Alabama
Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program (ARHTP)
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Rural Health Initiative
- Strengthens local care delivery: Enables rural clinicians to identify dermatologic and infectious conditions accurately at the point of care.
- Telehealth-ready platform: Supports virtual consultations and reducing unnecessary transfers.
Maternal and Fetal Health Initiative
- Early recognition of conditions: VisualDx supports timely identification of dermatologic and infectious issues in pregnancy and pediatrics, such as rashes, cellulitis, and complications that may indicate systemic problems.
- Inclusive image library: Representation of diverse skin tones ensures accurate diagnosis for all populations.
Rural Workforce Initiative
- Upskilling clinicians: Offers built-in training and continuing education, helping providers practice at the top of their license.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, supporting workforce stability.
Tech Innovation & EHR Integration
- Interoperable, secure platform: Fits modern digital infrastructure and cybersecurity requirements.
- AI-driven decision support: Enhances diagnostic accuracy and care quality in low-resource settings.
Mental Health & Community Medicine
- Integrated care support: VisualDx aids in identifying dermatologic signs of systemic and behavioral health conditions.
- Patient education tools: Improve health literacy and engagement in community-based care models.
Alaska
Alaska’s Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Healthy Beginnings (Maternal & Child Health)
- Early recognition of conditions: VisualDx supports timely identification of dermatologic and infectious issues in pregnancy and pediatrics, such as rashes, cellulitis, and complications that may indicate systemic problems.
- Telehealth integration: VisualDx enables remote consultations and virtual maternal care workflows, reducing the need for long-distance travel for specialist input.
- Inclusive image library: Representation of diverse skin tones ensures accurate diagnosis for Alaska’s multicultural population, including Alaska Native communities.
Health Care Access
- Point-of-care decision support: VisualDx equips rural clinicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and patient leakage.
- Supports emergency and primary care settings: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments.
- Telehealth-ready: Seamless integration into virtual encounters aligns with Alaska’s goal to expand telehealth and remote monitoring.
Healthy Communities
- Prevention and chronic disease management: VisualDx helps identify skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early, supporting preventive care and reducing complications.
- Patient education tools: VisualDx provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts, improving health literacy and engagement in rural communities.
Pay for Value: Fiscal Sustainability
- Reduces low-value referrals and unnecessary admissions: Studies show VisualDx use led to 38% fewer cellulitis admissions and reduced antibiotic misuse—directly supporting cost containment and quality metrics.
- Supports value-based care models: By improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing errors, VisualDx aligns with Alaska’s push for outcomes-driven reimbursement.
Strengthen Workforce
- Upskilling rural clinicians: VisualDx offers built-in training and continuing education, helping APPs and primary care providers practice at the top of their license.
- Retention and confidence: Hospitals report improved provider confidence and reduced burnout when VisualDx is deployed, supporting workforce stability in rural areas.
Spark Technology and Innovation
- Modern, scalable digital tool: VisualDx meets Alaska’s tech innovation goals with AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability.
- Health equity focus: VisualDx’s extensive image library includes >30% skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and supporting culturally competent care.
- Cybersecurity and compliance: Built for secure deployment in clinical environments, aligning with CMS standards for health IT modernization.
Arizona
Arizona Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Improve Access to Care
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians and advanced practice providers to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing preventable ED use and unnecessary referrals.
- Telehealth integration: Seamless virtual workflows reduce travel burden and support coordinated, statewide delivery models.
Targeted Health Workforce Capacity Expansion
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training and continuing education help providers practice at the top of their license to meet rural capacity needs.
Statewide System Coordination
- Patient education tools: Culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts improve health literacy and engagement across coordinated networks.
- Health equity focus: Inclusive image library with significant skin-of-color representation to reduce diagnostic disparities statewide.
Arkansas
Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Healthy Eating, Active Recreation, and Transformation (HEART)
- Prevention & chronic disease management: Identifies skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early, supporting preventive care and reducing complications.
- Patient education tools: Culturally appropriate visuals and handouts improve health literacy and adherence.
Promoting Access, Coordination, and Transformation (PACT)
- Point-of-care decision support: Keeps care local by enabling rural clinicians to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases without unnecessary referrals.
- Telehealth-ready integration: Enhances remote monitoring and specialty input to strengthen care coordination.
- Workforce development: Built-in training/CME to upskill and retain rural providers.
- Technology modernization: AI-assisted image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability to strengthen statewide care networks.
California
California Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Rural Health Transformative Care Model
- Care close to home: Point-of-care decision support and telehealth integration reduce travel and enable timely specialty input across hub-and-spoke networks.
Rural Health Workforce Development
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training/CME to upskill rural clinicians and broaden roles, supporting confident local care.
Rural Health Technology & Tools
- Modern, interoperable platform: AI-assisted image analysis and EHR integration to advance coordinated, high-quality care.
- Health equity focus: Strong skin-of-color representation to reduce diagnostic disparities.
Colorado
Colorado Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Provide resources to help communities get and stay healthy to reduce chronic disease
- Prevention & early recognition: Identifies dermatologic signs linked to diabetes and infections early, supporting community prevention efforts.
- Patient education tools: Visual handouts strengthen self-management and health literacy.
Invest in telehealth, mobile health tools and shared data systems
- Telehealth-ready integration: Interoperable, virtual workflows connect rural sites and improve outcomes.
- Point-of-care decision support: Keeps care local and reduces unnecessary transfers.
Recruit and keep local providers
- Upskilling clinicians: Embedded training/CE improves provider confidence, retention, and practice at the top of license.
Bring together physical, behavioral, public health, schools, and local businesses to partner
- Team-based support: Patient education and image-rich resources facilitate cross-sector collaboration.
Strengthen access to care
- Primary and urgent care support: Quick differentials improve triage and treatment in resource-limited settings.
Transform innovative care models
- Value-aligned decision support: Supports outcome-focused, flexible delivery models with accurate, timely diagnostics.
Connecticut
Connecticut Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Connecticut Rural Predictive Analytics and Care-Coordination Platform (CR-PACP)
- Care coordination with primary care: Point-of-care decision support enables rural PCPs/APPs to manage dermatologic/infectious cases locally within coordinated, accountable care.
- Patient education tools: Visual handouts enhance engagement and adherence in coordinated pathways.
Access to Care Close to Home
- Telehealth-ready integration: Reduces travel and strengthens local delivery of timely specialist input.
Technology Modernization and Health Information Exchange
- Interoperable, AI-assisted platform: EHR integration and data-driven decision support fit modernization and HIE priorities.
