Telehealth & Covid-19
The PM Toolkit for Change Management: 3 Disciplines for RHTP Transformation
The main reason many RHTP initiatives will fall short of achieving the outcomes expected by CMS is not technology — it is the unmanaged resistance to change by clinicians, by staff, by administrators, and [...]
7 Proven Habits for Effectively Managing RHTP Transformation — Creating Engagement
At the core of every rural health transformation is one fundamental task: creating the desire in clinicians, staff, patients, and leaders to do things differently. As most leaders in healthcare know, that is harder [...]
7 Proven Habits for Effectively Managing RHTP Transformation — Preparation
Inspired by Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" In 1976, a doctoral student named Stephen Covey set out to understand what made people truly effective. His method was ambitious: he read [...]
Skip a Step, Fail the Change: RHTP Success with ADKAR®
A quote from Dr. Charlie Mayo has stayed with me since my years at the Mayo Clinic:"Today, the only thing that is permanent is change."Dr. Mayo’s guidance to the clinic he and his brother started were recorded in 1931. Nearly [...]
Why Your RHTP Transformation May Fail — And How to SWITCH It Up
The Rural Health Transformation Program is putting billions of dollars into rural healthcare — and with it comes an expectation that things will actually change. Not just that technology will be purchased. Not just that services will be launched. [...]
Rural Telehealth: Beyond Video Visits
With millions of dollars in Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding now flowing to organizations in all 50 states, rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, and health systems face a pivotal question: What telehealth services should we actually launch? For many [...]
Are Rural Hospitals Better Off Because of Telehealth?
A question that surfaces regularly among rural hospital leaders — and deserves a direct answer: "Are rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, and 'tweeners' better off financially as a result of telemedicine partnerships? Or are these partnerships driving down their Case [...]
RHTP’s Greatest Untapped Opportunity:
Building the Capability to Innovate
The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) has attracted a lot of attention — and a lot of vendors. Within weeks of states announcing their RHTP funding awards, technology companies began marketing aggressively to rural healthcare organizations. Telehealth Booths. AI platforms. [...]
Buying Technology for RHTP Is Easy.
Driving RHTP Outcomes Is Not.
RHTP funding is arriving — and with it, a wave of technology purchasing decisions. Advanced imaging systems. Telehealth platforms. Remote patient monitoring programs. AI-powered scribing tools. Consumer-facing digital health solutions. Vendors are calling. Demos are being scheduled. Budget conversations are [...]