Telehealth & Covid-19
Skip a Step, Fail the Change: RHTP Success with ADKAR®
A quote from Dr. Charlie Mayo has stayed with me since my years at the Mayo Clinic:"Today, the only thing that is permanent is change."Dr. Mayo’s guidance to the clinic he and his brother started [...]
Why Your RHTP Transformation May Fail — And How to SWITCH It Up
The Rural Health Transformation Program is putting billions of dollars into rural healthcare — and with it comes an expectation that things will actually change. Not just that technology will be purchased. Not just [...]
Rural Telehealth: Beyond Video Visits
With millions of dollars in Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding now flowing to organizations in all 50 states, rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, and health systems face a pivotal question: What telehealth services should [...]
RPM Works — If You Do It Right:
What the Evidence Actually Shows
When CMS started reimbursing Remote Physiological Monitoring in 2019, a gold rush mentality swept through healthcare. Overnight, vendors promised small clinics easy revenue through RPM billing codes. Large health systems invested millions in platforms and devices, expecting outcomes to follow [...]
What Successful Consumer-Facing
Health Tech Actually Looks Like
When CMS released the NOFO for the Rural Health Transformation Program last year, there was one category that stood out: “consumer-facing digital health”. It’s a welcome, albeit unexpected move in the right direction. However, I'm not sure that eight weeks [...]
RHTP & Consumer-Facing Digital Health:
Why Most Will Fail (And How Yours Won’t)
December 29, 2025 changed everything for rural health transformation. CMS awarded $50 billion across all 50 states through the Rural Health Transformation Program. States submitted their revised budgets. Now comes the hard part: Execution. For states that included consumer-facing [...]
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 [...]