Research
For over 50 years, telehealth has proven to save time, save money and, most importantly, save lives. ATA is collecting research, case studies, white papers and conducting independent research to highlight the myriad values of telehealth services.
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The ATA is dedicated to advancing knowledge, innovation, and expanding access to quality care using technology-enabled care. Research is a fundamental driving force behind these goals as it serves as a systematic exploration aimed at uncovering new insights, challenging existing paradigms, and solving complex problems. The ATA is interested in collaborating on these endeavors.
Case Study
Care Close to Home
April 18, 2025
LocumTenens.com
LocumTenens.com
The evolving landscape of healthcare is writ large when it comes to small town hospitals. When operating on a smaller scale, vacant specializations are often sorely missed, and community members have little choice but to look elsewhere for care. Throw a global health crisis into the mix, and rural hospitals suffer disproportionately as the clinician labor shortage deepens. Here is a look at how one rural medical facility addressed the challenge and provided care to its community on its own terms.
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Inpatient Virtual Care Adoption Still Emerging, Pace Expected To Accelerate
January 8, 2025
AvaSure
AvaSure
While most IT and clinical leaders believe that inpatient acute virtual care will play an increasingly significant role in care delivery, the reality is that it is still in the early stages of adoption. Survey data reveals a surprising gap: 29% of organizations have no virtual care programs, even as hospital leaders rank it as a top priority.
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Accelerating the Adoption of Value-Based Care
November 14, 2024
The American Medical Association (AMA)
The Essential Role of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®)
The American Medical Association (AMA)
The Essential Role of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®)
The shift towards value-based care (VBC) has led to a reimagining of the traditional definition of health care delivery—including what types of services are delivered, how those services are delivered, and by whom they are delivered—all with the objective of supporting better outcomes at lower costs. The American Medical Association (AMA) set out to understand the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set’s role in VBC.
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Commonly Asked Questions Related to PSYPACT
October 2, 2024
ATA Telemental Health Special Interest Group
ATA Telemental Health Special Interest Group
Background: What is PSYPACT?
The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT®) is an interstate compact designed to facilitate the practice of telepsychology and the temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology across state boundaries.
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A Business Case for Virtual Nursing
May 26, 2024
Caregility
Caregility
In the evolving landscape of healthcare, the integration of virtual nursing presents a revolutionary approach to patient care. Access this whitepaper to learn more about how virtual nursing can transform a healthcare practice, providing scalable, patient-centered solutions for a modern healthcare ecosystem.
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How Prime Healthcare’s Community Hospitals Benefit from Integrated Virtual Specialists
May 2, 2024
Learn how virtual specialty care keeps Prime Healthcare patients local, improves access to specialists, drives faster diagnoses and treatment for complex conditions, reduces cost, and increases patient engagement and satisfaction.
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AdventHealth Murray and Gordon Medical Centers: Patient Surge and Rising Costs Prompt Move to Telemedicine
January 16, 2024
Eagle Telemedicine
Eagle Telemedicine
Learn how these programs saved the cost equivalent of 3-4 FTEs, made available previously unavailable specialty services leading to added revenue and decreased patient transfers, improved ICU and ER throughput, enabled seamless credentialing and licensing, and drove stronger alignment with rural community needs for behavioral health care.
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Ensuring Care for Our Most Vulnerable: Cincinnati Children’s and the ATA
November 13, 2023
The ATA and Cincinnati Children’s
The ATA and Cincinnati Children’s
Across their journey, the ATA has served as an invaluable partner in the success of Cincinnati Children’s telehealth program —helping support their virtual care offerings and exponential growth in telehealth appointments, from a handful
to thousands in just a few years.
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Riverside Health System: Stroke Coverage Improves with Telemedicine Support
November 8, 2023
Eagle Telemedicine
Eagle Telemedicine
Learn how Riverside Health System realized more thorough 24-hour coverage for specialty stroke care, improved critical patient response times with door-to needle time reduced from 47 to 35 minutes and average four-minute connect time, better physician retention, seamless integration into EMR and other data systems, and compliance with highest accreditation standards.
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CASE STUDY: Outpatient Tele-Neurology Clinic
November 1, 2023
AmplifyMD
AmplifyMD
Learn how this tele-neurology solution helped reduce wait times by 80%, supported more than 600 additional appointments, reduced the in-person appointment backlog by 40%, and drove the expanded utilization of onsite diagnostics and imaging.
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Research
Ocular Telehealth Assessments and Disease Monitoring – Part Two
September 18, 2023 The Need for and Benefits of Ocular Telemedicine for Primary and Specialty Eye Care
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Ocular Telehealth Special Interest Group (Ocular SIG) issues the following two-part statement about remote ocular health assessments, telehealth disease monitoring, and the need for telehealth in the eye care arena.
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Ocular Telehealth Assessments and Disease Monitoring – Part One
September 18, 2023
ATA Ocular Special Interest Group
Elements of a Remote Comprehensive Eye Exam
ATA Ocular Special Interest Group
Elements of a Remote Comprehensive Eye Exam
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Ocular Telehealth Special Interest Group (Ocular SIG) issues the following two-part statement about remote ocular health assessments, telehealth disease monitoring, and the need for telehealth in the eye care arena. The first part addresses the elements needed to provide high quality remote eye exams, and the second part addresses the need for telehealth as a tool for eye care delivery.
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Research
Comprehensive Hybrid Care
August 28, 2023
Amwell
Amwell
The Amwell Converge platform enables you to shift from episodic telehealth transactions to a longitudinal, hybrid care strategy, creating a comprehensive care model that unites in-person, virtual, and automated settings for a care-anywhere experience.
Research Paper
DEA: Potential New Telemedicine Special Registration for Controlled Substances Prescribing to be Discussed in Special Listening Sessions
August 14, 2023
Foley & Lardner
Foley & Lardner
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is signaling its consideration of a separate Special Registration for telemedicine prescribing without the prerequisite of an in-person examination.
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AACN Tele-critical Care Nursing Practice
August 9, 2023
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
This expert consensus statement defines tele-critical care nursing, identifies the key components of a successful tele-critical care nursing practice, outlines the structure required to foster an environment of continuous improvement, and defines the processes and relationships necessary for the successful integration of tele-critical nurses into the healthcare team.
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November 16-18, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort | Orlando, FL
This ATA Insights Summit marks a return to our foundation—healthcare delivery organizations. This year’s summit is structured around eight hands-on strategy labs (focus groups), each led by healthcare executives, clinicians, and system builders actively delivering care.
Participants will spend two days co-developing usable frameworks, benchmarks, and implementation tools—followed by collaborative readouts to surface common themes, challenges, and actionable insights.
