Blogs

Telehealth, key part of pandemic-era care, should be more accessible for more patients	Federal Fix to Telehealth Rules Would Secure Delivery System
Source: UCLA Newsroom A study by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that since COVID-19 emerged, language barriers have prevented Latino and Asian [...] Read More	Source: Bloomberg Law The pandemic has brought about a seismic shift to telehealth. The renewed federal declaration of the public health emergency through April 2023 [...] Read More
Group asks CMS to Issue Interim Final Rule to Preserve Telehealth Access	It’s Time to Cement Telehealth’s Place in U.S. Health Care
Source: mHealth Intelligence In pursuit of reliable telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries, the Alliance for Connected Care wrote a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid [...] Read More	Source: Harvard Business Review One of the few positive side effects of the deadly and catastrophically disruptive Covid-19 pandemic has been the blossoming of telehealth [...] Read More

Upcoming Events!

2023 Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC) Summit

Telehealth Equity: Is the “Solution” for Addressing Inequities in Health Quality and Access Now Exacerbating those Same Issues? The Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC) will be holding their 2023 Summit in Norfolk, Virginia on March 15 - 17, 2023. As telehealth and healthcare become synonymous, some have been raising red flags. Is what has historically been touted as one of the solutions for addressing disparities in access to quality care turning into a potential driver of such disparities? Join us at #MATRC2023 as we examine the technology, policy and operational best practices and lessons learned that contribute to making telehealth either a facilitator, enabler or barrier for different populations.

ATA 2023 Conference & Expo

Join like-minded and motivated stakeholders and decision-makers at ATA2023 to talk telehealth on March 4 - 6, 2023. This is not a healthcare conference dabbling in virtual care. ATA2023 is the telehealth conference that puts telehealth in its place – within a hybrid care delivery model. Whether you are new to the telehealth field or a veteran virtual care stakeholder, you can build an immersive program, from visionary keynotes, thought provoking fireside chats with c-suite leaders, and interactive sessions to advance your knowledge, fuel your inspiration and support your organization’s telehealth business. Use code NCTRC for $300 off a full conference registration! 

New Resources from the TRCs!

Preparing for the End of the PHE and the End of HIPAA Enforcement Discretion
Created by NCTRC

Continuing its End of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) resources, the NCTRC has published a blog post on End of HIPAA Enforcement Discrimination. For more information, read the full blog post.

Preparing for the End of the PHE: How Federal Telehealth Policy is Expected to Change in 2023

Created by CCHP

With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) likely ending in 2023 it has become increasingly urgent for providers to start preparing themselves for its imminent termination.  The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) released a newsletter, providing a detailed breakdown of what stays and what goes when the PHE ends in relation to telehealth policy. For more information, read the full newsletter. Please note that since this newsletter was released, the PHE has been extended until April 11, 2023. 

Disentangling Telehealth from the Public Health Emergency

Created by SWTRC

The Southwest Telehealth Resource Center (SWTRC) has released a new blog post listing the five key telehealth takeaways from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. For more information, read the full blog post. 

Virtual Telehealth Technology Showcase Video Series

Created by TTAC

The Telehealth Technology Assessment Resource Center (TTAC) Virtual Telehealth Technology Showcase Video toolkits is a series of videos that contain content delivered at our live 2022 Virtual Technology Showcase event. This series covers Remote Patient Monitoring, Direct to Consumer, Emergency Medical Services and School Based telehealth questions. For more information, view the full video series.