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AMA Ethics Council to discuss adoption of Telemedicine guidelines
About a year ago, The American Medical Association's (AMA) ethics council made an effort to agree on the addition of ethical guidelines geared towards physician-patient telemedicine visits. When a Texas physician raised concerns over the guideline's indication that...
CMS Rule Acknowledges Telehealth as Care Option
A 1,425-page Managed Care Final Rule put out by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally updates bylaws which “aligns key rules with those of other health insurance coverage programs, modernizes how states purchase managed care for beneficiaries,...
Telemedicine Helps Babies who are Critically Ill
The Mayo Clinic recently conducted a three-year study providing guidance to neonatal teams at six different hospitals in rural and low-income cities. Leading author of the study and a fellow in neonatal and perinatal medicine at Mayo, Dr. Jennifer Lang, concluded that...
Telehealth Proven as Effective Treatment Option for Autistic Children
For families with members who are living with a disability or chronic condition, cost of care is an ever-present source of stress. The University of Iowa has released the findings of a new study analyzing the impact of incorporating telemedicine into the care routines...
AHA Dedicated to Promoting Telehealth
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has fully embraced the move towards telehealth and dedicated an entire section of their website to information regarding policies, reimbursement, and promoting support, etc. Given the AHA's broad reach throughout the nation,...
Survey Indicates Growth in Telemedicine Use
According to a survey conducted by Aeris of over 150 healthcare professionals, it was widely said that telemedicine is currently a top priority amongst their healthcare organizations and is “already providing a measurable return on investment (ROI),” an article from...
Why Hackers Target Patient Health Information
Health data is one of the most popular types of personal information that hackers are seeking these days according to an article form Pimsy, an EHR and practice management for mental/behavioral health. Due to the nature of the data being impeccably documented and...
West Virginia Leads the Nation with New Telemedicine Practice Standards
At the end of last month, the Governor of West Virginia, signed into law a bill implementing telemedicine best practices standards and remote prescribing rules. Thebill received unanimous, bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. This new legislation comes...