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- FIERCE Healthcare January 5, 2026 2026 Outlook: Hybrid care companies poised for growth driven by economic, policy tailwinds There are a lot of predictions that artificial intelligence doctors are coming soon. A look at the investment market confirms the industry is buzzing around AI healthcare startups.
- telehealth.org January 5, 2026 As ACA Vote Fails, CMS Launches Rural Health Office: How December 2025 Policy May Affect Telehealth The expiration of enhanced ACA premium subsidies could reduce telehealth access for vulnerable populations unless Congress reaches a bipartisan compromise in 2026. CMS’s new Office of Rural Health Transformation signals growing federal reliance on virtual care models and broadband as core components of rural health care delivery. Ongoing uncertainty surrounding Medicare telehealth flexibilities and teleprescribing continues to hinder clinician confidence, workforce planning, and long-term investment in virtual care.
- telehealth.org January 5, 2026 Telehealth Licensure 2025–2026: Cross-State Practice and Compacts Most clinicians must still be licensed in every state where their patients are physically located at the time of a telehealth visit, despite the national reach of telehealth. Licensure compacts improve portability for some professions but remain limited or incomplete for physicians, APRNs, and PAs. Until broader reforms are adopted, clinicians must actively track licensure requirements, compact implementation, and enforcement trends to practice telehealth safely and compliantly.
- techtarget January 5, 2026 Telehealth prescribing flexibility extended through 2026 The flexibility has been extended for the fourth time through 2026, allowing prescriptions of controlled substances via telehealth without a prior in-person exam.
- Foley & Lardner LLP January 5, 2026 CMS ACCESS Model: Providers Prepare for Technology-Driven, Value-Based Care On December 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the ACCESS Model (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions), a voluntary, 10-year initiative aimed at improving care for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions. This model reflects CMS’s continued commitment to value-based care and introduces new opportunities — and challenges — for health care organizations and supporting technology innovators.
- JDSUPRA January 5, 2026 New Year, New AI Rules: Healthcare AI Laws Now in Effect As healthcare organizations ring in 2026, they will also be ringing in a new era of AI regulation. With Congress yet to pass comprehensive AI legislation and federal regulatory guidance in flux, states have stepped in to fill the void. The new year will see several new laws imposing disclosure, transparency, and data protection requirements on those developing, deploying, or using AI in healthcare settings. This post highlights the key laws healthcare organizations should have on their radar.
- HealthCareITNews December 31, 2025 With remote monitoring, avoid missed revenue opportunities Sallie Gustafson, RN, director of medical affairs at Murj, discusses recent survey findings that verified billing is the undisputed top concern for electrophysiologists.
- HealthCareITNews December 31, 2025 Telemedicine could help with the VA's doc shortage Virtual care must be the VA's next great innovation, says Kent Dicks, CEO of Life365, who says telehealth should scale to meet the agency's needs and bring better care to veterans.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services December 29, 2025 CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts legislation (Public Law 119-21) to strengthen and modernize health care in rural communities across the country. Many states included a significant focus on telehealth and digital health expansion to meet the emerging needs of rural communities. Read abstracts of each state’s proposal and budget request on the CMS website here. To learn more information from each state’s RHTP application, this map was created by the Kaiser Family Foundation: Tracking Applications for Rural Health Transformation Funds - KFF Health News
- JDSUPRA December 26, 2025 With remote monitoring, avoid missed revenue opportunities Earlier this month, the IRS issued guidance on the health savings account (HSA) changes enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). While the guidance does not significantly alter the provisions announced when the law was passed in July, it does provide helpful details on how the new rules will be applied operationally.
- telehealth.org December 22, 2025 Practical Tips for Getting Started With Immersive Telehealth from the American Medical Extended Reality Association Commentary from Dr. Triton Ong, PhD, including his expert opinion and interpretation of emerging developments in immersive telehealth.
- HealthcareITNews December 19, 2025 Good news and bad news for RPM in 2026 UnitedHealthcare is one payer that's limiting coverage of remote patient monitoring. But a recent OIG report on RPM and Medicare could fuel further expansion of this valuable virtual care approach.
- HealthcareITNews December 19, 2025 VA issues RFP to boost its community care program Under a new indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract structure, Veterans Affairs said it can procure the data and technology it needs to better oversee the Veterans Community Care Program and hold contracted health plans accountable.
