The Challenges of Adopting Health IT for Rural Hospitals

Michael Archlueta, Director of IT for Mt. San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad was recently quoted in Becker’s Hospital Review. When discussing the challenges of rural health IT adoption, Mr. Archlueta said, “At times, I’ve faced difficulty in regards to having limited resources made available to me. “The challenge has been the tremendous work-load that I’m juggling and expectations that I’m continuously striving but successfully overcoming all obstacles.” 

Mt. San Rafael Hospital is not alone. Across the country, other small rural hospitals face hurdles when it comes to funding, personnel and other resources needed to implement EHRs and other forms of health IT. Read the article here.

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