Dear ATA Community,
As we move through a pivotal year for digital care, one theme continues to rise across our conversations and was prevalent at NEXUS: the need to close the gap between digital access and meaningful continuity of care.
I’ve seen this firsthand. As digital-first care evolves, we’re seeing more direct-to-consumer diagnostics and imaging, but too often, patients are left holding abnormal results with no clear next step. In a landscape that’s rapidly scaling digital workflow and solutions, we must ensure those solutions are connected, trusted, and capable of guiding patients to action. This month’s updates explore how leading organizations are doing just that.
You’ll hear from health systems like CHRISTUS and Eagle Telemedicine, who are addressing workforce shortages through targeted tele-MFM programs that reduce patient transfers and keep families closer to home. We also spotlight UPMC, Mayo Clinic, and Houston Methodist as they look ahead to the next three years of AI-driven transformation—anchored in real-time clinical support and home-based care.
From CommonSpirit Health to Mass General Brigham, health systems are rebounding financially, but the divide between top performers and struggling hospitals continues to widen. That’s why our policy work is more important than ever. With the ATA Policy Council now accepting applicants for its next term, I encourage you to consider applying and helping shape the future of telehealth at both the state and federal levels.
Inside CODE, you’ll find what’s live and what’s next—like our upcoming Virtual Roundtable on Clinical Command Centers, hosted by MedStar Health. And in our latest blog, Rachelle Longo with Ochsner Health and Lisbeth Votruba with AvaSure dig into the real infrastructure challenges hospitals face when scaling digital inpatient care—from Wi-Fi to connected devices to change management.
Dr. Greg Weidner with One Medical joins Dr. Joe Kvedar to explore what it really takes to build scalable, human-centered hybrid primary care.
Finally, we turn toward caregivers. The ATA Healthy Aging SIG is doing important work to understand how digital health tools can better support the nearly 50 million Americans caring for a loved one, often without the support they need. Their insights are helping define what equitable, effective virtual care looks like for aging populations.
Thank you for being part of this community. The innovations shared this month remind us that true transformation doesn’t just happen at the point of care—it lives in the systems, policies, and partnerships that support it.