Workforce Readiness for Remote Monitoring: APWH Participates in Alaska RHTP
Academy of Prescribers in Wound Healing Participates in Alaska’s Rural Health Transformation Program, Advancing Workforce Readiness for Remote Monitoring
Anchorage, Alaska — The Academy of Prescribers in Wound Healing, a nationally recognized leader in wound care education and clinical workforce readiness, participated in the Alaska Department of Health’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) in Anchorage. The Academy engaged with state leaders, Tribal partners, health care providers, and innovators focused on strengthening care delivery across rural and frontier communities.
Supporting Long-Term Rural Health Care Transformation
The Rural Health Transformation Program is a historic federal initiative administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to support long-term, systemwide improvements in rural health care delivery. The Alaska meetings focused on building sustainable, outcomes-driven health systems that strengthen workforce capacity, expand access to care, and support lasting impact beyond the federal funding period.
Academy Leadership Participates in Alaska Sessions
Nancy Morgan, RN, BSN, WOC, CWHS, Owner and Director of Clinical Oversight of the Academy of Prescribers in Wound Healing, attended the sessions in person and participated in general sessions, breakout discussions, vendor engagement, and direct conversations with Alaska Department of Health leadership.
Throughout the discussions, Morgan emphasized a central issue facing states nationwide: remote patient monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) programs cannot succeed without a clinically prepared, credentialed workforce to support them, particularly in high-risk areas such as wound care.
“Technology doesn’t deliver care. People do. Remote monitoring only works when there is a workforce behind it that understands standards of care, clinical decision-making, documentation expectations, and accountability. Workforce readiness has to be treated as infrastructure, not an afterthought.”
— Nancy Morgan
Education Grounded in Standards of Care
The Academy of Prescribers in Wound Healing provides nationally recognized, CME-approved education grounded in current standards of care for prescribers, including:
MDs
DOs
DPMs
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
With decades of service to the U.S. health care system, the Academy is uniquely focused on wound care, one of the most complex, resource-intensive, and clinically consequential areas of chronic and remote care delivery.
Workforce Initiatives Supporting RPM and RTM Deployment
To support states implementing RPM and RTM programs, Morgan also leads WoundForce One and HealthForce One, workforce initiatives designed to translate education into deployable clinical capacity.
These initiatives support a growing national workforce registry documenting certified wound care prescribers, nurses, and EMS professionals prepared to deliver care remotely and in community-based settings.
Early Deployment Workforce Cohort Launching Soon
As part of this effort, the Academy is launching a limited Early Deployment Workforce Cohort to accelerate workforce readiness aligned with emerging state RPM and RTM initiatives.
The cohort will provide CME- and CE-approved wound care education for:
Prescribers
Nurses
EMS professionals
This supports rapid expansion of a clinically prepared workforce ready to serve in remote and community-based care models.
Enrollment is limited to 100 participants as part of a strategic workforce readiness initiative.
“You cannot attend a single webinar and claim competency in wound care. This work requires rigorous education, validated training, and ongoing clinical oversight. Our responsibility is to ensure states have access to a workforce that is qualified, defensible, and ready to serve.”
— Nancy Morgan
Commitment to Rural Health Collaboration
As Alaska moves from planning into implementation, the Academy of Prescribers in Wound Healing remains committed to collaboration with state and federal partners to ensure workforce readiness is embedded into rural health transformation efforts from the outset.
“This is not about short-term pilots. It’s about building a workforce that can support care delivery long after the funding window closes. Alaska is taking this work seriously, and I’m proud to be part of that conversation.”
— Nancy Morgan
About the Academy of Prescribers in Wound Healing
The Academy of Prescribers in Wound Healing is a national leader in wound care education, certification pathways, and clinical workforce readiness. The Academy provides CME-approved education aligned with current standards of care, preparing prescribers and clinicians to deliver safe, effective, and defensible wound care across modern care delivery models, including remote patient monitoring.
