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ATA PUBLISHES UPDATED POLICY PRINCIPLES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SUPPORTING THE PROMISE OF AI AS A POWERFUL TOOL IN HEALTHCARE
WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 14, 2026 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) today published new Policy Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI), putting forward a clear, balanced framework for the safe, ethical, and scalable deployment of AI in healthcare. The...
JUST 24 DAYS TO NEXT TELEHEALTH DEADLINE AS ANOTHER POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN LOOMS; ATA ACTION URGES CONGRESS TO EXTEND ESSENTIAL FLEXIBILITIES IMMEDIATELY
Medicare Telehealth Waivers and Acute Hospital Care at Home Program Set to Run Out on January 30, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 6, 2026 – With just over three weeks remaining until the Medicare telehealth waivers and Acute Hospital Care at Home Program are set to...
IN A MAJOR WIN FOR TELEHEALTH, U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) GRANTED ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF REMOTE PRESCRIBING FLEXIBILITIES
WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 31, 2025 – Today, a fourth extension was officially published to the Federal Register just before tonight’s midnight deadline, granting providers and patients across the country another clean, one-year extension of the remote prescribing of...