by Beau Berton | Mar 8, 2016 | Telemedicine Technology
Early last month, two identical bills to expand Medicaid reimbursement of telehealth were introduced in Congress. S.2484, or the “CONNECT for Health Act” was introduced to the Senate on February 2nd and H.R.4442 was introduced to the House on February...
by Beau Berton | Feb 26, 2016 | Telemedicine Technology
With the next year poised to be an explosive year for telemedicine, five key factors are the chief driving forces behind the expected growth. As Managed Health Care Executive reports, “The global telemedicine market is expected to expand at a compound annual...
by Beau Berton | Feb 23, 2016 | Telemedicine Technology
Care providers in the Military Health System (MHS) are now authorized to offer telemedicine services to patients in their home or at places other than military treatment facilities. In a February 3rd memo, Jonathan Woodson, MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense for...
by Beau Berton | Feb 17, 2016 | Telemedicine Technology
It’s no secret that telemedicine is a rapidly growing industry – and 2016 looks to be its biggest year yet. According to a report released earlier this month by Accenture, funding for telemedicine is set to quadruple by 2017, growing to almost a billion dollars...
by Beau Berton | Feb 16, 2016 | Telemedicine Technology
Given the ongoing push towards widely-accepted telemedicine adoption, The American Telemedicine Association has put together two companion reports that compare and contrast coverage, reimbursement, physician practice standards, and licensure across all 50 states. In...