- JDSUPRA December 19, 2025 FDA Drives Digital Health Forward With Pilot Program for Chronic Condition Devices A new Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") pilot opens the door for digital health devices without FDA premarket authorization to be used to provide care paid under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("CMMI") Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions ("ACCESS") model.
- telehealth.org December 19, 2025 Telehealth Support Groups Expand Perinatal Depression Care Across Rural Utah Research efforts in Utah are bringing needed support to pregnant women and new moms across the state from cities to the frontier. For the one in five pregnant women who experience depression, research is changing—and saving—lives.
- HealthcareITNews December 17, 2025 Urgent specialist care? It's possible with telehealth Telemedicine can bring down the wait to see a specialist from months to hours, while reducing costs. Health systems can do well to create telehealth-first specialist programs that refer to in-person visits when necessary, a teledermatologist says.
- JDSUPRA December 16, 2025 Countdown to 2026: New Year Changes in Telehealth Impacting Medicare Providers The manner in which services are provided via telehealth has the potential to look very different for healthcare providers—particularly those providing services to Medicare patients—in 2026. As 2025 draws to a close, the Quarles Health Law Team takes a look at these possible changes and what they could mean for healthcare providers that provide care via telehealth.
- HealthcareITNews December 16, 2025 New York awards hospitals more than $300M for IT and cyber investments The state announces new funding aimed at expanding electronic health records, strengthening cybersecurity, and increasing telehealth and post-acute care services.
- JDSUPRA December 15, 2025 CMS and FDA Announce Initiatives to Expand Access to Digital Health Technologies Last week, CMS and the FDA announced coordinated efforts to widen access to technology-enabled care for Medicare beneficiaries with certain chronic conditions.
- telehealth.org December 15, 2025 2025 Tax Credits: End-of-Year Planning for the Busy Telehealth Professional For telehealth entrepreneurs, behavioral health clinicians, and other busy professionals, the end of 2025 presents a timely opportunity to explore potential tax credits. This article provides a review of IRS resources and widely recognized legal and financial summaries to help telehealth providers consider which credits to discuss with their accountant or tax attorney.
- telehealth.org December 15, 2025 Virtual Nursing Leaders Call for Stable Policy and Clear Reimbursement in Rapidly Evolving Care Models A national panel of nursing, operational, and regulatory experts convened on Dec. 10 to examine how virtual nursing, acute hospital care at home, and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping patient care amid shifting federal policies.
- telehealth.org December 15, 2025 Telehealth Licensure Risk: Working for Youth Mental Health Companies The rapid expansion of youth-focused digital mental health companies has opened new employment opportunities for clinicians across the United States.
- JDSUPRA December 12, 2025 CMS Announces Model for Technology-Assisted Chronic Condition Management On December 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions Model (ACCESS), a 10-year voluntary alternative payment model (APM) that will pay participating organizations recurring, outcome-aligned payments for providing technology-supported care to manage common chronic conditions.
- telehealth.org December 9, 2025 18 Telehealth Behavioral Health Solutions Transforming Rural Access Behavioral health remains one of the most pressing and underserved areas in healthcare — especially in rural and low-resource settings. CMS’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program places strong emphasis on expanding access to behavioral health through integrated care models, digital tools, and value-based approaches. Telehealth behavioral health solutions continue to play a central role in closing access gaps and supporting clinicians who serve geographically isolated or understaffed communities.
- HealthcareITNews December 9, 2025 Telehealth prescribers urge feds to act quickly on virtual Rx As the third pandemic-era waiver allowing virtual prescribing of controlled substances sunsets, more than 180 telemedicine providers and advocates are asking OMB and DEA to act immediately to protect patients.
- CCHP December 9, 2025 2025 Legislative Roundup As 2025 nears its end, the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is releasing its annual roundup of state telehealth legislation. This year, states continued refining telehealth policy across multiple areas, including Medicaid coverage, private payer requirements, licensure, prescribing, and professional practice standards. Increased attention to remote patient monitoring, clearer parameters for when audio-only is appropriate, data transparency, and artificial intelligence reflects a shift toward more detailed and clearly defined telehealth frameworks
- telehealth.org December 8, 2025 Preparing for Cognitive Telehealth Assessment With Older Adults Many older adults can benefit from establishing a baseline of cognitive functioning to monitor changes over time. Cognitive telehealth assessments provide a structured way to evaluate memory, attention, language, and problem-solving abilities through secure videoconferencing.
