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Implementing a Mobile Clinic for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in an Urban and Rural Context
Highlights a study on the efficacy of the mobile clinic model at providing opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in rural and urban areas. Compares and evaluates mobile OUD treatment programs in Pittsburgh, PA and rural Robeson County, NC. Evaluates programs on the basis of community engagement, cost, and partnerships with local pharmacies, among other measures.
Author(s): Orrin D. Ware, Divya Venkat, Robyn Jordan, et al.
Citation: Substance Use & Addiction Journal, 46(4), 799–805
Date: 10/2025
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Highlights a study on the efficacy of the mobile clinic model at providing opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in rural and urban areas. Compares and evaluates mobile OUD treatment programs in Pittsburgh, PA and rural Robeson County, NC. Evaluates programs on the basis of community engagement, cost, and partnerships with local pharmacies, among other measures.
Author(s): Orrin D. Ware, Divya Venkat, Robyn Jordan, et al.
Citation: Substance Use & Addiction Journal, 46(4), 799–805
Date: 10/2025
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Weight Status Underestimation and Weight Management Goals among Adults in the Rural South of the United States
Analyzes weight status, underestimation, and management goals among residents in rural South Carolina. Analyzes survey data among 185 respondents according to accuracy of weight reporting, weight loss/management goals, and related demographic factors. Discusses accuracy of weight perceptions among residents and the impact on weight management in the rural South.
Author(s): Haakim A. Waraich, Michael D. Wirth, Serge Wandji, Janessa M. Graves, Demetrius A. Abshire
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 10/2025
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Analyzes weight status, underestimation, and management goals among residents in rural South Carolina. Analyzes survey data among 185 respondents according to accuracy of weight reporting, weight loss/management goals, and related demographic factors. Discusses accuracy of weight perceptions among residents and the impact on weight management in the rural South.
Author(s): Haakim A. Waraich, Michael D. Wirth, Serge Wandji, Janessa M. Graves, Demetrius A. Abshire
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 10/2025
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Using Data to Understand Your Community
Provides ideas and steps in using data to understand your community's population. Includes a directory of websites for demographic, population, health, and other data for ZIP codes, cities, counties, and states.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Provides ideas and steps in using data to understand your community's population. Includes a directory of websites for demographic, population, health, and other data for ZIP codes, cities, counties, and states.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Disparities in Breast Cancer Detection Modalities and Outcomes among Geriatric Female Cancer Patients
Analyzes racial and geographic disparities in breast cancer screening modality and 5-year breast cancer survival among older women using 2010-2019 Texas Cancer Registry data. Discusses implications for improving cancer outcomes in rural populations.
Author(s): Zhaoli Liu, Mathilda Nicot-Cartsonis, Biai D.E. Digbeu
Citation: Geriatric Nursing, 65, 103514
Date: 09/2025
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Analyzes racial and geographic disparities in breast cancer screening modality and 5-year breast cancer survival among older women using 2010-2019 Texas Cancer Registry data. Discusses implications for improving cancer outcomes in rural populations.
Author(s): Zhaoli Liu, Mathilda Nicot-Cartsonis, Biai D.E. Digbeu
Citation: Geriatric Nursing, 65, 103514
Date: 09/2025
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The Roles of COVID‐19 Pandemic Exposure and Telehealth in Prenatal Care Access for Rural and Racial Minority Communities in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Examines how timely receipt of prenatal care differed by geography, race, and ethnicity before and during COVID-19 public health emergency and with and without telehealth use. Utilizes National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C) data from June 2018 through May 2022.
Author(s): Peiyin Hung, Jiani Yu, Adiba B. Promiti, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(4), e70077
Date: 09/2025
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Examines how timely receipt of prenatal care differed by geography, race, and ethnicity before and during COVID-19 public health emergency and with and without telehealth use. Utilizes National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C) data from June 2018 through May 2022.
