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📢 Join us for the next NCTRC Webinar: Value-Based Care Integration: Using RPM Data to Succeed in Alternative Payment Models

Hosted by the South Central Telehealth Resource Center (SCTRC), this session will explore how Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) data can help healthcare organizations succeed in accountable care organizations, bundled payments, and other value-based care models.

Presented by Saurabh Chandra, MD, PhD, MBA — Chief Telehealth Officer at the Center for Telehealth and Emerging Technologies and Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center — this webinar will cover strategies for:

✔️ Identifying high-risk patients before complications occur
✔️ Reducing avoidable ED visits and hospitalizations
✔️ Improving chronic disease outcomes and quality measures
✔️ Integrating RPM insights into population health and care management workflows
✔️ Demonstrating value to payer partners and supporting shared savings models

📅 June 18, 2026

⏰ 11:00 AM Pacific Time

🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aGoME7JARD-Fq_8OGSz1_Q

🔍 **Technology Snapshot: Electronic Stethoscopes in Telehealth**

Electronic stethoscopes are evolving beyond simple remote listening tools. Today's digital auscultation solutions combine advanced sound capture, flexible transmission options, and emerging AI-powered analysis to support clinicians in delivering care at a distance.

Our latest Technology Snapshot explores:
✅ New hardware options and connectivity models
✅ In-band vs. out-of-band audio transmission
✅ AI-assisted cardiac sound analysis and documentation
✅ Key considerations for telehealth programs evaluating digital auscultation solutions

Whether you're expanding telehealth services, supporting rural and tribal communities, or exploring AI-enabled clinical tools, this snapshot provides practical insights into the current state of digital auscultation.

Read the full Technology Snapshot: https://bit.ly/4e0POCp

Electronic Stethoscopes – TTAC Electronic Stethoscopes An electronic stethoscope overcomes the low sound levels inherent in the traditional, acoustic models, and allows for live or store-and-forward audio review for telehealth providers. This toolkit looks at the functional aspects of electronic stethoscopes, and covers the proce...

Join the National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers (NCTRC) for our upcoming webinar: Rural Health Transformation Fund: Workforce Trends and Implications for Rural Care

📅 May 21, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM PT

Hosted by the Telehealth Technology Assessment Center (TTAC) and presented by Jordan Berg, Director of TTAC, this webinar will examine findings from a review of all 50 state Rural Health Transformation Fund plans and explore how workforce development is shaping the future of rural care delivery.

Participants will gain insight into:
• How workforce development is framed across state RHTF plans
• Common workforce strategies states are proposing
• The intersection of telehealth, digital health, and workforce planning in rural transformation efforts
• Emerging workforce needs to support technology-enabled care in rural settings

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_klZsd72cQ82QVnLiMShNew