Provider Collaborative Network

A nonprofit membership organization composed of and owned by rural hospitals and providers that pools administrative, clinical, and technology resources. The model maintains local control while giving members access to group purchasing, shared services, telemedicine infrastructure, and governance support. Oklahoma's RHTP program allocates $43.1 million — its single largest line item — to establish this network. Provider collaborative networks represent a structural solution to the economies-of-scale problem that makes technology adoption prohibitively expensive for small rural providers. By pooling purchasing power, rural hospitals can access the same EHR, telehealth, and RPM platforms available to large urban health systems — enabling them to participate in value-based care models and meet federal interoperability requirements. For Ready.net, a state-level provider collaborative network is both a potential procurement channel and a strategic partner: the network's technology infrastructure mandate creates a natural fit for Portal deployment as part of a coordinated rural access strategy.