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AISAP
https://rhtp.aisap.ai/More than 86% of rural counties in the United States have no practicing cardiologist. For the physicians working in those communities - ER doctors, hospitalists, primary care providers,that shortage shows up every day…
Company Overview
More than 86% of rural counties in the United States have no practicing cardiologist. For the physicians working in those communities - ER doctors, hospitalists, primary care providers,that shortage shows up every day at the bedside, in delayed diagnoses, unnecessary transfers, and patients who don't get the cardiac workup they need until it's too late.
RHTP Capabilities
Service areas
Primary Care & AccessTelehealth & Virtual CareRemote Monitoring & Care-at-HomeHealth IT, EHR & InteroperabilityAI, Analytics & ReportingChronic Disease & Preventive CareDiagnostics, Devices & Medical EquipmentFinancial Sustainability & Revenue Cycle
RHTP priority alignment
Sustainable AccessWorkforce DevelopmentTechnology ModernizationInnovative Care ModelsChronic Disease PreventionRural Infrastructure
Care settings
Primary Care ClinicRural Health ClinicHome HealthCritical Access HospitalRural Hospital
Problems addressed
Limited access to primary careLimited access to specialistsLong travel distanceWorkforce shortageChronic disease management gapCare coordination gapFragmented referralsHospital readmission riskLack of broadband / rural connectivityLack of reporting capacityRevenue leakageTransportation barrier
Use Cases
1Scenario
A Critical Access Hospital in rural Appalachia has one ER physician on overnight shifts and no cardiologist within 90 miles. When a patient presents with shortness of breath and an abnormal EKG, the physician uses AISAP to perform a bedside echo and gets an AI-generated report showing reduced LVEF and moderate mitral regurgitation, within minutes. Instead of a blind transfer, the team stabilizes the patient with the right protocol and contacts a cardiologist remotely with a structured report already in hand. The transfer that does happen is faster, safer, and better documented.
2Scenario
A rural health system wants to grow its outpatient cardiology service line but can't recruit a sonographer. The CMO deploys AISAP across three clinic sites, training primary care nurses to perform POCUS exams. Within 60 days the system is running echocardiograms on high-risk CHF and valvular disease patients in-house, generating billable structured reports, reducing referrals to distant echo labs, and shortening wait times from six weeks to same-week. No new hires. No new hardware.
3Scenario
A rural hospital network is facing CMS penalties for 30-day heart failure readmissions. Using AISAP, care teams identify patients with reduced ejection fraction earlier in the admission, flag high-risk cases before discharge, and ensure the right follow-up protocol is in place. The platform's automated LVEF measurement and structured EMR reporting also reduce documentation time and support value-based billing. Within two quarters, the network reduces CHF readmission rates and improves coding accuracy for cardiac encounters.
The Solution
Software PlatformSaaSData / Analytics ServiceImplementation Support
How it works
AISAP CARDIO is an FDA-cleared AI platform that enables frontline clinicians at rural and critical access hospitals to perform cardiac ultrasound studies and receive specialist-grade diagnostic reports at the bedside, without a cardiologist, sonographer, or echo lab on site.
Standard package includes
Standard deployment includes:
- AISAP CARDIO software license (cloud-based SaaS, no local installation)
-PACS on cloud/ on premise architecture solutions
- Integration with the facility's existing POCUS device(s)
- EMR/EHR/PACS connectivity
Optional add-ons
- Extended support hours / dedicated account management
- Multi-site deployment coordination
- Custom EMR/EHR integration (for non-standard systems)
- Population health reporting and analytics dashboard
- Grant reporting support and outcome documentation
- Clinical training program for expanded POCUS credentialing
Rural relevance
Cardiology access is one of the most acute workforce gaps in rural America. More than 86% of rural counties have no practicing cardiologist, yet cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in rural communities. Critical access hospitals routinely transfer cardiac patients they could manage locally if they had the diagnostic tools to identify and stratify risk at the bedside.
Implementation
Timeline
Depends on scope
Training
Yes
Ongoing Support
Yes
Grant Reporting
Yes
Site requirements
Internet / broadbandStaff timeEHR accessClinical staffIT supportHIPAA BAA
Detailed rollout plan
AISAP is designed to deploy fast in resource-constrained environments. The typical implementation timeline from contract signing to first clinical use is two to four weeks, with no construction, no hardware procurement, and no IT infrastructure changes required.
Reporting metrics supported
Study volume by site, clinician, and time period; LVEF values per study;
valvular disease detection rates by pathology; transfer rate pre/post
deployment; report turnaround time; EMR delivery confirmation rate
Who It's For
Ideal customers
Rural HospitalCritical Access HospitalRural Health ClinicCommunity Health CenterTribal Health OrganizationFQHCEMS / Mobile Care Program
Multi-site deployment
Statewide programs
Rural / frontier
Technical & Compliance
Involves PHI
Signs HIPAA BAA
Compliance documentation available
HIPAA statementPrivacy policyBAA templateISO 27001Cybersecurity policy
EHR / system integrations
Epic, Cerner (Oracle Health), athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, MEDITECH, Allscripts, NextGen, PointClickCare, DrChrono. Additional EHR integrations available upon request. All systems support HL7 FHIR-based structured report delivery. PDF report delivery available for any EMR as interim or permanent solution.
Credentials & Evidence
Critical Access HospitalsRural Health ClinicsMedicaid populationsMedicare populationsFederal grantsCMS programs
Expected outcomes / measurable benefits
Clinical outcomes:
- Reduction in unnecessary cardiac transfers from CAH and rural ED settings
- Earlier identification of reduced ejection fraction (LVEF < 40%) and high-risk valvular disease prior to patient deterioration
- Bedside detection of urgent conditions: heart failure, pulmonary embolism, cardiac tamponade, postpartum cardiomyopathy
- Improvement in CMS 30-day heart failure readmission rates
Operational outcomes:
- Expansion of echocardiography capacity without adding sonographers or cardiologists
Published outcomes / metrics
Clinical validation:
- 93% sensitivity and specificity for major valvular disease (4 pathologies)
- Trained on 24+ million echocardiogram video clips
- Validated in multi-site clinical trials at: Mass General Brigham, Mayo Clinic, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Stony Brook University Medicine
- FDA-cleared under the CADx (computer-assisted diagnosis) pathway for comprehensive structural heart disease diagnosis via POCUS
Operational benchmarks (comparable deployments):
- Average echo wait time reduction: from 4–6 weeks to same-week or next-day
Rural health experience detail
AISAP has active deployments at rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, community hospitals, emergency departments, and primary care settings across the United States. The platform was specifically designed for resource-constrained environments where cardiologists and sonographers are unavailable, meaning the rural use case is not an adaptation of a hospital-based product but the original design intent.
References available upon request