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Event Description Session Title: AI Scribes in Action: Lessons from a Practicing Physician About the Series: A no-cost virtual learning series helping healthcare professionals navigate AI with confidence. Explore practical applications, informed decision-making, and responsible adoption. Office hours will follow each session. Learn about future sessions here: https://healthaibootcamp.squarespace.com/2026-ai-cohort REGISTER HERELearning Objectives AI powered documentation tools are transformingRead more

July 13th, 2026 By Emilia Ochoa-Ruiz, MS, PMP Recently, the California Telehealth Resource Center (CTRC) welcomed healthcare leaders, clinicians, innovators, policymakers, and community partners from across the country for its 14th Annual Digital Health Summit. Centered around the theme, Bridging the Gap: Digital Health and AI for Smarter Care, Stronger Teams, and Sustainable Healthcare, theRead more

March 11th, 2026 By Sylvia Trujillo, MPP, JD and Emilia Ochoa-Ruiz, MS, PMP Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept in healthcare. By 2026, the question is no longer whether AI will influence care delivery. It already does. The real question is whether healthcare organizations can adopt AI intentionally and effectively, with safeguards that protect patients, clinicians,Read more

Published December 10, 2025 By Emilia Ochoa-Ruiz, MS, PMP Manager, California Telehealth Resource Center Toolkit Spotlight: The AI C-Suite Overview Toolkit  Helping executives lead confidently into the future of healthcare innovation  If there’s one thing every healthcare executive can agree on right now, it’s this: the demands on leadership have never been higher. Shrinking workforces.Read more

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 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

The Health Care AI Blog: What to Expect in this Series  Authored by: Sylvia Trujillo  The adoption of artificial intelligence systems and tools (AI) is rapidly advancing in healthcare, offering new ways to enhance clinical decision-making, improve diagnostics, and optimize healthcare operations. However, AI systems are complex and often misunderstood. The regulatory environment increases theRead more

Program Specialist Aislynn Taylor representing CTRC at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum While it may seem like a far-off sci-fi future, the application of AI systems in health care is here now, and we should be ready for it to expand. Many clinicians aren’t aware of how much they are already using AI systemsRead more