Workforce Development
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training/CME to expand rural capacity and support retention.
Delaware
Delaware Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Preventive Care
- Early recognition & chronic disease management: Identifies skin manifestations (diabetes, vascular disease, infections) to reduce complications and hospitalizations.
- Patient education tools: Culturally appropriate visuals improve health literacy and prevention.
Sustainable Access
- Point-of-care decision support: Keeps care in community settings and reduces unnecessary transfers.
- Telehealth integration: Enables remote monitoring and timely specialty input.
Workforce Development
- Upskilling clinicians: Training/CE strengthens rural provider capacity and confidence.
Innovative Care
- Outcome-aligned decision support: Improves diagnostic accuracy to support value-based, coordinated models.
Tech Innovation
- Modern, interoperable tools: AI-assisted image analysis and EHR integration support data sharing and improved outcomes.
Florida
Florida Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Enhancing Access to Primary, Dental, Behavioral, and Chronic Care
- Supports primary care workflows: VisualDx provides point-of-care decision support for dermatologic and infectious conditions commonly seen in rural clinics, helping clinicians manage cases locally without unnecessary referrals.
- Chronic disease management: Identifies skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early, supporting preventive care and reducing complications.
- Behavioral health integration: Aids in recognizing dermatologic signs of systemic and behavioral health conditions, supporting holistic care in community settings.
- Urgent care support: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments, enabling timely intervention for acute presentations.
Promoting Preventive Care and Early Intervention
- Early recognition of conditions: Helps clinicians detect dermatologic and infectious issues that may indicate systemic problems, improving maternal, pediatric, and chronic care outcomes.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts, improving health literacy and engagement in preventive care.
Telehealth Integration for Rural Clinics
- Telehealth-ready platform: Seamless integration into virtual encounters enhances remote monitoring and care delivery, reducing the need for long-distance travel for specialist input.
Georgia
GREAT Health Program (Georgia’s Rural Health Transformation Program)
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Expanding Access to Care
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians and advanced practice providers to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and improving timely care.
- Supports primary and urgent care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments, helping clinics deliver accurate care without transfers.
- Telehealth-ready integration: Seamless virtual workflows reduce travel burden and connect rural patients to specialists.
Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
- Early recognition of dermatologic signs: Identifies skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early, supporting preventive care and reducing complications.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts to improve health literacy and engagement in chronic disease management.
Workforce Development
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training and continuing education help providers practice at the top of their license, supporting workforce stability and confidence.
Technology Modernization and Health Equity
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support Georgia’s health IT modernization goals.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
Hawaii
Hawaii Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Expanding Access to Care
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians and advanced practice providers to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and improving timely care.
- Supports primary and urgent care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments, helping clinics deliver accurate care without transfers.
- Telehealth-ready integration: Seamless virtual workflows reduce travel burden and connect rural patients to specialists.
Maternal & Child Health
- Early recognition of conditions: VisualDx supports timely identification of dermatologic and infectious issues in pregnancy and pediatrics, such as rashes, cellulitis, and complications that may indicate systemic problems.
- Inclusive image library: Representation of diverse skin tones ensures accurate diagnosis for all populations.
Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
- Early recognition of dermatologic signs: Identifies skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early, supporting preventive care and reducing complications.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts to improve health literacy and engagement in chronic disease management.
Workforce Development
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training and continuing education help providers practice at the top of their license, supporting workforce stability and confidence.
Technology Modernization and Health Equity
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support Hawaii’s health IT modernization goals.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
Idaho
Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Access to Care
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians and advanced practice providers to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and improving timely care.
- Supports primary and urgent care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments, helping clinics deliver accurate care without transfers.
- Telehealth-ready integration: Seamless virtual workflows reduce travel burden and connect rural patients to specialists.
Maternal & Child Health
- Early recognition of conditions: VisualDx supports timely identification of dermatologic and infectious issues in pregnancy and pediatrics, such as rashes, cellulitis, and complications that may indicate systemic problems.
- Inclusive image library: Representation of diverse skin tones ensures accurate diagnosis for all populations.
Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
- Early recognition of dermatologic signs: Identifies skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early, supporting preventive care and reducing complications.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts to improve health literacy and engagement in chronic disease management.
Workforce Development
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training and continuing education help providers practice at the top of their license, supporting workforce stability and confidence.
Technology Modernization and Health Equity
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support Idaho’s health IT modernization goals.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
Illinois
Illinois Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Transforming Rural Healthcare Delivery
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and supporting service line transformation.
- Supports population health management: Early recognition of dermatologic signs tied to systemic conditions (e.g., diabetes, vascular disease) helps prevent complications and aligns with value-based care models.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts to improve health literacy and engagement in preventive care.
Overcoming Geographic Barriers of Care
- Telehealth-ready integration: Seamless virtual workflows reduce travel burden and connect rural patients to specialists, supporting mobile and telehealth service deployment.
- Supports emergency and primary care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments, strengthening emergency response systems.
Building a Resilient Rural Healthcare Workforce
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training and continuing education help providers practice at the top of their license, supporting workforce stability and confidence.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, complementing scholarship and incentive programs.
Technology Modernization and Health Equity
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support Illinois’ health IT modernization goals.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
Indiana
Indiana Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Improving Access to Care
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and supporting timely care delivery.
- Supports primary and urgent care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments, helping patients receive care close to home.
- Telehealth-ready integration: Seamless virtual workflows reduce travel burden and connect rural patients to specialists, supporting telehealth expansion.
Enhancing Care Coordination and Population Health
- Supports population health management: Early recognition of dermatologic signs tied to systemic conditions (e.g., diabetes, vascular disease) helps prevent complications and aligns with value-based care models.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts to improve health literacy and engagement in preventive care.
Building and Sustaining the Rural Healthcare Workforce
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training and continuing education help providers practice at the top of their license, supporting workforce stability and confidence.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, complementing scholarship and incentive programs.
Technology Modernization and Health Equity
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support Indiana’s health IT modernization goals.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
Iowa
Healthy Hometowns – Iowa’s Rural Health Transformation Plan
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Improving Access to Care in Rural Communities
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and supporting timely care delivery.
- Supports primary and urgent care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments, helping patients receive care close to home.
- Telehealth-ready integration: Seamless virtual workflows reduce travel burden and connect rural patients to specialists, supporting telehealth expansion.
Promoting Preventive Care and Chronic Disease Management
- Early recognition of dermatologic signs: Identifies skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early to support prevention and reduce complications.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts to improve health literacy and engagement in preventive care.
