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There is a need to bring nontraditional organizations into value-based efforts, says Lynn Carroll, COO HSBlox.
Max Silber, VP of mobility and IoT at MetTel, says recent Federal Communications Commission mandates to retire legacy copper voice service lines could pose unexpected safety risks to rural providers. Don't wait until the fax machine breaks, he warns.
Kevin Ritter, Altera Digital Health's CareInMotion EVP, explains why more connectivity doesn't always translate to sustainable rural outcomes. He says focusing on clinical data access is more likely to improve the value of interoperability funding.
Continued funding from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program requires integrated data across providers. Making it easy for them to connect virtually to state systems is vital, says Dr. Tim Ferris, InterSystems' VP of healthcare practice.