Author(s): Peiyin Hung, Jiani Yu, Adiba B. Promiti, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(4), e70077
Date: 09/2025
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Transforming Access to Hearing Care: Community Perspectives on School-Based Telehealth in Rural Appalachia
Examines community perspectives on school-based hearing screenings completed via telemedicine as an adaptation to provide auditory healthcare access to rural communities. Provides feedback from 21 semi-structured interviews from parents, school staff, and care providers in Appalachian counties regarding childhood hearing loss, screening and follow-up processes, integration of telemedicine, and more.
Author(s): Mary Katherine Oberman, Marissa Schuh Gebert, Olivia Henderson, et al.
Citation: Ear & Hearing - The Official Journal of the American Auditory Society, 47(2), 378-388
Date: 09/2025
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Examines community perspectives on school-based hearing screenings completed via telemedicine as an adaptation to provide auditory healthcare access to rural communities. Provides feedback from 21 semi-structured interviews from parents, school staff, and care providers in Appalachian counties regarding childhood hearing loss, screening and follow-up processes, integration of telemedicine, and more.
Author(s): Mary Katherine Oberman, Marissa Schuh Gebert, Olivia Henderson, et al.
Citation: Ear & Hearing - The Official Journal of the American Auditory Society, 47(2), 378-388
Date: 09/2025
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Identifying Disability with Medicaid Claims Data
Provides a research model that utilizes Medicaid Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files (TAF) data to identify people with disabilities in the Medicaid population. Includes breakdowns of those with a known or suspected disability across demographic groups, including rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Jonathan Gellar, Afroze Chughtai, Andrea Wysocki
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Provides a research model that utilizes Medicaid Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files (TAF) data to identify people with disabilities in the Medicaid population. Includes breakdowns of those with a known or suspected disability across demographic groups, including rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Jonathan Gellar, Afroze Chughtai, Andrea Wysocki
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Physician and Practice Characteristics Associated with Family Physician Panel Size
Results of a study investigating factors associated with variation in panel size, a group of patients assigned to one specific physician or clinical team, from 2017-2023. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by metro and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Andrew Bazemore, Zachary J. Morgan, Kevin Grumbach
Citation: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 38(5), 846-854
Date: 09/2025
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Results of a study investigating factors associated with variation in panel size, a group of patients assigned to one specific physician or clinical team, from 2017-2023. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by metro and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Andrew Bazemore, Zachary J. Morgan, Kevin Grumbach
Citation: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 38(5), 846-854
Date: 09/2025
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Medicare Hospice Use Patterns Among Patients With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias Compared to Those With Other Terminal Diagnoses
Examines hospice use among Medicare enrollees with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) compared to Medicare hospice enrollees with other terminal diagnoses. Explores whether hospice characteristics, including rural status, are associated with hospice length of stay, visit frequency, and live discharge rates among Medicare patients with and without terminal and comorbid ADRD diagnoses.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Examines hospice use among Medicare enrollees with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) compared to Medicare hospice enrollees with other terminal diagnoses. Explores whether hospice characteristics, including rural status, are associated with hospice length of stay, visit frequency, and live discharge rates among Medicare patients with and without terminal and comorbid ADRD diagnoses.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Impact of Ostomy Self-Management Telehealth Training for Rural Cancer Survivors on Health Care Utilization and Economic Outcomes in the United States
Examines the impact of the Ostomy Self-Management Telehealth (OSMT) treatment and education program versus usual care on healthcare utilization, cost, and employment status among rural cancer survivors. Discusses telehealth-delivered self-management education as an accessible and effective care model for rural populations.
Author(s): Daniel Maeng, Virginia Sun, Matthew E. Nielsen, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(4), e70096
Date: 09/2025
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Examines the impact of the Ostomy Self-Management Telehealth (OSMT) treatment and education program versus usual care on healthcare utilization, cost, and employment status among rural cancer survivors. Discusses telehealth-delivered self-management education as an accessible and effective care model for rural populations.
Author(s): Daniel Maeng, Virginia Sun, Matthew E. Nielsen, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(4), e70096
Date: 09/2025
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