Strengthening the Rural Healthcare Workforce
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training and continuing education help providers practice at the top of their license, supporting workforce stability and confidence.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, complementing scholarship and incentive programs.
Technology Modernization and Health Equity
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support Iowa’s health IT modernization goals.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
Kansas
Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Improving Access to Care
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and supporting timely care delivery.
- Supports primary and urgent care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments, helping patients receive care close to home.
- Telehealth-ready integration: Seamless virtual workflows reduce travel burden and connect rural patients to specialists, supporting telehealth expansion.
Promoting Preventive Care and Chronic Disease Management
- Early recognition of dermatologic signs: Identifies skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early to support prevention and reduce complications.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts to improve health literacy and engagement in preventive care.
Strengthening the Rural Healthcare Workforce
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training and continuing education help providers practice at the top of their license, supporting workforce stability and confidence.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, complementing scholarship and incentive programs.
Technology Modernization and Health Equity
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support Kansas’ health IT modernization goals.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
Kentucky
Kentucky Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Rural Community Hubs for Chronic Care Innovation
- Prevention and chronic disease management: Helps identify skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early, supporting preventive care and reducing complications.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts, improving health literacy and engagement.
PoWERing Maternal and Infant Health
- Early recognition of conditions: VisualDx supports timely identification of dermatologic and infectious issues in pregnancy and pediatrics, such as rashes, cellulitis, and complications that may indicate systemic problems.
- Telehealth integration: Enables remote consultations and virtual maternal care workflows, reducing the need for long-distance travel for specialist input.
- Inclusive image library: Representation of diverse skin tones ensures accurate diagnosis for all populations.
Rapid Response to Recovery (EmPATH Model)
- Integrated care support: VisualDx aids in identifying dermatologic signs of systemic and behavioral health conditions.
- Telehealth-ready: Seamless integration into virtual encounters enhances remote monitoring and care delivery.
Rooted in Health: Rural Dental Access
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts, improving health literacy and engagement in oral health prevention programs.
Crisis to Care: Integrated EMS Response and Coordination
- Supports emergency and primary care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments.
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians and advanced practice providers to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals.
Technology Modernization and Health Equity
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support health IT modernization.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
- Cybersecurity and compliance: Built for secure deployment in clinical environments, meeting regulatory standards.
Strengthening Workforce
- Upskilling clinicians: Offers built-in training and continuing education, helping providers practice at the top of their license.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, supporting workforce stability.
Louisiana
Louisiana Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Improving Access to Care and Health Outcomes
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians and advanced practice providers to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals.
- Supports emergency and primary care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments.
- Telehealth-ready: Seamless integration into virtual encounters enhances remote monitoring and care delivery.
Addressing Chronic Disease and Prevention
- Prevention and chronic disease management: Helps identify skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early, supporting preventive care and reducing complications.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts, improving health literacy and engagement.
Maternal and Behavioral Health
- Early recognition of conditions: VisualDx supports timely identification of dermatologic and infectious issues in pregnancy and pediatrics, such as rashes, cellulitis, and complications that may indicate systemic problems.
- Integrated care support: VisualDx aids in identifying dermatologic signs of systemic and behavioral health conditions.
- Inclusive image library: Representation of diverse skin tones ensures accurate diagnosis for all populations.
Strengthening the Rural Healthcare Workforce
- Upskilling clinicians: Offers built-in training and continuing education, helping providers practice at the top of their license.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, supporting workforce stability.
Technology Modernization and Health Equity
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support health IT modernization.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
Maine
Maine Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Expand Access to Care
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians and advanced practice providers to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals.
- Telehealth-ready: Seamless integration into virtual encounters enhances remote monitoring and care delivery.
- Supports emergency and primary care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments.
Improve Population Health and Chronic Disease Management
- Prevention and chronic disease management: Helps identify skin manifestations of diabetes, vascular disease, and infections early, supporting preventive care and reducing complications.
- Patient education tools: Provides culturally appropriate visual aids and handouts, improving health literacy and engagement.
Maternal and Behavioral Health
- Early recognition of conditions: VisualDx supports timely identification of dermatologic and infectious issues in pregnancy and pediatrics, such as rashes, cellulitis, and complications that may indicate systemic problems.
- Integrated care support: VisualDx aids in identifying dermatologic signs of systemic and behavioral health conditions.
- Inclusive image library: Representation of diverse skin tones ensures accurate diagnosis for all populations.
Strengthen the Rural Health Workforce
- Upskilling clinicians: Offers built-in training and continuing education, helping providers practice at the top of their license.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, supporting workforce stability.
Advance Technology and Data Integration
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support health IT modernization.
- Health equity focus: Extensive image library includes significant skin-of-color representation, addressing diagnostic disparities and promoting culturally competent care.
- Cybersecurity and compliance: Built for secure deployment in clinical environments, meeting regulatory standards.
Maryland
Maryland Rural Health Transformation Program
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Transform the Rural Health Workforce
- Upskilling clinicians: Offers built-in training and continuing education, helping providers practice at the top of their license.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, supporting workforce stability.
Promote Sustainable Access and Innovative Care
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians and advanced practice providers to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals.
- Supports emergency and primary care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments.
- Telehealth-ready: Seamless integration into virtual encounters enhances remote monitoring and care delivery.
Empower Rural Marylanders to Eat for Health
- Patient education tools: Improve health literacy and engagement in community-based care models.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Innovation in Rural Care Models
- Point-of-care decision support: Enables rural clinicians and advanced practice providers to manage dermatologic and infectious disease cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals.
- Supports emergency and primary care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment in resource-limited environments.
Training Healthcare for Retention. Innovation, & Excellence (THRIVE):
- Upskilling clinicians: Offers built-in training and continuing education, helping providers practice at the top of their license.
- Retention and confidence: Improves provider confidence and reduces burnout, supporting workforce stability.
Enhancing Technology Interoperability and Connectivity
- Telehealth-ready: Seamless integration into virtual encounters enhances remote monitoring and care delivery.
- Modern, scalable digital tool: AI-driven image analysis, EHR integration, and interoperability support health IT modernization.
Michigan
Michigan Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Transforming Rural Health Through Partnerships
- Interoperability: VisualDx integrates with EHR systems, supporting collaboration between healthcare providers and community health organizations.
- Shared decision-making: Provides evidence-based resources that can be used across sectors to improve care coordination.
- Community engagement: Enables clinicians to educate patients and families with visual tools, fostering trust and partnership.
