HealthLeaders Media March 25, 2025
In small towns where the doctor is a neighbor and the hospital is the biggest employer, new ideas like AI and telehealth face a much tougher path to adoption.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Nearly 200 rural hospitals have closed over the past 20 years, and 700 more – about one-third of all rural hospitals in the country – are at risk of closing in the near future.
– Rural hospital executives say new technology may be their lifeline to survival, but it’s not as easy as launching a telehealth platform or jumping on the AI bandwagon.
– Healthcare leaders need to adopt an innovation strategy that emphasizes the community and enables residents to use the phone instead of a computer when...
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