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The pilot, funded by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund’s 2022 Special Projects and Emerging Ideas Initiative, was implemented with the goal of increasing digital health capacity and access to care for the participating rural, independent critical access hospitals, while capturing lessons learned to be shared with rural health stakeholders throughout the state of Michigan. This pioneering initiative, conducted at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital in Newberry, McKenzie Health System in Sandusky, and Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, demonstrated remarkable success in improving patient outcomes, increasing care access in a rural setting, and reducing clinical burden for healthcare providers.