By Alexander Vitenas – A payment collected months before surgery and a payment collected after a procedure can leave the same balance due. But they tell different stories. One may be a prepayment tied to a planned treatment before a final charge existed. The other may be payment against an established balance. Looking only at the final number can hide how it came to be.
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By Glenda Sims – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently extended the Section 504 digital accessibility compliance deadline. This means any healthcare enterprise with 15 or more employees that accepts HHS funding now has until May 11, 2027, to make sure all patient-facing software is accessible for people with disabilities, as defined by Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
By Ron Kubit – Telehealth has changed what is possible for rural healthcare across America. A rural clinician can access expertise that may not be available locally. Hospitals can extend the reach of their existing teams and give patients access to care that geography once made difficult or impossible to provide.
We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from American Telemedicine Association, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Lexaview, Modern Healthcare, WebCE, Medbridge, and telehealth.org.
By Andy Palenzuela – Virtual care platforms have matured past the era when a sleek intake flow alone could win provider and patient trust. Buyers now ask harder questions about how a platform is structured, who delivers clinical care, where services are available, and what independent signals support those claims.
ATA Action announced the launch of the Cross-State Care Coalition, a new national effort bringing together health systems, provider organizations, innovators, and virtual care leaders to develop and advance practical, bipartisan federal legislation that removes unnecessary barriers to cross-state care and expands patient access.
ATA Action, the ATA’s affiliated organization focused on Advocacy Shaping Virtual Care, submitted comprehensive comments to CMS on the Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, offering detailed recommendations to strengthen program integrity while preserving patient access to remote monitoring and other essential virtual care services.
We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from VevaRx, DirectMeds, MedVirtual, SWORD Health, VSee Health, Andor Health, MD Integrations, American Telemedicine Association, VirtuAlly, MUSC Health, Solace Health, and more.
By Christy Winter – For decades, paper-based authorizations have stalled the healthcare industry, creating administrative backlogs for care teams and critical treatment delays for patients. On average, practices spend 13 hours each week completing 40 prior authorizations per clinician, a massive administrative burden that diverts nearly 700 hours from patient care annually.