Telehealth & Covid-19
7 Proven Habits for Effectively Managing RHTP Transformation — Preparation
Inspired by Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" In 1976, a doctoral student named Stephen Covey set out to understand what made people truly effective. His method was ambitious: he read [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]