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Medicare Telehealth Update

By Sylvia Trujillo | Blog, Guidelines and Toolkits, Legislation & Regulation, Providers, Reimbursement Tools, State & Federal Policies, What's New | 0 comment | 15 November, 2025 | 0

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

Why Rural & Community Providers Must Begin Their AI Innovation Strategy Today

By Emilia Ochoa-Ruiz | Artificial Intelligence, Blog, Get Started, News, Rural, What's New | 0 comment | 14 November, 2025 | 0

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

FDA Sends Strong Signal on Generative AI in Digital Mental Health: What Providers Need to Know Now

By Sylvia Trujillo | Blog, News, What's New | 0 comment | 14 November, 2025 | 0

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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Healthcare AI Vendor Evaluation Checklist

By Aislynn Taylor | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Grow Your Program, What's New | 0 comment | 6 December, 2024 | 0

CLICK TO VIEW This checklist provides a set of questions for a health care provider to ask AI tool developers/vendors. By thoroughly evaluating the responses, healthcare providers can make informed decisions about acquiring and implementing AI tools that align with their clinical and operational needs while ensuring ethical, fair, and secure use.Read more

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Updates on Medicare Reimbursement and Additional Guidance (2024)

By Sylvia Trujillo | Blog, News, Reimbursement, Reimbursement Tools, What's New | 0 comment | 13 March, 2024 | 0

OVERVIEW The following are Medicare Reimbursement resources and reference documents concerning: Telehealth (interactive video/audio or audio-only) eConsults Remote physiological or therapeutic management Store and forward (in limited circumstances) Please note that general Medicare payment policies do not apply to Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, and Indian Health Clinics.  Please see discussion for informationRead more

Join Our Transformative Digital Health Workshop in California! 

By Mariah Getch | Blog, Featured, Grow Your Program, News, Ongoing Training & Insight, Providers, What's New | 0 comment | 8 December, 2023 | 0

Join us for an exciting Digital Health Workshop where you can acquire important tools and information to support practice transformation!

Hands together to show that leveraging digital modalities to support transitions to value-based delivery and payment in California is successful.

Value-Based Delivery Transformation: Digital Strategies for Medi-Cal

By Mariah Getch | Blog, Featured, Grow Your Program, Health Equity, News, Promising Practices, Providers, Reimbursement, What's New | 0 comment | 17 October, 2023 | 0

The California Telehealth Resource Center (CTRC), a federally funded nonprofit, is dedicated to the successful implementation of virtual care within California. Our mission goes beyond simply supporting the adoption of evidence-based digital health tools into clinical practice (telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and eConsults, for example); it’s about helping providers and patients navigate the complexities ofRead more

Billing for Telehealth Encounters - An introductory guide on fee for service. July 2023

2023 Telehealth Billing Guide for Medicare Fee-For-Service

By Aislynn Taylor | Featured, Reimbursement, Reimbursement Tools, What's New | 0 comment | 11 July, 2023 | 0

The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is providing this informational billing guide to assist those who have questions regarding telehealth billing in general and specifically, post-PHE. The guide is primarily about Medicare fee-for-service billing as policies vary from state to state for Medicaid and commercial payers. It is not meant to be a guaranteeRead more

Telehealth for the LGBTQIA+ Community

By Mariah Getch | Featured, News, Patients, Telehealth Success Stories, What's New | 0 comment | 26 May, 2023 | 0

Telehealth offers a safe, secure, and accessible platform for the LGBTQIA+ community, enabling access to affirming healthcare professionals without geographical boundaries.

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Teletherapy: Revolutionizing Access to Mental Health Care

By Mariah Getch | Blog, Featured, News, Patients, Providers, What's New | 2 comments | 11 May, 2023 | 0

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.  

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The California Telehealth Resource Center (CTRC) and all resources and activities produced or supported by the CTRC are made possible by grant number U1UTH42520-01-01 from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS. This information or content and conclusions are those of the CTRC and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. The information and tools presented on the California Telehealth Resource Center’s (CTRC) website are intended for general information purposes only and are not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional legal and billing advice. We recommend discussing billing and legal decisions with your organization’s compliance officer to ensure agreement or consulting with an attorney regarding any legal issue. All materials are strictly for informational and educational purposes only.
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