Topic in Focus: Telehealth Adoption

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States take up interstate compact to simplify medical licensure

Eleven states have endorsed an interstate compact designed to facilitate a speedier medical licensure process with fewer administrative burdens for physicians seeking licensure in multiple states.

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How telemedicine challenges the medical profession

Skeptics worry that the benefits of telemedicine may be outweighed by diminished privacy and security of medical information and loss of the therapeutic value tied to hands-on encounters between patients and their physicians. The December issue of Virtual Mentor, the AMA’s online ethics journal, considers this issue from a variety of angles.

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New pilot to fight hepatitis C uses telemedicine, collaboration

Primary care physicians are getting assistance in making an early diagnosis and providing timely treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, which affects about 3 million patients in the United States.

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Medical licensure to be streamlined under new interstate compact

Physicians who wish to practice in multiple states could soon see a speedier process with fewer administrative and financial burdens as they pursue state medical licensure, thanks to an interstate compact released Friday by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).

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Physicians take on telemedicine to bolster care delivery

Recognizing the ability of telemedicine to improve access to care, increase care coordination and quality, and reduce growth in health care spending, the nation’s physicians have set out to shape essential elements of telemedicine to ensure patients receive the best possible care.

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Now's the time to harness telemedicine, EHRs

The AMA made many exciting strides toward more robust health IT earlier this month at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting, adopting policies on such timely topics as telemedicine and electronic health record (EHR) usability.

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New telemedicine policy lays out principles for coverage, payment

The AMA House of Delegates this week approved a set of principles to ensure the 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 guidelines.

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