presentation slides on this report from the 2025 National Rural Health Association Policy Institute. Provides links to national and state data tables showing the financial impact of federal policies on rural hospitals.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Chartis Center for Rural Health
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Offers research and analysis of the stability of the rural healthcare safety net. Includes Instability Continues to Threaten Rural Health Safety Net: Reduced Reimbursements, Dwindling Access to Care, and Deteriorating Population Health Status, and presentation slides on this report from the 2025 National Rural Health Association Policy Institute. Provides links to national and state data tables showing the financial impact of federal policies on rural hospitals.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Chartis Center for Rural Health
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Instability Continues to Threaten Rural Health Safety Net: Reduced Reimbursements, Dwindling Access to Care and Deteriorating Population Health Status
Examines factors contributing to the instability of the rural healthcare safety net, including policy-related reimbursement cuts and changes to payer mixes. Presents data on rural hospitals that have stopped offering obstetrics and chemotherapy services. Explores aspects of rural population health and social drivers of health as they relate to rural healthcare delivery challenges.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Chartis Center for Rural Health
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Examines factors contributing to the instability of the rural healthcare safety net, including policy-related reimbursement cuts and changes to payer mixes. Presents data on rural hospitals that have stopped offering obstetrics and chemotherapy services. Explores aspects of rural population health and social drivers of health as they relate to rural healthcare delivery challenges.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Chartis Center for Rural Health
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Peer-Assisted Telemedicine Hepatitis-C Treatment for People Who Use Drugs in Rural Communities: A Mixed Methods Study
Examines the Oregon HOPE TeleHCV study, which provided peer-facilitated telemedicine hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment for people who use drugs (PWUD) in rural Oregon. Utilizes survey and interview data provided by patients and clinicians to identify effective strategies for building trust and reducing barriers to treatment at the systems, clinical, and peer levels.
Author(s): Kim Hoffman, Gillian Leichtling, Sarah Shin, et al.
Citation: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 20, 10
Date: 02/2025
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Examines the Oregon HOPE TeleHCV study, which provided peer-facilitated telemedicine hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment for people who use drugs (PWUD) in rural Oregon. Utilizes survey and interview data provided by patients and clinicians to identify effective strategies for building trust and reducing barriers to treatment at the systems, clinical, and peer levels.
Author(s): Kim Hoffman, Gillian Leichtling, Sarah Shin, et al.
Citation: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 20, 10
Date: 02/2025
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Exploring Access to Critical Health Services for Older Adults in Rural America from 1990 to 2020
Analyzes Area Health Resource Files to evaluate access to healthcare facilities and services between 1990 and 2020 using Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Discusses healthcare access disparities between urban and rural areas and the growth of the older adult population in rural communities.
Author(s): Elizabeth A. Bambury, Alexis A. Merdjanoff, Joshua T. Fergen, J. Tom Mueller
Citation: The Journal of Rural Health, 41(1), e70004
Date: 02/2025
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Analyzes Area Health Resource Files to evaluate access to healthcare facilities and services between 1990 and 2020 using Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Discusses healthcare access disparities between urban and rural areas and the growth of the older adult population in rural communities.
Author(s): Elizabeth A. Bambury, Alexis A. Merdjanoff, Joshua T. Fergen, J. Tom Mueller
Citation: The Journal of Rural Health, 41(1), e70004
Date: 02/2025
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