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
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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
The Technology Supercycle Meets Healthcare: Where Innovation Addresses Our Greatest Challenges This event has passed. View Session Videos Here. Summit Overview Healthcare stands at a critical inflection point. Resource constraints collide with increasing chronic disease prevalence while technological capabilities accelerate exponentially. The resulting transformation opportunities cannot be overstated. This summit provides essential context for healthcareRead more
By: Sylvia Trujillo, Executive Director, California Telehealth Resource Center (CalTRC) – 4.22.25 Across the country—and acutely here in California—chronic diseases are driving an unsustainable burden on our health systems, our economy, and our communities. Over 60% of U.S. adults live with at least one chronic disease, and nearly half of all Americans have hypertension,Read more
Authored by: Sylvia Trujillo Welcome back to Navigating AI: An Introductory Blog Series! Before we dive into AI’s applications and impact, it’s essential to differentiate between AI systems and AI functionalities—concepts that often get conflated. AI methods and systems define the architecture of AI but do not determine what the AI can do in aRead more
Keeping up with AI in California: 2024 Legislative Recap Authored By: Rebekah Glick (March 25, 2025) In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, California is at the forefront of AI. In post, we’ll dive into last year’s legislative session in California to understand what passed last year and how it impacts health care provider policies andRead more
