Turn Investment into
Measurable, Lasting Impact
The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is a significant funding opportunity—but success depends on how effectively you secure, deploy, and sustain those investments.
Azara Healthcare helps rural providers, networks, and systems maximize RHTP funding by turning strategy into action and action into measurable results. From planning through implementation, Azara DRVS enables organizations to build scalable programs, align stakeholders, and meet reporting requirements with confidence.
From Funding to Transformation
RHTP success requires more than funding—it requires the ability to:
Align
stakeholders across your network
Identify and prioritize
high-impact populations
Coordinate care across providers and settings
Measure, report, and sustain outcomes over time
Azara DRVS provides the data foundation, workflows and support for each stage of this journey.
Bringing Visibility to Rural Health Outcomes
"You can't measure and improve what you can't see and have visibility into. Azara's tool, particularly DRVS, gives us visibility into areas that we can actually measure."
- Becky Grando
Sr. Director, Center for Quality in Community Health
Tennessee Primary Care Association
How Azara Supports Your RHTP Strategy
Strengthen Your Application
Build a compelling, data-driven RHTP proposal with:
• Clear identification of community needs and priority populations
• Baseline performance metrics and opportunity areas
• Defined strategies for improving access and outcomes
Operationalize Your Programs
Turn strategy into action with:
• Integrated workflows that support care teams at the point of care
• Proactive outreach and visit planning to close care gaps
• Real-time insights to guide clinical and operational decisions
Demonstrate and Sustain Impact
Support reporting and long-term success with:
• Centralized dashboards and performance tracking
• Measurable outcomes across quality, utilization, and cost
• Scalable models that extend beyond the funding period
A Unified Data Foundation for Rural Health
Azara DRVS connects clinical, claims, and HIE data into a single, trusted view—giving you the visibility needed to drive transformation.
Azara DRVS
Identify and Prioritize At-Risk Patients
DRVS delivers a unified patient record by With DRVS, you can:
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Identify high-risk and high-need population
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Understand utilization patterns and cost drivers
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Monitor performance across your network
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Take action with insights embedded directly into care workflows
Leverage DRVS Solutions to Support Your RHTP Goals
Azara DRVS is a flexible platform supported by targeted solutions that help you execute on key RHTP priorities—from data integration and care coordination to patient engagement and performance reporting.
Explore solutions that can support your RHTP strategy:
Azara DRVS
Build a strong data foundation with centralized analytics across clinical, claims, and operational data to identify gaps, track performance, and guide decision-making.
EHR Plug-in
Deliver actionable insights directly within clinical workflows, enabling care teams to identify gaps and take action at the point of care.
Transitions of Care & Value-Based Care Reporting
Improve care coordination and track performance across settings with tools designed to reduce avoidable utilization and support value-based initiatives.
Azara Care Connect (ACC)
Strengthen coordination across your network by enabling real-time collaboration between providers, care teams, and community partners.
Azara Patient Outreach (APO)
Engage patients proactively with automated outreach tools that help close care gaps and improve access to needed services.
Together, these solutions enable you to operationalize your RHTP strategy, improve outcomes, and demonstrate measurable impact.
Build Sustainable Programs That Last
RHTP funding is a catalyst—but long-term success depends on what comes next. With Azara DRVS, you can turn short-term investment into lasting transformation by:
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Establishing scalable, repeatable care models
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Improving outcomes for high-burden conditions
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Strengthening financial and operational performance
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Demonstrating value to support future funding opportunities
Organizations that succeed will be those that can prove impact, sustain progress, and continue to evolve beyond the funding period.
Ready to get started?
Position your organization for RHTP success with the right strategy, data, and technology.
Contact your Client Success Manager or email solutions@azarahealthcare.com to learn more.
Additional Resources
eBOOK
Maximizing RHTP
Funding Opportunities
& Impact:
Overcoming 4 Critical Challenges with Azara DRVS
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From Oversight to Orchestration: How Azara DRVS Empowers Networks to Transform Rural Health
eBOOK
Driving Rural Healthcare Transformation with Data:
Transforming
Rural Healthcare with Data-Driven Innovation
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)?
The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is a federal initiative designed to help states strengthen rural healthcare by expanding access to care, modernizing healthcare IT infrastructure, improving care coordination, addressing workforce shortages, and supporting sustainable, value-based care models.
RHTP funding enables rural healthcare organizations to invest in technologies and workflows that improve outcomes for safety-net populations while creating measurable, long-term improvements that extend beyond the funding period.
How can healthcare organizations maximize RHTP funding?
To maximize RHTP funding, healthcare organizations should invest in scalable infrastructure that delivers measurable clinical and operational improvements. Successful RHTP strategies typically include integrating clinical and claims data, improving care coordination, identifying high-risk populations, closing preventive care gaps, and tracking outcomes through centralized reporting.
By implementing sustainable population health technology and demonstrating measurable results, organizations are better positioned to meet RHTP requirements, support value-based care, and secure long-term return on their investment.
How can healthcare organizations improve care gap closure rates?
Improving care gap closure starts with giving care teams timely, actionable insights and the tools to engage patients proactively.
Organizations can increase care gap closure rates by using patient registries, point-of-care decision support, automated patient outreach, and coordinated care management to identify overdue preventive services and chronic disease interventions. Combining data from EHRs, claims, and health information exchanges helps providers prioritize outreach, improve patient engagement, and ensure every encounter addresses the most important outstanding care needs.
What are the biggest barriers to healthcare accessibility in rural areas?
Improving healthcare accessibility in rural areas requires addressing several persistent challenges, including provider shortages, long travel distances, limited transportation, fragmented health data, workforce constraints, and inconsistent access to specialty care.
Many rural organizations also struggle with outdated technology that limits care coordination and patient engagement. Modern population health platforms that connect data across providers, support telehealth and coordinated care, and enable proactive outreach can help rural healthcare organizations overcome these barriers while improving access, quality, and patient outcomes.
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