Rural and underserved communities

Dr. Dave Newman, chief medical officer of virtual care at Sanford Health, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss expanding virtual care and incorporating AI across the health system's largely rural footprint.

Ovatient CEO Michael Dalton recommends that states use Rural Health Transformation Program money to move beyond hospital-centric care models and supplement local health services with virtual-first primary and specialty care.

According to Clearwater's Jackie Mattingly, sustainable cybersecurity funding for rural hospitals remains elusive, with many states allocating little to no Rural Health Transformation Program money to security.

Lakewood Health System's Jim Roeder says building regional alliances enables rural hospitals to share expertise, strengthen defenses and keep care available when cyber incidents happen.

All 50 states were awarded funding to launch their proposals to achieve sustainable rural healthcare over a 10-year timeframe. See how much each stated received.

According to Arcadia SVP Anna Basevich, the Rural Health Transformation Program will give $50 billion to hospitals to help them expand their workforces and shift to care models that will enhance outcomes and reduce costs.

The Greek government will integrate Sword Intelligence into the country's National Health Information Line to workers with triage and care coordination.

Former Zuellig Pharma exec Louis Payet launches Peach Health Asia, aiming to make coach-guided tele-physiotherapy and digital rehabilitation accessible across Southeast Asia.

AI helps reduce time spent in chart search, review and prep enabling end users to see a quick AI generated summary highlighting the most important things that need to be addressed, says Lori Walker, Presbyterian Healthcare Services' CMIO.  

The spin-off company is expected to rake in almost $2 billion in revenue this year.