Workforce for Wellness
- Clinical decision support: Helps rural clinicians diagnose accurately and confidently, reducing unnecessary referrals.
- Education and training: Offers continuous learning resources for primary care and behavioral health providers.
- Workforce retention: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty and burnout by providing point-of-care support.
Interoperability in Action
- Technology-driven efficiency: VisualDx’s AI-powered differential diagnosis tool speeds up clinical decision-making.
- Data-informed care: Supports standardized documentation and coding for better health data sharing.
- Referral optimization: Helps determine when specialist care is truly needed, reducing delays and costs.
Care Closer to Home
- Local care empowerment: Enables rural providers to manage complex cases without immediate specialist access.
- Preventive care: Identifies early signs of disease, improving outcomes and reducing hospitalizations.
- Measurable impact: Improves diagnostic accuracy, patient satisfaction, and system efficiency—key metrics for transformation initiatives.
Minnesota
Minnesota Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Community-based preventive care and chronic disease management.
- Early detection: VisualDx helps identify skin, infectious, and systemic conditions early, supporting preventive care.
- Patient education: Provides visual aids for chronic disease management, improving adherence and outcomes.
- Decision support: Assists clinicians in managing complex cases locally, reducing unnecessary referrals.
Recruiting and retaining talent in rural communities.
- Clinical confidence: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty, making rural practice less stressful and more rewarding.
- Continuous learning: Offers point-of-care education and CME opportunities for providers.
- Workforce support: Empowers clinicians with advanced tools, improving job satisfaction and retention.
Sustaining access to services to keep care closer to home.
- Local empowerment: Enables rural providers to handle diverse cases without immediate specialist access.
- Reduced travel burden: Accurate diagnosis and treatment locally minimize patient need to travel for care.
- Improved continuity: Supports care models that keep patients within their community health system.
Creating regional care models to improve whole-person health.
- Integrated care: VisualDx supports primary, behavioral, and specialty care coordination through shared resources.
- Holistic approach: Includes dermatology, infectious disease, and systemic conditions which are key for whole-person care.
- Referral optimization: Helps determine when specialist input is necessary, streamlining regional networks.
Investing in technology, infrastructure, and collaboration for financial viability.
- Cost efficiency: Reduces unnecessary referrals and diagnostic errors, lowering system costs.
- Interoperability: Integrates with EHRs and telehealth platforms for seamless workflows.
- Scalable solution: Supports statewide initiatives with a technology that enhances collaboration and sustainability.
Mississippi
Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Coordinated regional integrated systems to create a data-driven network for emergency, clinical and community-based services.
- Interoperability: VisualDx integrates with EHR systems, supporting data-driven care and coordination across regions.
- Clinical decision support: Provides evidence-based diagnostic tools that enhance emergency and primary care workflows.
- Community engagement: Offers patient-friendly visuals for education, improving trust and health literacy.
Workforce expansion through recruitment, retention, training, and career pathways.
- Training and CME: VisualDx offers continuous learning resources for rural clinicians.
- Diagnostic confidence: Reduces uncertainty, making rural practice more attractive and sustainable.
- Retention support: Empowers providers with advanced tools, reducing burnout and improving job satisfaction.
Health technology advancement to modernize rural health care systems
- Digital backbone: VisualDx strengthens clinical decision-making with AI-powered tools integrated into digital workflows.
- Secure and efficient: Supports standardized documentation and coding for better data sharing.
- Scalable solution: Easily deployable across rural networks for modernization.
Telehealth adoption and provider support
- Telehealth integration: VisualDx enhances virtual visits by enabling accurate remote diagnosis.
- Provider assistance: Offers point-of-care support during telehealth consultations.
- Innovative care models: Reduces unnecessary referrals and supports payment models tied to quality outcomes.
Building rural health infrastructure to improve access to specialized care, close care gaps and support innovative pilot programs.
- Local empowerment: Enables rural providers to manage complex cases without immediate specialist access.
- Closing care gaps: Improves access to dermatology, infectious disease, and systemic condition expertise.
- Outcome improvement: Demonstrates measurable gains in diagnostic accuracy, patient satisfaction, and system efficiency.
Missouri
Missouri Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Rural Health Network and Hubs
- Shared clinical resource: VisualDx provides a centralized, evidence-based diagnostic tool that can be accessed across rural hubs.
- Supports collaboration: Enables consistent diagnostic standards across networked providers.
- Patient education: Visual tools help improve health literacy within community hubs.
Tech and Data Interoperability
- EHR integration: VisualDx works with major electronic health record systems for seamless workflows.
- Data-driven care: Supports standardized documentation and coding for better health data sharing.
- Scalable technology: Easily deployable across rural networks to strengthen interoperability.
Rural Health Workforce Pathways
- Training and CME: Offers continuous learning and point-of-care education for rural clinicians.
- Recruitment and retention: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty and burnout, making rural practice more attractive.
- Career development: Empowers providers with advanced tools, supporting professional growth.
Provider Transformation & Sustainability
- Clinical efficiency: Improves diagnostic accuracy, reducing unnecessary referrals and costs.
- Telehealth support: Enhances virtual care by enabling accurate remote diagnosis.
- Sustainable care models: Keeps patients closer to home while maintaining high-quality care.
Montana
Montana Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Workforce Development – Recruitment, Training, and Retention
- Clinical confidence: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty, making rural practice more attractive and sustainable.
- Continuous education: Provides point-of-care learning and CME opportunities for rural clinicians.
- Retention support: Empowers providers with advanced tools, reducing burnout and improving job satisfaction.
Sustainable Access – Long-term viability of rural providers
- Local empowerment: Enables rural clinicians to manage complex cases without immediate specialist access.
- Cost efficiency: Reduces unnecessary referrals and diagnostic errors, lowering operational costs.
- Improved patient experience: Keeps care closer to home while maintaining high-quality standards.
Innovative Care Models – Flexible, patient-centered approaches
- Integrated decision support: VisualDx supports primary, behavioral, and specialty care coordination.
- Telehealth enhancement: Improves virtual care by enabling accurate remote diagnosis.
- Scalable solution: Easily deployable across rural networks to support innovative pilot programs.
Community Health and Prevention
- Early detection: Identifies conditions at initial stages, supporting preventive care strategies.
- Patient education: Provides visual tools for chronic disease management and health literacy.
- Community engagement: Strengthens trust through transparent, evidence-based care.
Technology Innovation – Secure, efficient digital health tools
- Digital backbone: VisualDx integrates with EHRs and telehealth platforms for seamless workflows.
- AI-powered efficiency: Speeds up clinical decision-making and improves diagnostic accuracy.
- Secure and scalable: Supports statewide initiatives for modernizing rural health systems.
Nebraska
Nebraska Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Regionalized Rural Access and Navigation
- Shared clinical resource: VisualDx provides evidence-based diagnostic support accessible across hub-and-spoke networks.
- Supports local health departments and clinics: Enhances diagnostic accuracy for emergency, maternal, and preventive care.
- Patient education: Visual tools improve health literacy and engagement in community-based services.
Rural Workforce Acceleration
- Recruitment and retention: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty, making rural practice more attractive and sustainable.
- Training and CME: Offers point-of-care learning and continuing education for clinicians in rural Nebraska.
- Career pathway support: Empowers providers with advanced tools, aligning with “grow local” workforce strategies.
eHealth and Mobile Expanding Access to Care
- Telehealth integration: VisualDx enhances virtual visits and remote consultations with accurate diagnostic support.
- Mobile-friendly platform: Enables clinicians to access decision support tools in mobile units and remote settings.
- Supports oral health and pharmacy teams: Provides visual references for dermatologic and systemic conditions impacting care.
Nebraska Rural Health Technology Catalyst Fund and Partnership Initiative
- Technology innovation: VisualDx strengthens digital infrastructure with AI-powered diagnostic tools.
- Improves access and disease management: Helps rural providers manage complex cases locally, reducing care gaps.
- Financial sustainability: Reduces unnecessary referrals and diagnostic errors, lowering costs and improving efficiency.
Nevada
Nevada Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Make Rural Nevada Healthier
- Supports chronic disease management: VisualDx helps identify dermatologic and systemic conditions early, improving outcomes.
- Evidence-based care: Provides clinical decision support that aligns with value-based care delivery models.
- Integrated care: Enhances coordination between primary, specialty, and behavioral health providers.
Strengthen Nevada’s Rural Health Systems
- Telehealth-ready: VisualDx integrates seamlessly with virtual care platforms to extend access.
- Modern technology: Offers AI-powered diagnostic tools that modernize rural clinical workflows.
- Shared resource: Can be deployed across networks for cost-effective shared services.
More Rural Nevada Network Providers
- Recruitment and retention: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty and burnout, making rural practice more attractive.
- Training and CME: Provides point-of-care education and continuing medical education for rural clinicians.
- Career development: Supports advanced training and professional growth for providers.
Fill Gaps with Innovative Tech Solutions
- Remote care enablement: VisualDx enhances telehealth and mobile care models with accurate diagnostic support.
- Data security and interoperability: Works within EHR systems to maintain secure, coordinated care.
Collaboration: Facilitates shared access to clinical resources, improving provider teamwork and patient outcomes.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Make Rural New Hampshire Healthier
- Evidence-based decision support: VisualDx provides clinically validated diagnostic tools for disease prevention and chronic disease management.
- Behavioral and perinatal care: Includes resources for dermatologic, infectious, and systemic conditions relevant to maternal and behavioral health.
- Improved outcomes: Supports early detection and accurate diagnosis, reducing complications and improving patient health.
Create Sustainable Long-Term Access to Care
- Care coordination: VisualDx integrates with EHRs and telehealth platforms, enabling shared technology and resources across rural facilities.
- Supports partnerships: Facilitates collaboration between primary care, specialty care, and EMS providers through standardized diagnostic support.
- Keeps care local: Empowers rural clinicians to manage complex cases without immediate specialist access.
Attract, Train, and Retain a Skilled Workforce
- Recruitment and retention: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty and burnout, making rural practice more appealing.
- Training and CME: Offers point-of-care education and continuing medical education for rural providers.
- Career development: Supports professional growth through advanced diagnostic tools and learning resources.
Develop Innovative Care Models
- Patient-centered care: VisualDx supports flexible, integrated care models that improve outcomes and coordination.
- Telehealth enhancement: Enables accurate remote diagnosis, reducing unnecessary referrals and travel.
- Supports value-based care: Improves efficiency and quality, aligning with alternative payment arrangements.
Foster Use of Innovative Technologies
- Digital health modernization: VisualDx strengthens rural health systems with AI-powered diagnostic tools.
- Secure and interoperable: Works within EHR systems to maintain data security and streamline workflows.
- Improved access: Provides mobile-friendly tools for clinicians and patients, enhancing care delivery in remote areas.
New Jersey
New Jersey Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Providers
- Clinical confidence: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty, making rural practice more attractive and sustainable.
- Training and CME: Offers point-of-care education and continuing medical education for clinicians.
- Retention support: Empowers providers with advanced tools, reducing burnout and improving job satisfaction.
Funding for Essential Providers (Behavioral Health, Primary Care, EMS)
- Behavioral health support: Includes resources for dermatologic and systemic conditions that intersect with mental health.
- Primary care empowerment: Enables accurate diagnosis and management of diverse conditions locally.
- Emergency care readiness: Provides quick, evidence-based decision support for urgent cases.
Regional Partnerships and Telehealth Expansion
- Telehealth integration: VisualDx enhances virtual visits by enabling accurate remote diagnosis.
- Mobile-friendly platform: Supports mobile care teams and remote patient monitoring workflows.
- Shared technology resource: Facilitates collaboration across regional networks, improving care coordination.
New Mexico
New Mexico Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Healthy Horizons: Expanding Access to Care
- Remote care enablement: VisualDx integrates with telehealth platforms to support virtual consultations and remote diagnosis.
- Specialty care support: Provides evidence-based resources for dermatology, infectious disease, and systemic conditions, reducing the need for referrals.
- Chronic disease management: Helps clinicians identify and manage conditions early, improving outcomes and reducing hospital readmissions.
- Provider training: Offers point-of-care education and CME opportunities to strengthen local capacity.
Rooted in New Mexico: Building Tomorrow’s Rural Health Workforce
- Recruitment and retention: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty and burnout, making rural practice more attractive.
- Training pipeline support: VisualDx serves as a learning tool for students and new clinicians in rural and tribal communities.
- Career development: Empowers providers with advanced diagnostic tools, supporting long-term professional growth.
Rural Health Innovation Fund: Community-Led Solutions
- Supports preventive care: VisualDx aids early detection and patient education for community-based health initiatives.
- Behavioral health integration: Includes resources for conditions that intersect with mental health and non-medical drivers of health.
- Flexible technology: Mobile-friendly platform enables use in community clinics, outreach programs, and innovative care models.
