The AMA House of Delegates last week approved a set of principles to ensure appropriate coverage of and payment for telemedicine services. The principles set out a number of conditions for coverage and payment, including abiding by state licensure laws and following evidence-based practice...
New guidelines issued by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) will safeguard patients’ privacy and ensure high-quality care in a fast-changing healthcare delivery environment, according to the group. However, some patient advocates, healthcare providers, and healthcare organizations...
Thirty-four percent of rural hospitals and 32% of urban hospitals had at least one telehealth application currently in use, and rural and urban hospitals did not differ significantly in overall telehealth implementation rates, according to a Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Policy Brief....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 11
Communicating with patients via portals or telemedicine does not significantly reduce in-person physician visits, according to a study in the March issue of Telemedicine and e-Health. Researchers from Mayo Clinic, of Rochester, Minn., conducted a retrospective cohort study of 2,357...
A controlled study of 11 nursing homes indicates that switching from on-call to telemedicine physician coverage during off hours could reduce hospitalizations, and generate cost savings to Medicare in excess of the facility’s investment in the service. However, the savings were evident only at...
A bipartisan group of 16 U.S. Senators has publicly commended state medical boards and the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) for their recent efforts to streamline the licensing process for physicians who wish to practice in multiple states, thus helping facilitate the use of...
