Telehealth & Covid-19
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Preparing for RHTP RFPs:
What Rural Health Leaders can do NOW
The Rural Health Transformation Program has set a remarkable amount of activity into motion — 50 state applications submitted, awards issued, revised budgets under review, and RFPs at the state level are beginning to take shape. For most rural [...]
When Telehealth Gear Gathers Dust:
Why Equipment Funding Isn’t Enough
This article is based on a webinar presented by Jen Donathan, Shari Snyder, Ryan Baker, and Christian Milaster for Generation West Virginia’s Broadband Technical Assistance Webinar Series. There is a pattern we have seen play out across community health [...]
Consumer-Facing Digital Health Is Coming:
Are States and Rural Providers Ready?
When CMS designed the Rural Health Transformation Program, it made a deliberate bet: consumer-facing digital health technology — symptom checkers, remote monitoring devices, AI chatbots, chronic disease apps, digital navigation tools — could meaningfully address rural healthcare access barriers if [...]