This Summer the South Central Telehealth Resource Center has been hotter than ever! Splash into the latest edition of our newsletter to recap what you might have missed along with upcoming news & events!

Dive into expert-led discussions on telehealth innovations, opportunities, and real-world success stories! Stay cool and connected with fresh content like our updated South Central Billing & Reimbursement Guides provided by RuralMED. Fire-up your calendars and register for our collaborative webinar series with UTHSC, “Telehealth Tuesdays: Strategies for Effective Care”. While you’re at it, float on over to our Telehealth Talk podcast page and listen to our latest episode, “Rural Kids, Connected Care”.

Explore these SUN-sational resources!

Kick off our webinar series with Telehealth Tuesday: Technology Best Practices, presented by the UAMS Video Support Team! This session will explore best practices for implementing telehealth technology and provide insights into working effectively with vendors.

Whether you’re new to telehealth or looking to optimize your current systems, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to enhance your telehealth infrastructure and ensure seamless operations.

Join us to learn how to navigate technology challenges and build strong partnerships with vendors for long-term success!

Join us for Telehealth Tuesdays: Strategies for Effective Care! This four-part webinar series will cover central telehealth topics like technology, billing & reimbursement, remote patient monitoring, and innovative programs. Each session in this series is designed to equip healthcare professionals with actionable strategies for delivering high-quality telehealth care. From technology best practices and Tennessee-focused billing insights to RPM implementation and sustainable program innovation, this series will empower you to advance your telehealth initiatives. This series is a collaborative effort by the South Central Telehealth Resource Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, engage, and transform your telehealth approach!

Are you looking for more insight, collaboration, or confidence in your telehealth journey? Then mark your calendar for the Digital Health Summit 2027!

Focused on advancing digital health innovation, the Digital Health Summit 2027 is scheduled for February 23-24, 2027 in Nashville, Tennessee the summit and will bring together providers, physicians, healthcare IT professionals, and executives to collaborate and explore cutting-edge solutions in digital health. Hosted by leading telehealth organizations—Pulse Telehealth Resource Center, Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center, South Central Telehealth Resource Center, and TexLa Telehealth Resource Center—this event aims to foster networking, knowledge-sharing, and strategic discussions.

Join us in Nashville!

The quarterly updates for the Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi Virtual Visit Billing Guides are now available! This quarter’s update focuses on an important Medicare billing change for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) providing distant-site telehealth services.

Beginning October 1, 2026, RHCs and FQHCs will no longer report HCPCS code G2025 for non-behavioral health distant-site telehealth services. Instead, facilities must report the individual CPT or HCPCS code that describes the service provided, along with the appropriate revenue code and telehealth modifier.

The latest legislative & regulatory updates from the Center for Connected Health Policy are now available for the South Central region! Take a look at the current updates along with our archive of updates below: