Behavioral health remains one of the most pressing and underserved areas in healthcare — especially in rural and low-resource settings. As part of the broader effort to support rural innovation under CMS’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, this five-part [...]

Chronic disease is the leading cause of death, disability, and healthcare spending in the U.S. — and it disproportionately impacts rural communities. Yet rural patients with diabetes, hypertension, COPD, and heart failure often face delayed treatment, missed follow-ups, and limited [...]

Primary care is the foundation of a high-functioning healthcare system, but in rural America, it is also one of the most fragile. Many communities lack enough clinicians so patients often have to travel long distances even for basic services, [...]

This is the second article in a multi-part series spotlighting proven telehealth-enabled solutions that address the goals outlined in CMS's Rural Health Transformation Program. Each installment will focus on a different area of care — continuing here with emergency [...]

This is the first article in a multi-part series spotlighting proven telehealth-enabled solutions that address the goals outlined in CMS's Rural Health Transformation Program. Each installment will focus on a different area of care — starting here with inpatient care [...]

Based on the Kano model, the reality of innovation is that features that once were a “delighter” (remember the first power windows in cars?) over time in the eyes of the consumer become “table stakes”. The same holds true [...]