Healthcare IT News June 5, 2024
Cloud-based EHRs, robotic process automation, containerization tools and other tech can help under-resourced providers overcome a growing list of challenges, says one physician IT leader.
Rural and community hospitals serve almost 15% of the U.S. population, but only 10% of physicians practice in rural America, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite their rural setting, these healthcare organizations face the same staffing, security and budgetary challenges as their urban counterparts.
Similarly, rural and community hospitals cannot afford downtime for their electronic health records, an expense estimated at $7,900/minute, and at almost $8,662/minute today for the cost of ransomware attacks.
How can emerging technologies help remote and often under-resourced rural and community hospitals manage these...
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