"The Rural Health Transformation Fund is a carveout that will provide $50bn over a period of five years to states who meet certain application criteria, including consumer-facing, technology-driven solutions for the prevention and management of chronic diseases, and providing training and technical assistance for the development and adoption of technology-enabled solutions that improve care delivery in rural hospitals, including remote monitoring, robotics, artificial intelligence, and other advanced technologies."
"Chenhao Tan, associate professor of data science at the University of Chicago, and Karni Chagal-Feferkorn, an assistant professor at the University of South Florida's college of AI and cybersecurity, said AI technology could provide major benefits to rural hospitals that are frequently under-resourced and under-staffed. They also agreed that AI has the potential to alleviate the administrative burden that physicians at these hospitals often face."
States must meet three of ten criteria to receive certain federal funding, including integrating more artificial intelligence (AI) technology in healthcare settings. The Rural Health Transformation Fund will allocate $50bn over five years for states that adopt consumer-facing, technology-driven chronic disease solutions and provide training and technical assistance for remote monitoring, robotics, AI, and other advanced technologies in rural hospitals. Analysts note the $50bn will not replace a projected $911bn reduction in Medicaid spending over the next decade, which will reduce patient coverage and hospital Medicaid reimbursements. AI could benefit under-resourced rural hospitals and reduce physicians' administrative note-taking burden.
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