Rural Health
News by Topic: Technology for health and human services
Oct 9, 2026 - A Maine health center has avoided bankruptcy after receiving funds from Maine's Rural Health Transformation Program. The funding will allow the facility to use a new medical records system and alternative payment models.
Source: Maine Public
Oct 8, 2026 - Offers guidance for optimizing existing technology as learned by a rural chief information officer in a New Hampshire nonprofit health system. Discusses planning for the future, evaluating organizational workflows, process improvement, understanding full costs, and piloting programs, particularly artificial intelligence technology.
Source: Healthcare IT News
Oct 8, 2026 - Notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that would amend the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations. This proposed rule would allow for virtual access under the CLIA certificate of the primary testing laboratory that generated the data and the use of digital images for gynecologic cytology proficiency testing, make changes to personnel qualification requirements, and more. Comments are due by December 7, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
Oct 6, 2026 - Highlights U.S. Department of Agriculture rural-focused programs funded in fiscal year 2026. Funding addressed housing, disaster recovery, small business, community facilities, and community infrastructure.
Source: USDA Rural Development Newsroom
Oct 5, 2026 - Describes a recent test to see whether human blood can remain stable when delivered by drone in Alaska. The technology could improve healthcare access for remote areas of the state during winter or emergency situations.
Source: Public News Service
EOP: Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence
Federal Register
Oct 2, 2026 - Executive Order from the Office of the President directing executive departments and agencies to use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" in public correspondence, communications, and documents to the maximum extent permitted by law. This Executive Order also directs the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (APST), in consultation with the heads of other agencies, to submit proposed legislative language to establish a federal definition of "Super Intelligence."
Source: Federal Register
Sep 30, 2026 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is requesting information from public health, healthcare, health information exchange, and other organizations serving rural communities on how to support secure, scalable, standards-based public health data exchange. Comments are due November 20, 2026.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Rural Health
Sep 30, 2026 - Describes awarded projects as part of West Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Program's first year of funding. Projects include telehealth upgrades, mobile healthcare, training, staffing, and artificial intelligence.
Source: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Sep 29, 2026 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services making technical and typographical corrections to the August 4, 2026, final rule. These corrections are effective October 1, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
Sep 29, 2026 - Describes a new Delaware accelerator that will fund startups developing rural healthcare technology. Highlights how the work will both improve outcomes for rural residents and benefit the state's economy. The program is part of the state's Rural Health Transformation Program plan, as well as a 2-year initiative to attract business to the state.
Source: Delaware Business Times