- Locally tailored solutions: Scalable and adaptable to meet unique needs of rural, frontier, and tribal communities.
New York
New York Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Rural Community Health Integration
- Shared clinical resource across partners: A centralized, evidence-based diagnostic support that can be used by primary care, specialty, EMS, and community organizations to standardize care decisions.
- Care coordination enablement: Integrates into EHR workflows to support team-based care, streamline handoffs, and improve referrals across the continuum.
- Health literacy & social needs support: Patient-friendly visuals and plain-language summaries help engage patients and caregivers, improving adherence and self-management.
Strengthening Rural Communities with Technology – Enhanced Primary Care (PCMH + AI)
- AI-enabled decision support at the point of care: Speeds differential diagnosis, surfaces red flags, and supports guideline-informed management that aligns with PCMH principles of access, continuity, and quality improvement.
- Team-based workflows: Usable by physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses, and care managers to promote consistent, patient-centered care.
- Quality and safety: Helps reduce diagnostic error, unnecessary specialty referrals, and repeat visits—supporting PCMH metrics and value-based outcomes.
Rural Roots: Building a Sustainable Rural Healthcare Workforce
- Recruitment & retention: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty and cognitive load, making rural practice more sustainable and attractive.
- Training pipeline & CME: Provides point-of-care education, case examples, and continuing education that strengthen the rural workforce pipeline and upskill existing staff.
- Cross-coverage support: Equips generalists to handle broader scopes (derm, infectious disease, systemic conditions) when specialists are scarce.
Investments in Technology Innovation & Cybersecurity Enhancements
- Telehealth & eConsult readiness: Enhances virtual visits and specialist eConsults with structured visuals and decision support—improving throughput and outcomes.
- Actionable alerts and triage: Supports early identification of high-risk presentations, improving timely interventions in rural settings.
- Interoperability-minded: Works within EHR ecosystems to support secure, coordinated workflows and modernized digital infrastructure.
North Carolina
North Carolina Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Community-Rooted Care Networks (NC ROOTS Hubs)
- Shared clinical resource: VisualDx provides evidence-based diagnostic support accessible across medical, behavioral health, and social service networks.
- Care coordination enablement: Integrates with EHRs and telehealth platforms to streamline referrals and improve continuity of care.
- Patient engagement: Offers visual tools and plain-language explanations to improve health literacy and adherence.
Workforce Development
- Recruitment and retention: Reduces diagnostic uncertainty and burnout, making rural practice more attractive.
- Training and CME: Provides point-of-care education and continuing medical education for clinicians in rural settings.
- Career pathway support: Empowers providers with advanced tools, supporting professional growth and rural residency programs.
Technology and Innovation
- AI-powered decision support: VisualDx uses artificial intelligence to assist rural providers in accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Telehealth integration: Enhances virtual care by enabling accurate remote diagnosis and supporting mobile care teams.
- Digital literacy and interoperability: Works within EHR systems and is mobile-friendly, ensuring secure, efficient workflows for rural providers.
North Dakota
North Dakota Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Rebuild and Retain a Rural Health Workforce
- Increase Rural Provider Retention: VisualDx reduces diagnostic uncertainty and cognitive load, making rural practice more sustainable and attractive.
- Expand Remote Monitoring and AI-Assisted Care: Provides AI-powered decision support that complements remote monitoring tools for better patient management.
- Reduce Health Professional Shortages: Empowers generalists to manage broader scopes of care locally, reducing reliance on specialists.
Bring High-Quality Care Closer to Home
- Increase Telehealth and Remote Monitoring Use: VisualDx integrates with telehealth platforms, enabling accurate remote diagnosis and virtual consultations.
- Improve Care Coordination: Works within EHR systems to streamline referrals and ensure continuity of care across rural networks.
- Improve Timeliness of Care: Speeds up differential diagnosis and treatment planning at the point of care, reducing delays.
Gain Efficiency with Modern Tech and Data
- Increase Transparency and Modernize Data: Supports standardized documentation and coding for better data sharing and interoperability.
- Create Savings from Cooperative Purchasing: VisualDx can be deployed as a shared resource across rural networks, reducing costs.
- Expand Remote Monitoring and AI-Assisted Care: Enhances clinical decision-making with AI-driven tools, improving efficiency and patient outcomes.
Ohio
Ohio Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Rural Health Innovation Hubs
- Point-of-care decision support: Helps rural clinicians manage cases locally, reducing referrals.
- Telehealth-ready platform: Enables virtual consults and better connectivity across care teams.
- Inclusive image library: Diverse skin tones ensure accurate diagnosis for all populations.
Emergency Care Transformation
- Supports emergency and primary care: Quick differential diagnosis improves triage and treatment.
- Point-of-care decision support: Empowers EMS to identify conditions accurately in the field.
School-Based Health Centers
- Patient education tools: Visual aids and handouts improve health literacy for students and families.
- Telehealth integration: Supports remote care workflows for campus clinics.
OH SEE Expansion
- Early recognition of conditions: Identifies dermatologic and infectious issues in children promptly.
- Inclusive image library: Ensures equitable diagnosis in vision, hearing, and dental programs.
Rural Workforce Pipeline
- Upskilling clinicians: Built-in training supports providers practicing at the top of their license.
- Retention and confidence: Boosts provider confidence and reduces burnout for long-term stability.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Innovating the Care Model
- VisualDx equips rural clinicians with image-based diagnostic tools that enable accurate triage and management of low-acuity skin conditions at the point of care.
- This supports Oklahoma’s goal of innovating care models by reducing unnecessary referrals, improving care coordination, and expanding access through telehealth and mobile health delivery.
Shifting to Value
- By improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing avoidable specialist visits, VisualDx helps health systems achieve better outcomes at lower cost—key components of value-based care.
- Integration with EMRs and telehealth platforms ensures streamlined workflows and supports Oklahoma’s strategy to align payment models with quality and efficiency.
Building Health Data Utility
- VisualDx offers FHIR/HL7 API interoperability, enabling seamless integration into health information exchanges and care coordination systems.
- This strengthens Oklahoma’s efforts to build a robust health data utility by providing actionable, image-based insights that enhance clinical decision-making and population health management.
Oregon
Oregon Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Innovating the Care Model
- VisualDx equips rural clinicians with image-based diagnostic tools that enable accurate triage and management of low-acuity skin conditions at the point of care.
- This supports Oklahoma’s goal of innovating care models by reducing unnecessary referrals, improving care coordination, and expanding access through telehealth and mobile health delivery.
