Almost One-Third of Rural Hospitals Benefiting from Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program
The HIPAA Journal
MARCH 26, 2025
In 2022, 429 rural hospitals were at high financial risk. Rural hospitals often have low operating margins, high fixed costs relative to their urban counterparts, and have lower reimbursement rates from insurers. Due to limited budgets, rural hospitals often lack the resources to implement key cybersecurity improvements.
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