- HealthcareITNews December 8, 2025 AI should make RPM scalable, sustainable and successful in 2026 For remote patient monitoring, this means fewer false positives, faster intervention to reduce preventable readmissions, and patients who get well and stay that way, says one CEO.
- HealthcareITNews December 2, 2025 How OSF HealthCare is using RPM to serve maternity deserts The rural Illinois health system says more than 80% of the mothers it reaches out to with an option for remote patient monitoring decide to enroll – and 75% stay actively engaged to be monitored for the first six weeks of p
- HealthcareITNews December 4, 2025 Acute care at home helps improve outcomes for rural patients Many rural hospital at home programs have improved the patient experience and are delivering high-value care, a new JAMA report shows. Researchers say the model can also help reduce health systems' financial burdens.
- telehealth.org December 3, 2025 CMS Clarifies Telehealth Box 32 Guidance: Home Address Rules Explained CMS allows clinicians with a physical practice location to continue using that address for telehealth billing, avoiding disclosure of their home address. Telehealth-only clinicians must still list their home address, though CMS now permits labeling it as “administrative/telehealth use only” to suppress the complete street address. The clarification reduces uncertainty and privacy concerns for hybrid practices, but fully remote providers still face limitations that future policy changes must address.
- telehealth.org December 2, 2025 Measuring the 5 Most Critical Telehealth Metrics: How Clinicians Can Track and Improve Success The five key metrics for measuring telehealth success are: Clinician satisfaction, Patient satisfaction, technical performance, visit volume, and visit reimbursement.
- CCHP December 2, 2025 New Patient & Provider Telehealth Education Resources! The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) has developed several new telehealth resources created specifically for the Intellectually/Developmentally Disabled (IDD) community, including this fact sheet that addresses common questions patients may have regarding telehealth.
- healthleaders December 2, 2025 Providers Get Good News on Hospital at Home, Telemedicine Prescription Waivers A proposed five-year extension of the CMS Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) waiver has passed the House and is headed to the Senate, while the DEA has indicated it will extend a waiver allowing for virtual prescribing of controlled medications.
- Foley & Lardner LLP December 2, 2025 Digital Health Technologies Use in Clinical Trials: Support from MAHA and Defined Expectations from FDA’s Final Guidance Digital health technologies (DHT) are a key aspect of the U.S. Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. DHTs are health care focused technology systems using computing platforms, connectivity, software, and/or sensors, to perform one or more functions. These include wearable devices like smartwatches, fitness trackers, blood pressure or blood glucose monitors, and more. In fact, earlier this year, Secretary Kennedy told House of Representatives Committee members that his goal is to have all Americans using DHT within the next four years. This is part of a larger push to increase quality of care by incorporating more telemedicine and artificial intelligence into the health care space.
- HealthcareITNews December 1, 2025 Brandi Clark, vice president, digital care, OSF OnCall, at Illinois health system OSF HealthCare, offers predictions on telemedicine and remote patient monitoring technologies and reimbursement for the year ahead. House lawmakers passed a bill extending CMS’ Acute Hospital C
- InsideTeleHealth December 1, 2025 CMS Unveils Voluntary ACCESS Demo To Integrate Health Tech Into Chronic Care CMS on Monday (Dec. 1) announced plans to launch a 10-year voluntary demonstration next April that will test use of novel health technology for managing chronic disease in traditional Medicare -- a move that could significantly boost use of telehealth. The model will focus on conditions affecting more than two-thirds of people with Medicare, including high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic musculoskeletal pain and depression.
- TechTarget November 26, 2025 Patients favor asynchronous e-visits for common conditions New research shows that asynchronous e-visits accounted for a high percentage of total initial visits for outpatient conditions, such as UTIs and acne, with low seven-day follow-up rates. /firstline> <
- TechTarget November 24, 2025 CMS confirms retroactive payments, eases address reporting An updated FAQ from CMS confirms retroactive reimbursement for telehealth services provided during the government shutdown and the elimination of the address reporting burden. /firstline>
- HealthcareITNews November 21, 2025 CMS clarifies telehealth rules following the government shutdown The agency confirmed that eligible Medicare telehealth reimbursements would be processed retroactively for virtual visits and cleared up confusion on provider home address repor
- CCHP November 18, 2025 Medicare Telehealth Waivers Extended...For Now Away! Last week, after agreeing to a deal to end the federal government shutdown, Congress passed a continuing resolution that would reopen the government, at least through January 30, 2026. Within the continuing resolution package was an extension of the Medicare telehealth waivers, which had previously expired on October 1, 2025 (NOTE: The package contained several divisions, however the link provided in this newsletter only goes to the section containing the telehealth items). In the passed legislation, the telehealth waivers that had expired will now be extended through Ja
- Inside Telehealth November 17, 2025 CMS Eyes Early 2026 Webinar On Diabetes Program Open To Virtual-Only Providers CMS announced plans to host an early 2026 webinar about recent regulatory changes to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP), which will allow for virtual-only providers without in-person locations to participate in the program between Jan. 1, 2026, and Dec.
