Announcements

ATA Action has launched a bipartisan Political Action Committee (PAC) to advocate for policies that remove barriers to virtual care. With critical telehealth flexibilities expiring at the end of 2024, this PAC comes at a crucial time.

"There has never been a more important time in our history for a political action committee that represents the needs of clinicians and everyday Americans, especially those in underserved communities with limited access to healthcare services," said Kyle Zebley, SVP, Public Policy, the ATA and Executive Director, ATA Action.

ATA Members,

More than 330 organizations have co-signed letters to Congress and the White House urging a two-year extension of virtual prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances. Without immediate action, these critical telehealth measures will expire at the end of the year, leaving countless patients without access to lifesaving care. Read More » 

Please stand with us and stay ready for further needed actions in ensuring Congress and the Biden administration act swiftly. Together, we can protect patient access to essential care.

Thank you for your continued support.

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action today submitted detailed comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the calendar year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. The ATA and ATA Action also urged CMS to advocate for Congress to swiftly extend or make permanent the Medicare telehealth flexibilities as soon as possible, before the December 31 deadline.

You can access the full press release here.

Have you used our Digital Infrastructure Score (DIS) tools?

Developed by the CEO’s Advisory Group on Using Telehealth to Eliminate Healthcare Disparities and Inequities (Disparities Advisory Group), the DIS comprises a framework and materials to address healthcare gaps that can be mitigated using virtual care modalities.

We’d love to hear how the Digital Infrastructure Score tools have been useful for you and any suggestions you might have through this brief survey.

ATA Clinician Council member @Shannon MacDonald, MD and fellow guest discuss the significant improvements telemedicine brought during the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges and legal barriers now faced with cross-state telemedicine, and how these restrictions impact patient care, particularly for those in rural areas or who frequently travel.

Health Anywhere: Redefining Remote Care and Integrated Digital Health Across The Continuum

November 13-14, 2024 – Loews Hotel, Arlington, TX

AND

Virtual Nursing: Integrating Strategy, Managing Change and Defining KPMs

November 17-19, 2024 – Loews Hotel, Arlington, TX

ATA’s Insights Summits are curated, deep-dive events launched in 2023 to deliver focused discussions with expert clinicians, peer-to-peer networking, and exclusive access to pioneering ideas, breakthrough research, and innovative use cases.

Check out our latest press release announcing the co-chairs and program committee for this November’s Insights Summit: Health Anywhere and Insights Summit: Virtual Nursing.

CMS’ proposal in the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule to extend the flexibility allowing appropriately licensed and credentialed providers to report their currently enrolled practice location instead of their home address when providing telehealth services from their home marks a significant win on the road to the Telehealth Super Bowl.

The ATA is proud to be part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s nearly $6.5 million research project investigating the causes of inequitable access to blood cancer treatment and care. We serve as a key stakeholder and our own @Lois Ritter serves on the Advisory Committee.

The Telehealth Technology SIG includes provider and provider organizations, technology companies, regulatory and legal folks, and other stakeholders, sharing insights and perspectives on the technology enabling telehealth care.  We meet most months on the 2nd Thursday, at 3p Eastern Time. 

We hope you can join us!

Welcome to the Therapeutics Lifecycle SIG! Our next meeting is on Wednesday, August 28 at 3p Eastern.

We hope you can join us!

Welcome to the Telemental Health SIG! Our next meeting is on Wednesday, August 7 at 1p Eastern. We hope you can join us!

Thank you for your interest in Async Telehealth! We are working to schedule our next meeting soon.

Welcome to the Home Testing SIG!

• Next SIG meeting is on Tuesday, August 6 @ 2p Eastern. 

We hope you can join us!

Welcome to the Telerehabilitation Special Interest Group!

Welcome to the Remote Monitoring SIG!

Please check out our Upcoming Events and RSVP to add the meetings to your calendar and get any event updates.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Welcome to the Home & Community Telehealth SIG! We meet the fourth Wednesday of each month at @ 12p Eastern. Please click on the individual meetings to RSVP and have the meeting invite emailed to you to easily add it to your calendar. We hope you can join us!

Welcome to the Healthy Aging Collaborative! We hope you can join our next meeting Tuesday, July 16 @ 12p Eastern. 

Welcome to the Government Relations SIG! We're glad to have you join us for our discussions and updates on state and federal telehealth policy.

Welcome to the Global Health Collaborative! We're glad to have you join our group. Stay tuned for our next event.

Welcome to the Digital Transformation SIG! We are a group of provider organizations, clinicians, technology companies and other stakeholders focused on how organizations are leveraging digital technologies in providing health care. One of our current projects is building a framework of the Medical Model of the Future.

Welcome to the Acute and Critical Care SIG! Our next meeting is on Wednesday, August 21. Please click the meeting link to RSVP and have the meeting invite sent to your email. We hope you can join us!

Telehealth is rapidly evolving. Leaders at our ATA Nexus conference share insights on navigating the new digital healthcare landscape. Learn how they're adapting to changes and innovating for the future.

Read More

https://mhealthintelligence.com/features/how-stakeholders-are-preparing-for-a-new-era-in-digital-healthcare

We are shifting the meeting schedule of the Ocular SIG - we are meeting now on the first Thursday of each month.

We're keeping the same time of 12p-1p ET.