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Operational Challenges and Adaptive Leadership in Emergency Departments in the United States of America: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
Analyzes perspectives from emergency department (ED) leadership regarding operational challenges such as overcrowding, staffing shortages, and diminishing quality of care and provider well-being. Utilizes survey and interview data from ED leaders to examine adaptive strategies, evidence-based protocols, cross-professional collaboration, and more, with a focus on rural contexts included.
Author(s): Emmanuel Animashaun, Ellen Barnie Peprah, Olaoluwa Olorunfemi, et al.
Citation: BMC Emergency Medicine, 25, 241
Date: 11/2025
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Analyzes perspectives from emergency department (ED) leadership regarding operational challenges such as overcrowding, staffing shortages, and diminishing quality of care and provider well-being. Utilizes survey and interview data from ED leaders to examine adaptive strategies, evidence-based protocols, cross-professional collaboration, and more, with a focus on rural contexts included.
Author(s): Emmanuel Animashaun, Ellen Barnie Peprah, Olaoluwa Olorunfemi, et al.
Citation: BMC Emergency Medicine, 25, 241
Date: 11/2025
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Differences in Rural and Urban Patient Perceptions of Facilitative Factors for Cancer Clinical Trial Participation
Examines factors associated with cancer clinical trial participation among 15 rural and 15 urban cancer patients in Vermont. Presents data and interview excerpts illustrating rural and urban patients' relative prioritization of factors including care coordination, travel time, financial support from hospitals, treatment regimen, and more.
Author(s): Maria C. Lent, Janine Cerutti, Maija Reblin, Randall F. Holcombe
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 1489
Date: 11/2025
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Examines factors associated with cancer clinical trial participation among 15 rural and 15 urban cancer patients in Vermont. Presents data and interview excerpts illustrating rural and urban patients' relative prioritization of factors including care coordination, travel time, financial support from hospitals, treatment regimen, and more.
Author(s): Maria C. Lent, Janine Cerutti, Maija Reblin, Randall F. Holcombe
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 1489
Date: 11/2025
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Prevalence of Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions among US Children with Public and Commercial Insurance
Examines the prevalence of diagnosed mental health conditions, including ADHD, depression, and anxiety, among children (3-17 years) with Medicaid or commercial insurance in rural, suburban, and urban communities. Utilizes 2018 Transformed Medicaid Analytic Files and claims database data of a large commercial insurer.
Author(s): Wanmeng Liu, Yujia Xie, Sarah Vinson, Jiaxi Yu, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 4050
Date: 11/2025
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Examines the prevalence of diagnosed mental health conditions, including ADHD, depression, and anxiety, among children (3-17 years) with Medicaid or commercial insurance in rural, suburban, and urban communities. Utilizes 2018 Transformed Medicaid Analytic Files and claims database data of a large commercial insurer.
Author(s): Wanmeng Liu, Yujia Xie, Sarah Vinson, Jiaxi Yu, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 4050
Date: 11/2025
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Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Investments: Fact Sheet
Provides an overview of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) grant programs in Fiscal Year 2025. Summarizes and briefly describes funding awarded to address rural behavioral health, expand the rural health workforce, increase access to care, advance maternal health, support rural health research and information dissemination, and support rural hospitals.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Provides an overview of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) grant programs in Fiscal Year 2025. Summarizes and briefly describes funding awarded to address rural behavioral health, expand the rural health workforce, increase access to care, advance maternal health, support rural health research and information dissemination, and support rural hospitals.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Characteristics of Critical Access Hospitals with High Financial and Quality Metric Performance
Examines Critical Access Hospital (CAH) financial and quality performance utilizing Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) data. Provides characteristics of CAHs and their respective measures according to 5 financial and 5 quality benchmarks.
Author(s): Lauren Wallace, George H Pink, Kristie Thompson, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines Critical Access Hospital (CAH) financial and quality performance utilizing Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) data. Provides characteristics of CAHs and their respective measures according to 5 financial and 5 quality benchmarks.
Author(s): Lauren Wallace, George H Pink, Kristie Thompson, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Chronic Health Conditions and Health Care Affordability Issues among U.S. Rural and Urban Adults
Analyzes associations between chronic health conditions and likelihood of experiencing healthcare affordability issues among rural and urban populations, utilizing 2022 National Health Interview Survey data. Examines rural and urban prevalence of individual chronic conditions, chronic condition multimorbidity, problems paying medical bills, and inability to pay medical bills.
