Healthcare Finance News February 5, 2025
Rural healthcare leaders are using AI tools to enhance operational efficiency and to offset a shrinking labor pool.
The vast majority of rural healthcare organizations have expressed optimism about their financial viability.
In a new Wipfli poll, 72% of respondents said they were “cautiously optimistic,” and 24% said they were “completely optimistic.”
Seventy-eight percent said they are “not likely at all” to merge with another organization, yet 41% said that reimbursements and other financial concerns remain a significant challenge.
More respondents than in previous years, about 65%, cited cybersecurity as a top concern, and 81% have increased their investment in cybersecurity technologies in the past 12 months.
“Rural healthcare organizations have emerged from COVID and managed to level off the...
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