- TechTarget November 13, 2025 Telehealth flexibilities reinstated through January 2026 The newly passed continuing resolution extends telehealth flexibilities and the CMS hospital-at-home waiver through Jan. 30, 2026 and approved retroactive payments. /firstline
- TechTarget November 13, 2025 2026 Physician Fee Schedule extends some virtual care payments The PFS final rule adds ADHD treatment to its digital mental health payment pathway and allows FQHCs to continue to bill for telehealth services until the end of 2026. /firstline>
- FIERCEHealthcare November 13, 2025 DEA to publish 4th extension of telehealth prescribing rule in wave of relief for virtual care providers Telehealth providers are receiving a flood of federal relief this week. As the government reopens its doors, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) also appears ready to issue another temporary extension of pandemic
- CCHP November 12, 2025 Final 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - CCHP Releases Analysis of Telehealth Policies On October 31st, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the finalized 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). As in previous years, the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) has reviewed the rule, identified the telehealth-related provisions, and prepared a detailed factsheet summarizing the changes along with CCH
- HealthcareITNews November 10, 2025 Arkansas Children's uses telemedicine to provide much-needed cardiac MRIs and CTs The hospital has continued to see growth in scans at multiple locations – meaning it is holistically seeing more patients who need this essential follow-up care, says its director of advanced card
- HEALTHCAREDIVE November 6, 2025 Telehealth groups urge Congress to adopt long-term virtual care fix More than 450 telehealth and provider organizations are pushing lawmakers to avoid another temporary extension of telemedicine flexibilities amid a historic government sh
- HealthcareITNews November 4, 2025 Telehealth prescribing flexibility extended through 2026 Virtual care proponents are concerned about the end of pandemic-era flexibilities in 2026, but the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule gives new indications of more permanent support for telehealth.
- HealthcareITNews, November 3, 2025 Tips for telehealth transformation from Lee Health's telemedicine chief Virtual services at the sprawling Florida health system have helped strengthen essential clinical programs, says Jonathan Witenko, transforming struggling initiatives into lasting
- telehealth.org November 3, 2025 How to Measure Telehealth Success: Metrics That Matter for Clinicians Measuring telehealth success can be tricky. Not all metrics that can be collected are meaningful, and some relevant aspects o
- Healthleaders November 3, 2025 CMS Offers Good News, Bad News for Telehealth The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule boosts virtual care in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities but complicates reimbursement for providers using telehealth from alternate sites, like their hom
- telehealth.org October 31, 2025 Clinician Social Media Use: Expert-Informed Professional Activities, Legal-Ethical Guardrails, and Practical Steps for Safer Online Practice For clinicians providing telehealth or hybrid care, social media is now an extension of professional presence. Clinicians increasingly use digital platforms to educate patients, connect with colleagues, and advocate for access to care. However, many post or share content without fully considering licensure obligations, HIPAA/42 CFR Part 2 compliance, ethics codes, or
- FIERCEHealthcare October 31, 2025 CMS finalizes increased pay rates for physicians in 2026, but hospital docs could lose out The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual physician pay rule for 2026 on Friday night, which increases physician reimbursement by 3.77% for qualifying providers in advanced alternative payment models and 3.26% for other providers. /firstline> https://www.fiercehealthcare.co
- MEDPAGETODAY October 30, 2025 Patients Go Without Treatment After Government Shutdown Disrupts Telehealth — It "feels like you're taking a step back," says one patient- Bill Swick has a rare degenerative brain disease that inhibits his mobility and speech. Instead of the hassle of traveling an hour to a clinic in downtown Chicago to visit a speech therapist, he has benefited from virtual appointments from the comfort of his home. But Swick, 53,
- telehealth.org October 30, 2025 Teleconsent In Telehealth: How Clinicians Can Remain Compliant And Improve Patient Understanding In virtual care and research, informed consent is the legal and ethical foundation of patient autonomy. In telehealth, this means ensuring that patients understand what to expect from their virtual visit and are fully informed of their rights. Many states explicitly require clinicians to obtain informed consent from their patients before provid
- HealthcareITNews October 28, 2025 Where telehealth stands in the shutdown: 'Every day that goes by, it's worse' A top ATA expert says without Medicare telehealth waivers or reimbursement guarantees – while facing increased operational challenges – more providers are issuing advance notices of non-coverage. Next are concerns
- CCHP October 28, 2025 CCHP’S 50-STATE TELEHEALTH POLICY REPORT —The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is pleased to announce the release of its 2025 State Telehealth Policy Summary. Alongside the report, CCHP has also published a companion chart that outlines how states compare across a range of telehealth policies, as well as an infographic capturing the major findings. /firstline>
- HealthcareITNews October 27, 2025 There's a clinical preceptor shortage – but telemedicine can help Technology can enable medical education programs to accept more students, even with space or site shortages. It also strengthens compliance and meets accreditation standards – while preparing med students for a digital-first
- telehealth.org October 22, 2025 Medicare’s Behavioral Telehealth Flexibilities In October 2025: Government Shutdown Impact While many of Medicare’s pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities expired with the latest continuing resolution lapse, behavioral health remains one area where Congress has already acted to make virtual care permanent. The provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Acts (CAA) of 2021 and 2023 permanently established core flexibilities for behavioral telehealth, codifying them into federal statu
- telehealth.org October 22, 2025 CMS Telehealth Flexibilities and Government Shutdown Update: Continued Claims Hold And Further Resources With the U.S. government shutdown entering its fourth week, Telehealth.org aims to provide clinicians with updates on the current
- American Hospital Association October 21, 2025 CMS lifts claims hold on PFS, other claims amid government shutdown The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 21 announced that it has instructed all Medicare Administrative Contractors to lift a hold and begin processing claims dated Oct. 1 and later for those paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, ground ambulance transport claims and federally qualified health center claims. This also includes lifting holds on telehealth claims that CMS can confirm are for behavioral health services. CMS directed all MACs to continue a temporary claims hold that began Oct. 1 for other telehealth services and acute Hospital Care at Home claims, as the shutdown approaches the st
- HealthcareITNews October 20, 2025 How telemedicine has transformed one autism and I/DD provider network Through robust use of telehealth, Catalight offers care to 99% of families within 10 days – roughly 80% faster than national norms. The customer satisfaction score is 4.34 out of 5. And there has been a 30% reduction in
- telehealth.org October 17, 2025 CPT-2026 Adds Remote Monitoring and AI Diagnostic Codes How will clinicians get paid for telehealth, AI, and digital tools in 2026? The AMA’s new CPT-2026 update introduces 288 new codes, with significant changes for remote monitoring, immunization counseling, and AI-driven diagnostics. These updates will reshape reimbursement and digit
- TechTarget October 17, 2025 Provider pay caught in the middle during government shutdown The ongoing government shutdown will impact Medicare reimbursement, particularly for telehealth services, putting revenue cycle teams in a tight spot. /first
- JDSUPRA October 14, 2025 Trending in Telehealth: September 2025 Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual ca
- telehealth.org October 14, 2025 Medicare Telehealth In-Person Mandate Began October 1, 2025: Know The Facts Medicare permanently covers behavioral and mental health services. However, the in-person requirement for Medicare beneficiaries with behavioral telehealth services began on October 1, 2025. Patients who began their behavioral telehealth visits before that date are currently only required to have an
- HealthcareITNews October 13, 2025 'Deviceless' RPM could be a potent telehealth expansion Remote patient monitoring that relies only on text messages could help drive engagement, compliance and outcomes at scale. And extend beyond biometrics to include data such as behavioral health concerns, post-discharge ch
- Medscape October 13, 2025 Physicians Face Medicare Telehealth Woes Amid Federal Government Shutdown The ongoing US government partial shutdown has unintended consequences for seniors and their doctors as most telehealth appointments are now no longer being covered by Medi
- telehealth.org October 13, 2025 The Future of Healthcare Delivery: Telehealth In late 2024, a group of Telehealth Enthusiasts gathered to envision the future of healthcare delivery. Here’s a recap of the meeti
- Healthleaders October 8, 2025 Waivers' End Pushes Healthcare Leaders to Make Tough Decisions on Telehealth, Hospital at Home With pandemic-era telehealth and Hospital at Home waivers expiring, executives are curtailing or ending some virtual care services. Supporters, meanwhile, are lobbying to extend those flexibilities or make t
