If digital transformation is essential to growth in health and human services–and in the first quarter of 2025 alone, digital health startups secured $3.0 billion in funding (see Digital Health Startups Raise $3 Billion In The First Quarter Of 2025)why is tech adoption in the field so spotty? My take—it has a lot to do with the reimbursement.

A recent analysis, Experiences Of Telehealth Reimbursement Policies in Federally Qualified Health Centers, is just one of many studies that point to the need for reimbursement changes to fully leverage technology in the health care system. “Although telehealth brings new opportunities to advance patient-centered care, there are serious challenges on the path toward equitable care because telehealth is…