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 [...]
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 [...]
RPM That Clinicians Actually Use: A Practical Playbook for Sustainable Adoption
Remote Physiological Monitoring (RPM) has proven clinical and financial potential, but many programs stall or even fail after the initial rollout. The difference between RPM that exists and RPM that delivers value comes down to design — how referrals start, [...]
Maximizing RHTP Telehealth Funding: A Proven Blueprint For Success
This week's Telehealth Tuesday examines how states can maximize their Rural Health Transformation Program telehealth investments through coordinated implementation rather than fragmented, vendor-driven approaches. The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform rural healthcare [...]
Telehealth Vendor Selection: Defining Needs and Requirements
As the need for timely access to a wide variety of healthcare services, especially in rural areas, is increasing, Telehealth — "providing care at a distance" — bridges distances, transportation challenges, and lack of specialty care providers. The Covid-19 health [...]