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As we transition into a new era in healthcare post the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolving landscape of telehealth regulations can be challenging to navigate. The California Telehealth Resource Center (CTRC) acknowledges this complexity and aims to shed light on the recent shifts in telehealth regulatory requirements. As a trusted, free, and unbiased resource for both providers and patients, we are dedicated to offering clear, up-to-date telehealth information to help you understand these significant changes. 

In this blog post, we delve into the transformative power of teletherapy, exploring its impact on mental health, and how it’s reshaping the accessibility of mental health services across the globe.  

As telehealth revolutionizes health care delivery for patients worldwide, one area that holds promise is the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this blog, we will explore the many advantages of telehealth for individuals with autism and their families.

In this post, we discuss impending changes to telehealth regulations tied to the end of the PHE, how these changes will affect telehealth providers, and potentially alter the future telehealth landscape.

Telehealth, also known as telemedicine, is a mode of health care that uses secure digital technologies such as videoconferencing and telephone services to connect patients and providers.

Telehealth, also known as telemedicine, is a mode of health care that uses secure digital technologies such as videoconferencing and telephone services to connect patients and providers.

On December 23rd, the House of Representatives approved a $1.7 trillion spending package, HR 2617, aka the Omnibus Appropriations legislation. Included in the legislation were a number of changes that have the potential to impact telehealth providers across the nation.

As a preamble to the upcoming Advances in Remote Patient Monitoring Learning Event co-hosted by CTRC and the California Health Care Foundation, this blog delves into the world of RPM and its role in the future of health care.

In its early days, telehealth was under-researched, underfunded, and underutilized by a general public largely unaware of the vast potential benefits. Today, following a period of rapid evolution fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth may offer a solution to one of the most pressing problems facing our nation’s youth: mental health crises.  

COVID-19 transformed California’s health care system. With it came increased safety protocols, a strained and exhausted workforce, supply shortages, and exponential growth in virtual care. An unexpected silver lining is the finding that practices offering telehealth services and work-from-home options have higher health care workforce retention rates.