Healthcare IT News January 22, 2026
Virtual care is a viable model for the long haul, says Dr. Chris Gallagher of Access TeleCare. Two of his physician colleagues add their 2026 predictions on telehealth’s role in stroke care and behavioral healthcare.
Looking back on 2025, a great many hospitals and health systems further solidified the critical role telehealth plays across the healthcare industry. From improving access to quality specialty care in rural communities to driving new revenue paths in hospitals across the country, telehealth is no longer a “nice to have,” but rather an integral way care is delivered in the U.S.
Still, lasting and coherent federal policy around virtual care remains maddeningly elusive.
“Despite this, we’re again faced with the expiration of flexibilities on Jan....
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