- AbcNEWS October 7, 2025 Hospitals, health systems stop Medicare telehealth appointments amid government shutdown Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are informing some Medicare patients that they will be unable to schedule telehealth appointments due to the federal govern
- telehealth.org October 6, 2025 Maximizing the ROI of Telehealth As healthcare organizations realize that telehealth is here to stay, attention quickly turns to three important questions: what should our telehealth services roadmap look like, what technology should we use, and how can we make telehealth fina
- Telehealth.org September 30, 2025 September Continuing Resolution Impasse: Can Congress Avert the Medicare Telehealth Cliff? With key Medicare telehealth flexibilities set to expire on September 30, 2025, Republicans and Democrats have floated competing Continuing Resolutions (CRs) to extend virtual care rules and Hospita
- Telehealth.org September 29, 2025 The APA’s 2024 Telepsychology Guidelines: What Clinicians Need to Know Telehealth has become a powerful and increasingly common part of modern mental and behavioral health care. As regulations and technologies shift rapidly, clinicians need clear, evidence-based guidance to ensure safe
- Fierce Healthcare September 29, 2025 Hospitals, doctors face virtual care cliff with telehealth, hospital at home services on the line Medicare beneficiaries stand to lose access to two key virtual care programs that the federal government has offered since the start of the pandemic if the
- HealthcareITNews September 29, 2025 How messaging-oriented care can unburden telemedicine Dr. Rishi Khakhkhar, CMO at Counsel Health and an ER physician, discusses some telehealth shortfalls and how asynchronous virtual care can tend to a lot of care in a way that preserves synchronous visits for patients who really need them. /f
- TechTarget September 25, 2025 Supporting cardiac medication management with telehealth Sutter Health is using a telehealth-based model to connect heart failure patients with pharmacists for medication management, boosting clinical outcomes and patient experience. /fir
- National Library of Medicine PubMed September 22, 2025 Comparative Analysis of Clinical Outcomes Related to Telehealth and In-Person Encounters Among Older Veterans with Diabetes Entire cohort: The hybrid telehealth group comprised 51% of the entire cohort. The hybrid telehealth group had higher mean encounters in 2019 [telehealth 6.2 (6.7) and in-person 10.6 (8)] vs the in-person group [4.9 (4.1)] p < 0.001. After adjustment, although mean HbA1c levels of the hybrid group compared to the in-person group remained statistically higher in 2021 (7.19% [95% CI 7.06-7.32] vs 7.13% [95% CI 7.0-7.26] p < 0.001), the difference was clinically negligible. Hybrid te
- Telehealth.org September 22, 2025 September 2025 Telehealth Cliff: How Four Bills Could Shape Virtual Care The Senate bipartisan bill was introduced on April 2, 2025, by Senators Schatz (D-HI), Wicker (R-MS), Warner (D-VA), Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Welch (D-VT), and Barrasso (R-WY) and currently has a total of 63 Senate cosponsors. It has been read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 in the House on June 26, 2025, and it was referred to the Committee
- HealthcareITNews September 22, 2025 Government support for RPM is having an impact on healthcare With updated CMS billing codes and reimbursement eligibility, remote patient monitoring is fast becoming a standard of care for management of chronic conditions. A remote care CEO offers a closer look at one p
- telehealth.org September 19, 2025 Using Telehealth to Reduce Losses and Decrease Cost Post-COVID, telehealth has “survived” as a mainstay modality to deliver care to patients at a distance. And many healthcare leaders now more fully understand that telehealth is much more than just video visits, including patient portals, patient education, and a full host of virtual care modalities, including remote physiological monitoring (RPM), virtual exams, an
- telehealth.org September 19, 2025 Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 Could Prevent a Medicare Telehealth Cliff: Key Provisions Explained US Reps. Carter (R-GA) and Dingell (D-MI) introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 on September 2, 2025. The proposed legislation would extend many telehealth flexibilities through September 30, 2027. This proposed legislation comes weeks before the impending September Continuing Resolution, which many expect to extend telehe
- HealthcareITNews September 18, 2025 Lawmakers must act now to ensure virtual care access, ATA says Telehealth and hospital-at-home coverage under Medicare flexibilities could end in days. Immediate temporary extension is the only viable vehicle to ensure they do not lapse, the American Telemedici
