What Does the REH Designation Mean for Rural Healthcare?In 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services introduced the REH designation, which aimed to transform capabilities of qualifying healthcare organizations. The designation allows eligible…
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By Anuja Vaidya
November 30, 2023 – Using a $2 million grant, Auburn University will spearhead a rural healthcare access initiative to install telehealth stations across rural Alabama.
Provided by the Alabama State Department of Finance, the…
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Rural Healthcare Organizations Need Security Support
Healthcare access is already a challenge for rural communities across the country. The threat of a cyberattack is yet another immense weight for these independent health systems to juggle.
Many…
Portland, Oregon-based OCHIN announced its entrance into acute care this week with a full-service inpatient electronic health record system that supports interdisciplinary care plans and clinical care coordination in an effort to focus on…
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By Anuja Vaidya
September 25, 2023 – The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is establishing an institute focused on expanding and enhancing healthcare delivery through digital technologies.
The TTUHSC Institute of Telehealth and Digital Innovation…
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By Sara Heath
August 31, 2023 – Rural healthcare organizations excel at addressing social determinants of health despite the barriers blocking patient care access, a new University of Missouri study found.
Overall, hospitals and health systems serving…
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Mike Hamilton, Founder and CISO of Critical Insight
To stop ransomware terrorists from locking up our Nation’s hospitals, the Federal Government is pushing patient-focused entities to align with a standard. It means more work for…
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More than 600 rural U.S. hospitals are at risk of closing due to their financial instability — that’s more than 30% of the country’s rural hospitals. For half of these 600 hospitals, the risk…
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By Hannah Nelson
June 30, 2023 – Georgia’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE), the Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), has received a $1,000,000 grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote rural healthcare services.
The…
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has the potential to address healthcare challenges in rural areas. It enables chronic patients, older individuals, and those recovering from surgeries to monitor their health from home and access virtual…
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