HIT Consultant June 21, 2022
Fred Pennic

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Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), based in Lexington, Ky., will use Biofourmis’ virtual care and AI-based predictive analytics technology to support a new Rural Home Hospital program delivering acute hospital-level care inside patients’ homes–including a clinical trial studying this care model in rural areas.

ARH joins Blessing Health System—which is also using Biofourmis’ solution—as one of only two U.S. participants selected for the Rural Home Hospital program. The program will enable caregivers to deliver hospital-level care in patients’ homes across a range of acute conditions instead of admitting them to a medical facility. Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that these programs, utilizing Biofourmis’ technology, can lower hospital readmissions by 70%, with a 38% reduction in...

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