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
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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
Event Description This session explains how the strategic use of digital health tools and especially autonomous AI can streamline chronic disease management and improve outcomes. We focus on diabetes management and the autonomous diabetic eye exam as real world case studies at scale. As healthcare systems face increasing pressure to expand access and reduce costs,Read 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
Update (March 21, 2025): After this publication of this blog and recording of this webinar, the DEA filed a second delay with the Federal Register. The final rule for prescribing buprenorphine via telehealth to treat Opioid Use Disorder will now go into effect on Dec. 31, 2025. DEA Telehealth Webinar 3.20.25Read more
Authored by: Lydia Kotowski, JD, MHA (March 20, 2025) Update (March 21, 2025): After this publication of this blog and recording of this webinar, the DEA filed a second delay with the Federal Register. The final rule for prescribing buprenorphine via telehealth to treat Opioid Use Disorder will now go into effect on Dec. 31,Read more
