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Data-Driven Initiative Drives Down Disparities in Rural Health Care
Identifying the underlying factors that contribute to disparities in outcomes in vulnerable rural populations and developing strategies to address these issues remain constant challenges, but progress is being made. OSF Healthcare’s Health Equities Action Lab (HEAL) is employing a data-driven strategy to address breast cancer disparity outcomes among its Illinois patients, 65% of whom live in rural areas.
3 Ways Hospitals Are Tackling Maternal Health Innovation
The need to improve maternal and child health equity in America while reducing access disparities has become a national focus. As policymakers and provider organizations continue to seek ways to reverse these trends, hospitals and health systems are stepping up with innovative efforts.
Register Now for the 2026 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
From finding innovative ways to strengthen the workforce and gaining insights on how to navigate change and adversity to leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance clinical workflows, the upcoming AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference offers a wealth of learning and networking opportunities.
Microsoft Plan to Help Rural Care Facilities Improve Cybersecurity Gains Traction
Efforts launched about 18 months ago by Microsoft to help rural health care facilities improve cybersecurity and expand access to artificial intelligence (AI) continue to gain traction.
Why Rural Hospitals May Have Some Advantages to Drive Tech Innovation
Rural hospitals and health systems may not have the size, resources or scale of their urban and academic medical center counterparts, but they have ideal traits to help spur technology innovation.
Ohio Rural Hospitals Form Clinically Integrated Network
Twenty-six rural hospitals across Ohio and West Virginia have launched the Ohio High-Value Network (OHVN), a clinically integrated network serving more than 2.5 million patients managed by Cibolo Health.
Rural Hospitals Move to Enhance Cybersecurity
More than 550 rural hospitals have joined the Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program, a partnership created last year by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and Microsoft to provide free and heavily discounted cybersecurity services.
Register Now for the AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
More than 1,000 rural health leaders will gather in San Antonio Feb. 23-26 for the AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference to share actionable strategies and resources on workforce shortages, financial instability, age-friendly care delivery, innovation, developing strong governance practices and other issues.
Rural Hospital Reduces No-Shows with a Boost in Patient Engagement
Sparta Community Hospital, in a rural Illinois town about 50 miles southeast of St. Louis, is using proactive, patient-facing communication technology that integrates with its EHR system data to reach patients in a more user-friendly way to reduce its no-show rates.
Special Report: How Health Care Disruptors will Transform the Field in 2024
AHA Market Scan special report explores which companies aim to deliver transformational change in 2024.