- HealthcareITNews September 17, 2025 Telemedicine for transitional care offers benefits for patient Using virtual care, clinicians can conduct follow-up appointments - transitional care when there's the risk of readmission - that benefit patients, says Dr. Matthew Thompson, an ER physician, and the C
- HEALTHCAREDIVE September 17, 2025 GOP bill extends telehealth flexibilities, sidesteps ACA subsidies The continuing resolution would fund the government, and preserve the telehealth flexibilities, through Nov. 21. /firstline>
- FIERCEHealthcare September 16, 2025 Republicans unveil 7-week stopgap with hospital funding, telehealth extensions—but no ACA premiums The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, which was included in HR 1 and passed earlier this year, will provide $50 billion in funding over a five-year period, to help states improve healthcare access, quality and outcomes in rural communities. /firstline>
- CCHP September 16, 2025 Rural Health Transformation Program The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, which was included in HR 1 and passed earlier this year, will provide $50 billion in funding over a five-year period, to help states improve healthcare access, quality and outcomes in rural communities. /firstline>
- FIERCEHealthcare September 16, 2025 Virtual solutions for opioid use disorder can substitute for in-person care but don’t increase access: PHTI The Peterson Health Technology Institute released a report on virtual solutions for opioid use disorder that found companies prescribing medications for OUD virtually are an effective substitute for in-person care, though they
- Foley & Lardner, LLP September 11,2025 Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities: Countdown to September 30, 2025 In the final hours of 2024, Congress passed a six-month extension of the Medicare telehealth flexibilities through its 2025 funding bill, pushing the expiration date to September 30, 2025. Now, with that deadline quickly approaching, many telehealth providers are left wondering whether Congress will act in t
- telehealth.org September 10, 2025 Telehealth and Digital Health for Obesity: Devices, Evidence, and How to Implement Obesity remains one of the most common, costly, and preventable conditions in the United States. Recent CDC analyses of NHANES data (August 2021–August 2023) show that more than 4 in 10 U.S. adults have obesity, and nearly 1 in 10 have severe obesity, with no significant improvement compared to prior years, and severe obesity is still rising. Direct medical spending linked to obesity was estimated at ~$173
- telehealth.org September 9, 2025 Digital Mental Health Interventions: Do They Work? Open your smartphone’s app store, and you’ll find thousands of digital health apps promising to improve mental health. From guided meditation and mood tracking to digital versions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), these tools are marketed as accessible and affordable ways to suppo
- JDSUPRA September 8, 2025 Trending in Telehealth: August 2025 Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual car.
- HealthcareITNews September 8, 2025 Remote patient monitoring needs proactive, signal-based care Healthcare has too often been reactive. But a more forward-thinking approach, using tools and technologies for RPM, can help reduce readmissions, improve patient outcomes and enable success with value-bas
- HealthcareITNews September 4, 2025 140 organizations urge Congress to extend the hospital-at-home program A five-year waiver extension would not only give more seniors access to the proven care delivery model, but would also enable continued progress toward permanent expansi
- telehealth.org September 3, 2025 Online Therapy for Children: Why Video Alone Isn’t Enough, And What Works Better As online therapy becomes more common, many children are attending counseling through video chat alone. While virtual therapy offers accessibility and convenience, it’s becoming clear: video alone often isn’t enough to fully support a child’s healing process. Children often need hands-on, sensory, and play-based activities to fully engage in the therapeutic process. Without these elements, key opportunities for emotional expression and ski
- HealthcareITNews September 3, 2025 How AI, telehealth, and empathy lower patient costs Robin Glass, president of Included Health, says artificial intelligence has improved cost estimation tools and helps to address patient care gaps, while telehealth access reduces total costs for
- Telehealth.org August 22, 2025 Broadband Telehealth Disparities: What a National Study Reveals About U.S. Access Gaps In a new national study published in JAMIA Open, researchers analyzed nearly 8 million telemedicine sessions to investigate how broadband access, rurality, and community-level social vulnerability shape telehealth use. The study, led by a team from the University of Utah and Doxy.me, offers some of the most comprehensive evidence to date about telemedicine’s digital divide. For clinicians, especially those practicing in rural or underserved areas, the findings offer important insights—
