‘Better than nothing’: clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals
Clinicians and health service heads are willing to accept a lower standard of care for people outside of major cities because ...
Modern Healthcare6y
‘The hospital was a force holding the community together. Without it, I think this community probably will disintegrate’
Copper Basin’s story is one playing out in rural communities across the nation. It highlights the challenges independent community hospitals face in an industry where giant health systems only ...
Crain's Detroit15d
Rural hospitals at risk for closure as financial pressure mounts
If private insurers and public insurance programs don’t improve payments to hospitals, a wave of rural hospital closures are imminent, according to a new report from the Centers for Quality ...
The Republican Herald2d
Rural healthcare shortages, emerging technologies examined by Senate Majority Policy Committee
Technological innovations to expand access to quality healthcare in rural areas of Pennsylvania were reviewed during a public ...
Becker's Hospital Review1mon
Rural hospitals' financial pressures mount as Medicare Advantage grows: 12 things to know
2. Rural MA patients also face longer hospital stays, spending 9.6% more time in the hospital before transitioning to post-acute care compared to similar traditional Medicare patients, according ...
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Proposed cuts to medical research threaten rural residents, hospital says
“So our ability to care for our neighbors, and especially to design innovative health care solutions that will work for everyone, including people in the rural parts of this country, all of that ...
Fierce Healthcare19d
Hundreds of rural hospitals took Microsoft up on its cybersecurity support offer
More than 375 of those hospitals are participating in cybersecurity assessments funded by Microsoft, and almost 1,000 rural hospital workers received cybersecurity trainings. The white paper ...