WEBINAR | Bridging the Gap: Innovative Solutions for Health Equity and Access in Rural America

Victoria Hines, Chief Operating Officer, University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group; Vice President, University of Rochester Medical Center; and Assistant Professor, University of Rochester School of Nursing; and Derek Streat, Co-founder & CEO, DexCare. Rural communities face significant challenges in accessing quality healthcare services compared to their urban counterparts. They are more likely to be uninsured, live in areas with shortages of health care providers, and travel long distances to the nearest hospital. These barriers and other social and environmental factors contribute to health disparities and poor health outcomes for underserved communities.

Health systems like UR Medicine are taking new approaches to address this pressing need with innovative collaborations to address rural care. UR Medicine COO, Vicky Hines and DexCare CEO, Derek Streat discuss a recent launch involving a health system, a financial institution, a major WiFi carrier, a technology vendor, and a hardware vendor teaming up to address health inequities and improve healthcare access in areas with limited care access options.