At his confirmation hearing on Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Health and Human Services, said rural hospitals will be a priority if he…
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Cybersecurity in healthcare is essential to keeping patients safe. For hospitals, a data breach isn’t a mere inconvenience — it can delay life-saving treatments and disrupt vital care. Addressing these risks requires targeted, supportive…
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CMS Guidance for Rural Hospital Growth: Introduction
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released updated guidance for hospitals aiming to convert into rural emergency hospitals (REHs). This new provider type was established…
The following is a guest article by Tom Furr, CEO at PatientPay
Forty percent of U.S. hospitals are losing money, a Kaufman Hall analysis shows, even at a time when overall hospital margins are growing….
Most rural hospitals simply don’t have the resources to adopt AI at the same rate as other hospitals, so they oftentimes have to wait to deploy the tools that other hospitals are benefiting from,…
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What You Should Know:
– Nordic, a global health and technology consulting firm, today announced an initiative with Microsoft and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) to establish a national Rural Health IT…
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What You Should Know:
– RapidAI, a global leader in AI-powered healthcare solutions, has announced a partnership with the Alaska Stroke Coalition (ASC) to improve stroke care in Alaska.
– The “Rapid AK” project aims to…
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To help rural healthcare systems better protect themselves from malicious actors in an age of AI-powered threats, Microsoft, the White House, the American Hospital Association and the National Rural Health Association are teaming up…
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Access to healthcare services is critical to good health, yet rural residents often encounter barriers to healthcare that limit their ability to obtain the care they need.Similarly, providers serving in rural areas also face…
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As part of its recent efforts to bolster cybersecurity resilience across critical sectors nationwide, the White House this week announced a new initiative that enlists the private sector to help small and rural hospitals…
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