The Arkansas House of Representatives last week rejected a bill that would allow telemedicine companies to provide telemedicine services in the state using physicians licensed and living in Arkansas. The bill would allow patients to be treated by a physician through various forms of video using...
Telemedicine uses technology to connect prisoners, who are often housed in remote areas, with medical experts throughout the state. It’s one way that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is trying to control spending on prison healthcare. But while telemedicine has shown some success in...
Licensed providers in New York State can now be reimbursed for telemedicine services from private insurers. New York joined 21 other states that have made the move thus far. And many states that have yet to adopt telemedicine reimbursement bills are following suit, according to the American...
After a year of emailing photos of their skin and communicating with their dermatologists online, telemedicine eczema patients showed as much improvement as patients who saw dermatologists in person, according to a recent study in JAMADermatology. The researchers recruited 156...
An effort to provide physicians a streamlined path to obtaining medical licensure in multiple states appears to be gaining traction, HealthLeaders Media reported earlier this week. The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) finalized the draft version of its proposed Interstate Medical...
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and the American Hospital Association (AHA) this week announced their approval of CMS’ recommended expansion of telemedicine coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. The AHA and ATA separately addressed the possible telemedicine expansion in CMS’ proposed...