Telehealth

Director Sonny Taite lifts the curtain on how HealthX funds, tests, and scales digital and AI tools across New Zealand's health system.

With the retirement of Ann Mond Johnson, the ATA's board has promoted Senior VP for Public Policy Kyle Zebley to lead the telehealth organization. He will stay on as executive director of lobbying arm ATA Action.

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 cardiovascular imaging.

Edward Marx, a longtime CIO and expert in IT strategy, discusses his ideas for a new way patients can interact with AI-enabled physicians – one that offers big potential, but could pose a threat to hospitals' existing care models.

Ernst & Young's Kim Dalla Torre offers a fresh look at artificial intelligence in healthcare, the biggest ROI and adoption gains in telehealth and remote patient monitoring, closing health disparities, and compliance and cybersecurity.

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.

Companies this past month announced many new products and services that use artificial intelligence to automate complex processes, secure data and improve care coordination and interoperability workflows.

Through the new Collaborative for Healthy Rural America, several health tech companies and their partners pledge to build an integrated care coordination and payment platform for states as they embark on their rural health transformation plans.

The $50 billion in funding to be allocated annually among all states over 10 years may be insufficient, even as the RHTP could put pressure on the rural healthcare system over the long term.

Virtual services at the sprawling Florida health system have helped strengthen essential clinical programs, says Jonathan Witenko, transforming struggling initiatives into lasting pillars of care delivery.