- healthleaders August 22, 2025 Using Telemedicine to Keep Care Local With virtual care facing a crossroads, rural hospitals and health systems are touting the platform as a means of reducing transfers and keeping patients closer to home and
- Telehealth.org August 21, 2025 Rethinking Telehealth for Older Adults: Myths, Evidence, and Opportunities Older adults are often portrayed as reluctant to use telehealth due to a lack of digital skills or interest. But is this perception accurate—or just another outdated stereotype? With the number of U.S. adults aged 65+ set to double by 2060, telehealth offers a vital lifeline to care. Yet myths about older adults and technology continue to shape telehealth policy, funding, and clinical design. It’
- Foley & Lardner, LLP August 19, 2025 CY 2026 Medicare PFS Proposed Rule: Telehealth Takeaways In July 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule (the Proposed Rule), which included several proposed changes that aim to expand Medicare’s telehealth policies to improve access, increase flexibility, and better reflect advancements in technology an
- Telehealth.org August 18, 2025 Rural Telehealth: Beyond Video Visits One of the biggest challenges facing rural America is access to care, and the barriers to accessing care are manifold, including transportation, time, and technology. Obviously, one solution is to access care throu
- HEALTHCAREDIVE August 16, 2025 Why compliance is a top priority for telehealth After telehealth programs surged into common use during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual visits continue to thrive to access health care—and so have associated compliance risks along wit
- HealthCareITNews August 15, 2025 MaineHealth clinicians describe key lessons learned building out a telemedicine program The two executives in charge of virtual care at the New England health system explain why the term "building" has special meaning for them – and dive deep into what it takes to build highly successful telehealth programs to fill g
- HealthCareITNews August 15, 2025 ATA sends letter to Congress asking for action on telehealth Congress has only 48 days to avert a telehealth shutdown in Medicare, says ATA Action and
- Telehealth.org August 15, 2025 How the VA Uses Suicide Prevention AI to Help Veterans The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been developing and refining artificial intelligence tools for years to combat persistently high suicide rates among veterans. Nextgov.com recently highlighted an AI-based suicide prevention program that may interest the larger community of therapists and
- healthleaders August 15, 2025 Virtual Care Scores a Big Win in Diabetes Prevention After years of saying it’s not as good as in-person care, CMS is now proposing to allow the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program to include all-virtual courses through 2029.
- Telehealth.org August 11, 2025 5 Reasons Why Telehealth is a Must for Rural Health Care The COVID-19 health crisis showed everyone in healthcare that telehealth can be a viable alternative to in-person care. Especially patients, for the most part, enjoyed the convenience that telehealth has to offer and would prefer not to go back to the arduous and time-consuming in-person care, especially for mundane things like the review of
- Telehealth.org August 6, 2025 Buprenorphine and Telehealth: Expanding Access and Equity in Addiction Treatment for Underserved Populations This article synthesizes findings from four recent research studies on buprenorphine and telehealth, including real-world clinical outcomes, patient and provider perspectives, and population disparities. It concludes with an evidence-based to-do list for clinicians seeking to improve care delivery in telehealth-based
- Tech Target/xtelligent August 6, 2025 Telehealth prescribing did not boost ADHD drug initiations Telehealth prescribing was not associated with overprescribing of ADHD medication among Medicaid and CHIP enrollees and may have even helped close gaps, new research reveals. /firstline> https://www.techtarget.com/virtualhealthcare/news/366628484/T
- healthleaders August 4, 2025 Drugmakers Tap Telehealth to Sell Directly to Patients Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly turning to telehealth platforms for direct-to-consumer drug sales. That’s according to a report Monday (Aug. 4) from Axios, which notes that this effort is happening as President Donald Trump is urging more companies to adopt the practi
- Foley & Lardner, LLP Jul 30, 2025 Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM): What You Need to Know About CMS’ Proposed Changes On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed key changes to remote patient monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) services reimbursed under the Medicare program. The changes, part of the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule (the Proposed Rule), have been anticipated by digital health providers and stakeholders hoping to see more flexibility for RPM and RTM services. This article discusses the new changes and proposed cod