Author(s): Ingrid Jacobson, Alexis Swendener, Hannah MacDougall, Carrie Henning-Smith
Citation: Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, 15
Date: 11/2025
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Analyzes associations between chronic health conditions and likelihood of experiencing healthcare affordability issues among rural and urban populations, utilizing 2022 National Health Interview Survey data. Examines rural and urban prevalence of individual chronic conditions, chronic condition multimorbidity, problems paying medical bills, and inability to pay medical bills.
Author(s): Ingrid Jacobson, Alexis Swendener, Hannah MacDougall, Carrie Henning-Smith
Citation: Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, 15
Date: 11/2025
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Associations of Social Deprivation and Oncology Physician Network Vulnerability With Acute Care Utilization in the SEER-Medicare Population
Discusses the socioeconomic factors that correlate with acute care utilization among cancer patients, as well as the effect of regional specialist scarcity. Draws from Medicare data on patients with breast, lung, or colorectal cancer who have visited emergency departments or had non-elective hospitalizations and explores correlating social and regional factors, such as sex, rurality, social deprivation index score, and proximity to an oncology physician, among others.
Author(s): Ashlee A. Korsberg, Gabriel A. Brooks, A. James O'Malley, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, e70070
Date: 11/2025
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Discusses the socioeconomic factors that correlate with acute care utilization among cancer patients, as well as the effect of regional specialist scarcity. Draws from Medicare data on patients with breast, lung, or colorectal cancer who have visited emergency departments or had non-elective hospitalizations and explores correlating social and regional factors, such as sex, rurality, social deprivation index score, and proximity to an oncology physician, among others.
Author(s): Ashlee A. Korsberg, Gabriel A. Brooks, A. James O'Malley, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research, e70070
Date: 11/2025
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Recovery Through a Disability Lens: Impacts of the 2023 Maui Wildfires on Disability Equity and Shared Prosperity
Reports on the impacts of the August 2023 Hawaii wildfires on the housing, employment and income, health, and life satisfaction of West Maui or Kula residents with disabilities. Details how disaster preparedness and recovery policy influence health and quality-of-life disparities for people with disabilities.
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Author(s): Daniela Bond-Smith, Ruben Juarez, Alika Maunakea
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawai'i
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Reports on the impacts of the August 2023 Hawaii wildfires on the housing, employment and income, health, and life satisfaction of West Maui or Kula residents with disabilities. Details how disaster preparedness and recovery policy influence health and quality-of-life disparities for people with disabilities.
Additional links: Plain Language Version
Author(s): Daniela Bond-Smith, Ruben Juarez, Alika Maunakea
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawai'i
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Evaluating the Relationship Between Primary Care Provider Access and High Blood Pressure among Hispanic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
Examines the relationship between having a primary care physician (PCP) and managing chronic disease in rural Yakima County, Washington State. Utilizes data from 218 participants at the Fiesta de Salud community health fair to analyze demographics, PCP access, and controlled versus uncontrolled blood pressure.
Author(s): Catalina Yepez, Kimberly McKeirnan, Megan Undeberg, Ryan G. Pett
Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 44, 402
Date: 11/2025
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Examines the relationship between having a primary care physician (PCP) and managing chronic disease in rural Yakima County, Washington State. Utilizes data from 218 participants at the Fiesta de Salud community health fair to analyze demographics, PCP access, and controlled versus uncontrolled blood pressure.
Author(s): Catalina Yepez, Kimberly McKeirnan, Megan Undeberg, Ryan G. Pett
Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 44, 402
Date: 11/2025
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The State of Rural Primary Care in the United States
Provides information, statistics, interactive maps, example programs, and policy suggestions regarding the rural primary care workforce supply in the United States. Provides data on projections for adequate supply as well as county-level maps on Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), National Health Service Corps (NHSC) clinicians, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Includes rural versus nonrural respondent survey data related to primary care access, use, availability, and delivery.
Author(s): Celli Horstman, Arnav Shah
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Provides information, statistics, interactive maps, example programs, and policy suggestions regarding the rural primary care workforce supply in the United States. Provides data on projections for adequate supply as well as county-level maps on Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), National Health Service Corps (NHSC) clinicians, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Includes rural versus nonrural respondent survey data related to primary care access, use, availability, and delivery.
Author(s): Celli Horstman, Arnav Shah
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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