Shifting to Value
- By improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing avoidable specialist visits, VisualDx helps health systems achieve better outcomes at lower cost—key components of value-based care.
- Integration with EMRs and telehealth platforms ensures streamlined workflows and supports Oklahoma’s strategy to align payment models with quality and efficiency.
Building Health Data Utility
- VisualDx offers FHIR/HL7 API interoperability, enabling seamless integration into health information exchanges and care coordination systems.
- This strengthens Oklahoma’s efforts to build a robust health data utility by providing actionable, image-based insights that enhance clinical decision-making and population health management.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Sustainable Access
- VisualDx integrates seamlessly with telehealth platforms, enabling rural clinicians to accurately diagnose and manage low-acuity skin conditions during virtual visits.
- This reduces unnecessary referrals, improves timely access to specialty care, and supports Pennsylvania’s goal of expanding telehealth and innovative care delivery models.
Innovative Care
- VisualDx offers FHIR/HL7 API-based interoperability, embedding image-based diagnostic support into EMRs and care coordination systems.
- This enhances Pennsylvania’s efforts to strengthen health IT infrastructure and data sharing, ensuring providers have real-time access to decision support tools that streamline triage between primary, specialty, and emergency care.
Technological Innovation
- VisualDx provides inclusive, skin-of-color imagery and patient-facing educational resources, helping clinicians deliver culturally competent care and reducing diagnostic disparities.
- This aligns with Pennsylvania’s commitment to promoting health equity and improving outcomes for underserved rural populations.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Sustainable Access
- VisualDx integrates seamlessly with telehealth platforms, enabling rural clinicians to accurately diagnose and manage low-acuity skin conditions during virtual visits.
- This reduces unnecessary referrals, improves timely access to specialty care, and supports Rhode Island’s goal of expanding telehealth and innovative care delivery models.
Innovative Care
- VisualDx offers FHIR/HL7 API-based interoperability, embedding image-based diagnostic support into EMRs and care coordination systems.
- This enhances Rhode Island’s efforts to strengthen health IT infrastructure and data sharing, ensuring providers have real-time access to decision support tools that streamline triage between primary, specialty, and emergency care.
Tech Innovation
- VisualDx provides inclusive, skin-of-color imagery and patient-facing educational resources, helping clinicians deliver culturally competent care and reducing diagnostic disparities.
- This aligns with Rhode Island’s commitment to promoting health equity and improving outcomes for underserved rural populations.
South Carolina
South Carolina Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Connections to Care
- VisualDx enables rural clinicians to manage low-acuity skin conditions locally, reducing unnecessary referrals and improving care coordination.
- By integrating with EMRs and telehealth platforms, VisualDx supports South Carolina’s goal of strengthening connections between patients, primary care, specialty care, and emergency services.
Tech Catalyst Fund
- VisualDx offers advanced technology capabilities, including FHIR/HL7 API interoperability and mobile access, making it easy to embed image-based diagnostic support into telehealth platforms and patient-facing digital health tools.
- This aligns with South Carolina’s focus on accelerating technology adoption to improve access and outcomes in rural communities.
South Dakota
South Dakota Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Connecting Technology and Data
- VisualDx offers FHIR/HL7 API-based interoperability, enabling seamless integration into EMRs, telehealth platforms, and health information exchanges.
- Its image-based diagnostic support helps rural providers triage patients effectively between primary care, specialty care, telehealth, and emergency services, reducing unnecessary referrals and improving care coordination.
- VisualDx also supports patient-facing digital tools, enhancing engagement and education while aligning with South Dakota’s goal of leveraging technology and data to improve rural health outcomes.
Tennessee
Tennessee Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Expanding Care Access: Strengthening the Saftey Net
- VisualDx integrates seamlessly with telehealth platforms, enabling rural clinicians to accurately diagnose and manage low-acuity skin conditions during virtual visits.
- This reduces unnecessary referrals, improves access to specialty care, and supports Tennessee’s goal of expanding telehealth services across rural communities.
Technology Modernization: Tele-specialty expansion
- VisualDx offers FHIR/HL7 API-based interoperability, embedding image-based diagnostic support into EMRs and care coordination systems.
- This strengthens Tennessee’s efforts to improve health IT infrastructure and ensures providers have real-time access to decision support tools that streamline triage between primary, specialty, and emergency care.
Texas
Texas Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Make Rural Texans Healthy Again
- VisualDx supports chronic disease prevention and management by enabling primary care and urgent care providers to identify dermatologic manifestations of systemic conditions (e.g., diabetes-related skin changes) early.
- This improves outcomes and reduces unnecessary emergency visits, aligning with Texas’ goal to reverse chronic disease prevalence and expand access to preventive care.
Rural Texas Patients in the Driver’s Seat
- VisualDx can integrate with patient portals and EMRs to enhance triage efficiency during intake.
- By providing image-based diagnostic support at the point of scheduling or virtual check-in, VisualDx helps health systems prioritize cases, streamline referrals, and improve connectivity between patients and providers—directly addressing Texas’ aim to improve health and provider connectivity through scheduling functionality.
Lone Star Advanced AI and Telehealth
- VisualDx’s AI-powered DermExpert and telehealth integration enable rural clinicians to manage low-acuity skin conditions locally and escalate complex cases appropriately.
- This reduces patient travel, improves timely access to specialty care, and supports Texas’ strategy to expand virtual specialty care and leverage AI for efficient care delivery.
Infrastructure and Capital Investments for Rural Texas
- VisualDx’s interoperability with EMRs and telehealth platforms ensures that technology upgrades and facility improvements include advanced diagnostic tools.
- By embedding VisualDx into modernized infrastructure, rural providers can sustain access to high-quality care and optimize triage between primary, specialty, and emergency services.
Utah
Utah Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Innovation and Access
- VisualDx enables rural primary care and urgent care providers to confidently manage low-acuity skin conditions that are often referred out or underdiagnosed.
- This improves access to care locally, reduces unnecessary specialist visits, and supports Utah’s goal of innovative care delivery.
- By providing patient-facing educational tools and culturally inclusive imagery, VisualDx also enhances patient engagement and health equity in rural communities.
Technology Innovation
- VisualDx offers advanced technological capabilities, including FHIR/HL7 API interoperability, telehealth integration, and mobile access.
- These features allow VisualDx to embed image-based diagnostic support into EMRs, virtual care platforms, and consumer health applications.
- This supports Utah’s emphasis on leveraging technology to improve care coordination, streamline triage between primary, specialty, and emergency services, and sustain rural health systems through scalable, data-driven solutions.
