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Deep Dive: Technology has a role to play as the best solution that connects data between providers and the community.
Before jumping into interventions, the first step is quantifying the risk that's impacting the population and driving costs, says Saleem Tahir, COO of MedeAnalytics.
Data shows that 700 of 1,800 rural U.S. hospitals are at financial risk, with 300 facing possible closure within three years, according to Belina Sapkota and Sarah Zak, NHIT INSPIRED interns.
The federal program could be a short-term patch for struggling rural hospitals or the last chance to move rural healthcare onto a model that works at scale. Michael Dalton of non-profit virtual care provider Ovatient explains.