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Published November 20, 2025 By Laura Tyrone, JD, MPH California’s 2025 legislative session brought a clear focus on digital health: lawmakers doubled down on AI transparency and safety, advanced data-exchange and telehealth infrastructure, and continued to bolster patient privacy. Across committees, two themes dominated — oversight of AI used in or adjacent to clinical care,Read more

Published November 18, 2025 By Jan Ileto, Policy and Regulatory Affairs Manager   With recent congressional action and evolving CMS guidance, providers may face confusion about what’s currently allowed and what is not. Please find the specific information you need below to navigate the current complexity. This table has been updated to account for updates, clarifications,Read more

Published November 14, 2025 By Sylvia Trujillo, MPP, JD A Message to C-Suite Leaders Facing Shrinking Resources, Workforce Strain, and Growing Demand Across rural and small-community health organizations, you’re facing a daunting combination: reimbursement pressures (including threats to Medicaid and 340B funding), rising administrative burden, persistent staff shortages, and increasing complexity of care. But it’s notRead more

November 14, 2025 | Sylvia Trujillo, Executive Director On November 6, 2025, the FDA’s Digital Health Advisory Committee convened a public meeting to explore how generative AI—especially large language models—is transforming digital mental health tools. The Committee has not yet promulgated new regulations, but the meeting clearly signaled that regulatory expectations are evolving for AI‑enabled tools in mental healthRead more

Published June 26, 2025 By Sylvia Trujillo, MPP, JD and Laken Harrel, MPH  Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, and AI Are Rising—But What’s Standing in the Way?  Across the U.S., digital health is gaining momentum. From telehealth and remote management services to artificial intelligence (AI) enabled services that promise to transform care delivery, the future of healthcare isRead more

Published June 16, 2025 By Sylvia Trujillo, MPP, JD and Miguel Angel Del Villar, BSN, RN, CSN In part one of this series we talked about why early detection of vision issues is so important, especially for children with developmental disabilities, how telehealth screenings work in schools, and why compliance with state guidelines matters forRead more

June 13, 2025 By Rebekah Glick, MPA, Policy Analyst, California Telehealth Resource Center   If you’re a telehealth provider in California, chances are you’ve got a lot on your plate—patient care, documentation, scheduling, billing, and more. Cybersecurity may not be the top priority on your list, but it should be.  Why? Because cyberattacks are risingRead more

By Sylvia Trujillo, MPP, JD and Miguel Angel Del Villar, BSN, RN, CSN    The Critical Importance of Early Detection   Consider Maria, a second-grader with autism spectrum disorder who struggles to communicate when vision problems make it difficult to see the classroom board. Without proper vision screening, her learning challenges may be incorrectly attributedRead more

By: Lydia Kotowski, JD, MHA, California Telehealth Resource Center Chronic disease remains one of the most persistent and costly challenges facing rural healthcare systems. In communities where long travel times, provider shortages, and economic barriers hinder timely access to care, rural hospitals are often left to manage complex, ongoing health conditions with limited resources. ButRead more

By: Sylvia Trujillo, Executive Director, California Telehealth Resource Center (CalTRC) – 5.08.25    I’m pleased to invite you to the 13th Annual Digital Health Summit: Technology Supercycle Meets Healthcare taking place Wednesday, May 22, 2025. This virtual event brings together healthcare’s most influential voices to tackle our sector’s most pressing challenge: leveraging digital innovation toRead more