Vermont
Vermont Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Innovative Care
- VisualDx empowers primary care and urgent care providers to manage low-acuity skin conditions confidently, reducing unnecessary referrals and improving care coordination.
- This supports Vermont’s goal of innovative care delivery by enabling accurate triage between primary, specialty, and emergency services.
Tech Innovation
- With FHIR/HL7 API interoperability, telehealth integration, and mobile access, VisualDx brings advanced image-based diagnostic capabilities into EMRs and patient-facing digital health tools.
- These features align with Vermont’s emphasis on technology-driven innovation to enhance rural care delivery.
Sustainable Access
- By equipping rural clinicians with point-of-care decision support and image analysis tools, VisualDx helps sustain access to care locally.
- This reduces patient travel and specialist dependency while improving triage efficiency across care settings, ensuring timely and appropriate treatment.
Virginia
Virginia Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Assess rural health needs across the Commonwealth
- VisualDx usage data and diagnostic patterns in rural clinics can help identify common gaps—particularly in low-acuity dermatologic care—informing targeted workforce development, telehealth deployment, and educational efforts to meet local clinical needs.
Identify best practices to improve care delivery
- As a vetted, evidence-based diagnostic tool with image-backed differentials and treatment guidance, VisualDx embodies best practices for reducing misdiagnosis and optimizing care pathways—especially valuable in primary and urgent care settings serving rural populations.
Develop innovative, sustainable solutions
- Integrating AI-based DermExpert, EMR and telehealth interoperability, and patient-facing handouts, VisualDx supports sustainable innovation by ensuring rural providers have long-term access to scalable diagnostic decision support—transforming how dermatologic care is delivered in remote settings.
Expand access to high-quality, affordable care
- By enabling rural primary and immediate-care providers to diagnose and manage low-acuity skin conditions confidently—through mobile-enabled image analysis, EMR integration, and telehealth support—VisualDx improves care access, reduces referrals, and enhances equity across Virginia’s rural communities.
Washington
Washington Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Ignite innovation in Washington’s rural hospitals
- VisualDx brings AI-powered image analysis (DermExpert) and a vast, expert-curated medical image library to rural hospitals, accelerating diagnostic accuracy and sparking innovation in clinical decision support at the point of care.
Prevent disease and manage care in community settings
- By enabling primary care and immediate-care providers to diagnose low-acuity skin conditions confidently—often early signs of chronic illness or behavioral health issues—VisualDx supports prevention and community-based care.
- Patient handouts and diverse images further empower education and self-management.
Invest in the health of Native families
- VisualDx’s equitable, skin-of-color image library and patient-facing content ensure culturally competent diagnosis and education, improving care access and outcomes for Native and underserved communities.
Adopt technology and data solutions to enable health improvements
- With RESTful API integration into telehealth, EMRs, and care coordination platforms, VisualDx supports data-driven workflows, closed-loop referrals, and scalable image-based diagnostic tools across health systems.
Develop Washington’s rural workforce to support rural communities
- VisualDx enhances training for rural clinicians via differential diagnosis tools, CME earnable modules, and visual learning aids—boosting competence, confidence, and retention in rural health workforces.
Expand and sustain Washington’s rural behavioral health system
- By identifying dermatologic conditions linked to behavioral health (e.g., stress-induced rashes), VisualDx enables earlier diagnosis and effective referral within integrated care models, supporting behavioral health system sustainability.
West Virginia
West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Connected Care Grid
- VisualDx integrates with telehealth platforms and community care hubs (schools, libraries, mobile units), enabling remote and in-person providers to accurately diagnose and manage low-acuity skin conditions, reducing unnecessary referrals and enhancing care access.
Smart Care Catalyst
- By embedding image-based diagnostic tools via APIs into clinic EMRs, VisualDx supports value-based care through improved diagnostic accuracy, streamlined workflows, and reduced administrative burden for rural primary and urgent care practices.
HealthTech Appalachia
- As part of the digital health accelerator, VisualDx’s AI-powered DermExpert and robust API serve as scalable innovations designed for commercialization—supporting rural providers and enhancing digital solutions in telehealth, mobile apps, and patient-facing tools.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Drive rural technology and innovation
- VisualDx’s interoperable architecture (FHIR/HL7 APIs) enables seamless integration with telehealth platforms and EMRs, enhancing closed-loop referral systems.
- Its mobile and image-based clinical decision support empowers rural providers to manage low-acuity skin conditions effectively, improving access and reducing unnecessary referrals.
Transform rural care through partnerships
- By supplying patient-facing visual educational tools and promoting image-rich, equity-minded clinical support, VisualDx strengthens coordination across primary care, specialty care, behavioral health, and chronic disease prevention.
- This fosters multi-sector partnerships essential for sustainable rural health transformation
Wyoming
Wyoming Rural Health Transformation Project
VisualDx alignment with key goals:
Chronic disease prevention and behavioral health
- VisualDx helps primary care and immediate/trauma care providers recognize and manage low-acuity skin manifestations tied to chronic and behavioral health conditions (e.g., diabetes-related dermatoses, stress-related rashes).
- By improving diagnostic accuracy at the point of care—supported by curated content and images across all skin types—VisualDx reduces unnecessary referrals and enables earlier intervention, reinforcing prevention and integrated care goals in rural settings.
- It also offers patient education handouts to support engagement and adherence.
Sustaining access to care in rural communities
- Through fast differential building, mobile access, and EMR interoperability (FHIR/HL7), VisualDx equips rural clinicians to confidently manage low-acuity dermatologic conditions locally during primary care and urgent care visits—decreasing patient travel, avoiding leakage, and preserving scarce specialist capacity.
- This strengthens right-sized, community-based care and supports Wyoming’s aim to sustain essential services close to home.
Technological and consumer health solutions
- VisualDx’s API and AI-supported image search bring practitioner-curated content and image analysis into telehealth platforms, consumer-facing apps, and digital front doors, enabling pre-visit triage, virtual care guidance, and patient self-education.
- These capabilities expand access and empower rural residents with trustworthy, equity-minded skin imagery across skin tones.
IT advances and technical assistance
- With a RESTful API, content interoperability, and proven integrations, VisualDx supports Wyoming’s IT modernization by embedding decision support directly in care workflows (telehealth, EMRs, referral tools) and by offering scalable technical integration paths.
- This helps rural practices adopt and operationalize advanced image-based diagnostics without heavy build burdens, aligning with the state’s focus on IT advances and TA.