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1271. Empowering Rural Communities: Overcoming Barriers to Substance Use Treatment - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Webinar recording discusses the ways rural communities can overcome barriers to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and uptake. Explores substance use data for rural communities and outlines common barriers, such as travel times and distance to care, provider shortages, and concerns about stigma and patient confidentiality. Highlights strategies for rural communities to leverage their community bonds and faith communities to address SUD, and details models for expanding treatment and patient support in rural areas.

...Statistics and data · Stigma · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth · Transportation · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

1272. Improving Care and Accessibility for Rural Patients with Disabilities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 2, 2024

Rural people with disabilities face barriers to healthcare, such as transportation, inaccessible buildings, and providers' lack of experience or confidence treating this patient population. Experts, including a public health department in Montana and a disability and health program in New Hampshire, discuss these barriers and ways to improve accessibility and communication with patients with disabilities. - The Rural Monitor

...Telehealth Guidance and Resources: Communication Access for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Patients and their...

1273. States' Actions to Expand Telemedicine Access During COVID-19 and Future Policy Considerations - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Provides an overview of state laws and policies related to state-regulated insurance coverage of telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses future policy considerations for state policymakers regarding coverage of telemedicine services after pandemic-related changes expire.

...Christina L. Goe 06/2021 Commonwealth Fund Emergency preparedness and response · Legislation and regulations · Policy · Telehealth...

1274. From Idea to Reality: Federal Funding Supports Quapaw Nation's Community Paramedicine Program - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 16, 2022

By leveraging federal COVID-related funding, the Quapaw Nation now serves its local residents with a new community paramedicine program. Current program data indicates that it's bringing significant cost savings, along with valuable information for future local healthcare delivery decision-making. Most importantly, the program is also proving to be widely acceptable to community members. - The Rural Monitor

...telehealth access to another medical provider when Arnall identifies the need for assistance. Arnall said...

1275. Hospital Utilization Among Rural Children Served by Pediatric Neurology Telemedicine Clinics - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Compares rates of emergency department visits and hospital admissions at a California academic children's hospital with similar groups of patients who received outpatient pediatric neurology care at remote telemedicine clinics or in-person clinics. Features statistics including baseline characteristics among telemedicine and in-person cohorts, and hospital encounter frequencies and rates.

...youth · Clinics · Health workforce supply and demand · Hospitals · Outpatient care · Statistics and data · Telehealth · California...

1276. The Coffee Break Project - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Nov 12, 2025

Biweekly coffee gatherings in rural Colorado encourage mental health check-ins for farmers and ranchers.

...telehealth services. Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. attributes much of the Coffee Break Project's success...

1277. Telemedicine: What Should the Post-Pandemic Regulatory and Payment Landscape Look Like? - Resources
Date: Aug 2020

Discusses changes to telemedicine regulation and payment policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, examining the effects of these temporary changes in relation to the broader issues that telemedicine policy addresses. Explores possible long-term options for insurers and regulators and offers policy recommendations.

...Wang, Gregory Snyder 08/2020 Commonwealth Fund Access · Healthcare business and finance · Infectious diseases · Policy · Telehealth...

1278. Tele-Behavioral Health Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 - Resources
Date: May 2024

Explores whether tele-behavioral healthcare was able to meet the demand for behavioral healthcare during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Examines behavioral healthcare and tele-behavioral healthcare use among Medicare beneficiaries in 2019 and 2020 by type of service and beneficiary characteristics, including urban and rural residence.

...Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Behavioral health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1279. Report to Congress: Current State of Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning and Capacity Building Models - Resources
Date: Feb 2019

Reports on the impact of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models as required by the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act. Examines how such models are being used to improve healthcare quality and address health workforce capacity, particularly in rural areas, the evidence behind model effectiveness, and evidence gaps. Provides recommendations on expanding model adoption and its use in continuing medical education. Appendix includes an inventory of Project ECHO models and other similar models by state and in several other countries.

...workforce education and training · Healthcare quality · Policy · State-by-state data · Telehealth · State-by-state...

1280. Rural ACO Leaders Speak: What Have Been the Biggest Challenges and the Biggest Advantages to Creating Your ACO? - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 2, 2016

As the healthcare industry shifts from volume-to-value, Accountable Care Organizations are gaining in popularity for rural providers. But, there are risks and difficulties that come along with shared savings programs. We asked five rural ACO leaders to share their insights from building their ACOs. - The Rural Monitor

...telehealth expansions for example — really show that patients did not have to use emergency rooms...