Telehealth & Covid-19
Preparing for RHTP RFPs:
What Rural Health Leaders can do NOW
The Rural Health Transformation Program has set a remarkable amount of activity into motion — 50 state applications submitted, awards issued, revised budgets under review, and RFPs at the state level are beginning to [...]
When Telehealth Gear Gathers Dust:
Why Equipment Funding Isn’t Enough
This article is based on a webinar presented by Jen Donathan, Shari Snyder, Ryan Baker, and Christian Milaster for Generation West Virginia’s Broadband Technical Assistance Webinar Series. There is a pattern we have seen [...]
Consumer-Facing Digital Health Is Coming:
Are States and Rural Providers Ready?
When CMS designed the Rural Health Transformation Program, it made a deliberate bet: consumer-facing digital health technology — symptom checkers, remote monitoring devices, AI chatbots, chronic disease apps, digital navigation tools — could meaningfully address [...]
Is Infrastructure Really What’s Holding Telehealth Back?
Recently, I came across a comprehensive analysis by Khandaker Sabit Bin Razzak examining telehealth adoption trends. His post — “Telehealth Adoption Trends: Why Scalable Digital Infrastructure Matters More Than Ever” — was packed with solid data, such as utilization rates, [...]
Using High-Tech to Enable High-Touch in Healthcare
Why Digital Health Adherence Requires Human Connection We have a digital health problem. And it's not the one you think. Billions are flowing into digital health tools. Tools such as wearables, remote monitoring devices, patient portals, and telehealth platforms. The [...]
LEADing RHTP Success: Driving Lasting Transformation through Clinician Engagement
The Rural Health Transformation Program holds the promise to fundamentally reshape rural healthcare delivery — for decades, if done right. States across the country have identified numerous innovative initiatives such as AI-powered diagnostics, remote monitoring systems, telehealth networks that connect [...]
RHTP Success For Rural Health CEOs: 2 Paths That Work And 2 That Don’t
Hands-On Guidance for rural hospital and health center CEOs navigating their state’s $1 billion transformation opportunity. The Rural Health Transformation Program represents the largest federal investment in rural healthcare transformation in decades. With $50 billion flowing to states over the [...]
Best of Telehealth Tuesday 2025
Happy New Year 2026! As we head into a new year, it’s time for an annual Telehealth Tuesday tradition: curating the most-read, most-shared, and most-impactful Telehealth Tuesday articles from the past twelve months. If you’re a longtime reader, you [...]
Telehealth’s Gift to Rural Health
This holiday season, as we consider meaningful gifts that transform lives, there's one present rural America desperately needs — and it's already here, proven, and ready to unwrap. The question isn't whether telehealth works for rural communities. After years [...]