Arlington, VA – May 3, 2019. The ATA (American Telemedicine Association) has been awarded $50k in funding through the Eugene Washington Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Engagement Awards Program. These funds support the ATA’s Telehealth Research Dissemination Forum. Sabrina Smith, DrHA, leads the engagement project at the ATA – together with a notable Steering …more

  April 29, 2019 – Providence St. Joseph Health is ready to roll out its enterprise-wide telehealth platform. That’s not to say the seven-state, 50-hospital network hasn’t had telehealth or telemedicine programs in the past – Providence St. Joseph has, in fact, a robust connected care program, comprised of dozens of services. But with April …more

  STAMFORD – WEBWIRE – Monday, April 29, 2019 Partners in Digital Health, publishers of Blockchain in Healthcare Today and Telehealth and Medicine Today peer review journals, now endorsed by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), is excited to announce its 3rd Annual 2019 Innovation Ignition Competition. “This competition exposes leadership across the market to new …more

  Telemedicine holds promise for moving healthcare from a formal environment that is difficult for patients to navigate to a consumer-oriented experience. The move requires greater change for hospitals and physicians than it does for patients—however, NewYork-Presbyterian’s commitment to digital health stems from the belief that telemedicine can expedite access, improve patient satisfaction, and create …more

  SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.—April 24, 2019—GlobalMed®, an international provider of virtual care solutions, today announced it has been selected by the government of Zimbabwe for a United Nations-funded project to provide telemedicine services and equipment at 16 clinics in the country’s Manicaland province. With many health delivery organizations in Africa already standardized on GlobalMed’s platform, this …more

  Experts are warning that a Drug Enforcement Agency rule expected out in October will leave doctors confused about whether they can use telemedicine to provide medication assisted treatment for opioid disorders. Last year’s big congressional opioid bill gave the DEA a deadline for guidance that it promised years ago to clarify when physicians can …more

  Arlington, VA – April 15, 2019. The ATA, the nation’s leading telehealth association, today released a comprehensive industry white paper, “Telehealth Interoperability: Driving Choice, Continuity, and Scale.” The white paper defines and describes the value of interoperable telehealth systems, addresses the opportunities and challenges for all stakeholders, discusses standards and the importance of governance …more

  April 15, 2019 – The American Telemedicine Association kicked off its annual conference this weekend in New Orleans with a call for interoperability, saying connected care won’t happen unless providers, patients and payers are actually connected. As the conference entered its second day on Monday, the ATA released a white paper outlining how everyone …more

Telehealth, or virtual care, could be considered one of the most disruptive forces in healthcare today, with the potential ability to transform healthcare delivery as it transitions from hospitals and clinics into the home or wherever patients are located. In March 2018, Ann Mond Johnson stepped into the CEO role of the telehealth association, ATA, …more

  Arlington, VA – April 11, 2019. The ATA, the nation’s leading telehealth association, today announced the winners of this year’s annual awards that recognize exemplary achievements and individuals in the telehealth field. The awards will be presented at the ATA19 Annual Conference and Expo taking place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in …more

  I’ve worked in enough start ups to know that creating something from nothing can be hard. It is especially tough when you must create a market and explain to people that what you’re doing isn’t nearly as heretical as it may sound. When my friends and I started Subimo in 2000, people wondered why …more

For decades now, we have been working together to advance telehealth and remove barriers to its utilization. One of our major areas of focus has been related to barriers created by outdated federal policies, most especially Medicare policy on reimbursement (or lack thereof) of telehealth. We have implored Members of Congress and federal agencies, primarily …more

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has written a letter to commend MassHealth on their commitment to improving access to behavioral healthcare through telehealth while also make recommendations for small changes to their recent All Provider Bulletin 281 that would better align with telemedicine industry standards. In January, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health …more

Partners in Digital Health (PDH) is pleased to announce the endorsement of its peer-review journals, Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY), and Telehealth and Medicine Today (TMT), by the American Telehealth Association (ATA). “These journals fill the gaps with editorial missions poised for the next frontier in health and care around the world,” stated Tory Cenaj, …more

One of ATA’s pre-conference courses, “Clinical Transformation University in Technology: Getting Your Transformation Journey Right,” will be led by internationally renowned practice transformation experts, Dr. (Prof) Nwando Olayiwola and Candy Magana. In an effort to help healthcare leaders and faculty gain the necessary skills to successfully implement, adopt and scale technology innovations in clinical settings, …more

  BACKGROUND Innovation in health care is hard. Innovation in primary care is difficult. Innovation in healthcare is impossible. We have heard it all. We have seen it in real life. Despite significant investments in allowing for innovation in healthcare, nearly half of new healthcare innovations fail initially 1 . More specifically, in health technology …more

The ATA is pleased to announce that Bernard J. Tyson – chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente – has joined the lineup of inspirational and visionary speakers at the ATA19 Conference. Under Tyson’s leadership, Kaiser Permanente continues to drive solutions that meet the need for affordable, accessible, high-quality healthcare to improve the health of its …more

Join the next ATA webinar, “Telehealth Interoperability – Driving Choice, Continuity, and Scale” to be held Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 2:30 pm EST. This webinar will explore the state of telehealth interoperability from the viewpoints of multiple key stakeholders—including providers, payers, vendors, and government agencies—to define the challenges and provide a focus on the …more

In response to the mandate from H.R. 6, the ATA has convened a special workgroup from membership within its Telebehavioral Health Special Interest Group. The workgroup has developed five recommendations for how a special registration process could be structured to enable the safe prescribing of certain controlled substances via telehealth. Section 3232 of the Substance …more

ATA is excited to announce that Dr. Joseph Kvedar – Vice President of Connected Health at Partners HealthCare, Harvard Medical School Professor, published author and sought-after advisor – will be sharing his insights and experience at the ATA19 Conference and Exhibition. Internationally recognized for his leadership and vision, Dr. Kvedar is a luminary in the …more