For the 69th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking to Dr. Michael Hasselberg, PhD, Chief Digital Health Officer at University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) about his organization’s alliance to expand healthcare access to rural communities! We kick this episode off by diving into what problem inspired Hasselberg to start this project. Then Hasselberg goes into detail about all of URMC’s partners in this project and what their roles are and a partnership that will surprise you. Next, we get into the uses of the tools – what care they can and cannot provide. We then expand outwards to discuss the other digital health efforts URMC is doing. Next, we discuss the technology/initiative that Hasselberg has been keeping an eye on that he believes will benefit healthcare organizations. Finally, we wrap up this episode with Hasselberg passing along the best piece of advice he’s been given.

Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss in this episode:

What was the problem you identified that pushed URMC to expand healthcare access to rural communities?
Talk about all the partners that came together to make this happen.
Who’s doing what with this first-of-its-kind alliance?
What kind of care are you able to provide using these tools? What care can’t you provide?
Outside of this alliance, what other digital health efforts is URMC doing?
What’s a technology or initiative that you’re keeping an eye on that you think will be a benefit to healthcare organizations?
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given in your career?

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CIO Podcast – Episode 69: Rural Healthcare with Dr. Michael Hasselberg

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