TRANSFORMING RURAL HEALTHCARE IN SOUTH CAROLINA - SOUTH CAROLINA PROPOSES A BOLD AND COMPREHENSIVE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION (RHT) PLAN TO ADDRESS LONGSTANDING DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE ACCESS, QUALITY, AND OUTCOMES ACROSS ITS RURAL COMMUNITIES. WITH APPROXIMATELY 1.75 MILLION RESIDENTS—32.6% OF THE STATE’S POPULATION—LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, THE STATE FACES DISPROPORTIONATE RATES OF CHRONIC DISEASE, MATERNAL MORTALITY, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO CARE DUE TO PROVIDER SHORTAGES; AGING INFRASTRUCTURE; AND THE GEOGRAPHIC AND LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES INHERENT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES. SOUTH CAROLINA’S RHT PLAN IS DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM THE RURAL HEALTH CARE LANDSCAPE THROUGH FIVE INTEGRATED, OUTCOMES-DRIVEN INITIATIVES: CONNECTIONS TO CARE – EXPANDS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING, TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND A STATEWIDE RESOURCE DATABASE PLATFORM TO IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION AND ACCESS. LEVELING UP – SCALES SUCCESSFUL PILOT PROGRAMS STATEW

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TRANSFORMING RURAL HEALTHCARE IN SOUTH CAROLINA - SOUTH CAROLINA PROPOSES A BOLD AND COMPREHENSIVE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION (RHT) PLAN TO ADDRESS LONGSTANDING DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE ACCESS, QUALITY, AND OUTCOMES ACROSS ITS RURAL COMMUNITIES. WITH APPROXIMATELY 1.75 MILLION RESIDENTS—32.6% OF THE STATE’S POPULATION—LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, THE STATE FACES DISPROPORTIONATE RATES OF CHRONIC DISEASE, MATERNAL MORTALITY, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO CARE DUE TO PROVIDER SHORTAGES; AGING INFRASTRUCTURE; AND THE GEOGRAPHIC AND LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES INHERENT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES. SOUTH CAROLINA’S RHT PLAN IS DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM THE RURAL HEALTH CARE LANDSCAPE THROUGH FIVE INTEGRATED, OUTCOMES-DRIVEN INITIATIVES: CONNECTIONS TO CARE – EXPANDS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING, TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND A STATEWIDE RESOURCE DATABASE PLATFORM TO IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION AND ACCESS. LEVELING UP – SCALES SUCCESSFUL PILOT PROGRAMS STATEW