Telehealth

The minibus package also funds HHS and extends acute hospital care at home.

At HIMSS26, nursing informatics leaders and digital strategists will explore how to close communication loops, drive ROI and balance workforce challenges when deploying new technologies across health systems.

By pairing medication therapy with consistent, telemedicine-enabled clinical oversight and care management support, the health system's program tackles the behavioral and lifestyle components necessary for success.

The partnership allows individuals to access an at-home preventive health test and, if needed, connect to One Medical’s hybrid primary care services for ongoing treatment.

The Georgia health system achieved 24/7 virtual RN coverage systemwide, demonstrating large virtual nursing implementations are achievable when tech, process and people are aligned. At HIMSS26, leaders of the initiative will explain.

"It's a positive moment," says Kyle Zebley, ATA's CEO and executive director of ATA Action, in a conversation about health tech policy advances and the organization's strategies for 2026.

Virtual care is a viable model for the long haul, says Dr. Chris Gallagher of Access TeleCare. Two of his physician colleagues add their 2026 predictions on telehealth's role in stroke care and behavioral healthcare.

Ahead of HIMSS26, Mayo Clinic’s Ugur Sener and Taylor Galloway preview their talk on using digital tools and decentralized trials to deliver brain cancer care remotely.

ATA says the proposed FY2026 funding package released by the House Appropriations Committee ensures continued access to patient services through critical telehealth provisions.

Concept Realisation's Nasser Massoud says GCC digital health success depends on patients trusting technology, regulators supporting innovation sans safety risks and insurers paying providers fairly for telehealth services.