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Health Systems Must Connect With Patients in More Meaningful Ways. Read More »
ATA CODE member Billings Clinic is central to the Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network, a hub‑and‑spoke model covering 53,000 square miles that dramatically improves access to mental and behavioral health services in rural Montana and northern Wyoming. The network enables patients to connect with providers within hours instead of weeks, reducing geographic and workforce barriers.
Jody Haines, director of telehealth services at Billings Clinic, said: "Over the past five years, since the COVID pandemic, we have really reshaped the way we get to deliver this care to patients, essentially making geography irrelevant and creating healthier communities, one person at a time."
Through this network, Billings Clinic continues to enhance care continuity, population health outcomes, and patient access across a vast and underserved region. Read More »
Last Chance to Get Significant Savings to Register and Attend NEXUS
Your 25% Winter Savings for NEXUS 2026 expires this Saturday, February 28. This is an almost $400 savings.
Join healthcare’s most influential digital health leaders May 12–14 in Orlando for NEXUS 2026: Digital‑Native Care Activation, where organizations move beyond pilots and start scaling real, sustainable models of care.
Use promo code SUNNY25 to save 25% on your full conference pass before this limited-time offer melts away.
Why NEXUS?
Action-oriented sessions designed for real implementation
Peer collaboration with health systems, innovators, and policymakers
Practical strategies to scale digital care in today’s evolving environment
Three days of hands-on learning, networking, and solution-building
This isn’t another conference. It’s where digital health leaders come to get work done.
📍 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress | Orlando, FL 📅 May 12–14, 2026
Nominate a Digital Health Leader for the ATA 2026 Leadership Awards
Nominations are now open for the ATA 2026 Leadership Awards, honoring those accelerating digital health adoption and expanding access to care. Award recipients will be recognized on the mainstage at NEXUS 2026 on Thursday, May 14.
Nomination Deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Award Categories:
Leadership in Care Transformation
Virtual Care Champions: Virtual Nursing Leadership Award
Virtual Care Champions: Rural Health Innovation Award
ATA SIG Leadership Award
Know a leader or organization redefining care delivery?
This week, Members of Congress are expected to reconvene in advance of the President’s State of the Union address on February 24, and discussions are likely to resume around appropriations and the broader FY 2026 funding process. Committee hearings and markups are also anticipated, as both chambers try to build momentum on funding and other legislative priorities.
ATA Action to Lead on Special Registration Framework for Remote Prescribing of Controlled Substances
In a meeting with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), ATA Action emphasized the need for a permanent pathway for remote prescribing of controlled substances and the critical role telemedicine plays for rural populations. ONDCP requested that ATA Action draft a policy memo on a special registration framework the agency can champion internally. Next steps include preparing materials, rallying coalition support, connecting ONDCP with technical experts, and holding a follow‑up meeting with ATA Action Advocacy Ally members to refine our proposal.
ATA Action Urges Unified Framework for Clinical AI ATA Action’s comment letter urges the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a unified federal framework for clinical artificial intelligence (AI) with clear, outcome focused standards, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) boundaries, safe harbors, and shared accountability among developers, deployers, and clinicians. Our comments highlight real world performance, continuous monitoring, and reimbursement models like ACCESS that capture the actual cost and clinical value of AI tools.
We thank ATA Action members for their thoughtful input, which strengthens our collective voice in federal policy discussions.
Interested in Facilitated Briefings with Key Legislators on Capitol Hill? Join ATA Action!
ATA Action is hosting our 5th annual Fly-In, June 9-10 in Washington, DC, to facilitate exclusive bipartisan, bicameral meetings on Capitol Hill with Members of Congress and their key healthcare staffers to discuss our top telehealth and digital health policy priorities, including, remote prescribing of controlled substances, CMS Medicare, virtual foodcare, digital therapeutics, AI, remote monitoring, DTC and more. An evening reception on June 9 with our valued members, Members of Congress and their staff will kick things off. This industry-leading event is open to ATA Action members. For more information or to join ATA Action, please contact Alexis Apple (aapple@americantelemed.org) or Hunter Young (hyoung@americantelemed.org).
State Policy Updates
ATA Action Opposing Restrictive Medicaid Changes for Out-of-State Provider Enrollment in FL
Proposed changes to Florida’s Medicaid Manual would largely prohibit out-of-state providers to serve Medicaid beneficiaries. ATA Action is submitting testimony opposing these changes as part of a hearing on March 2. We encourage affected members to do the same.
NJ Ends Temporary Waiver on Remote Prescribing of Controlled Substances
A temporary emergency order allowing New Jersey providers to prescribe Schedule II controlled dangerous substances via telemedicine expired on February 16. Further details can be found here.
Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) Bill in Washington State Fails to Advance
ATA Action has successfully opposed an effort in Washington State to impose impractical PC-MSO (Management Services Organization/Professional Corporation) mandates, which will not advance this session.
Illinois Bill With Potential Consequences for RPM has First Hearing
ATA Action and a number of other stakeholders submitted testimony against Illinois HB 4331, which would amend the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and potentially have negative consequences for reimbursement for RPM.
From Washington, DC — with 🧡 for the work our community leads in care.
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