An Oklahoma legislator wants to make it easier for audiology and speech-language pathologists to use telehealth to treat patients in multiple states.
State Rep. Josh West last week introduced HB 2968,...
Congress is calling out the US Drug Enforcement Agency for failing to launch a promised – and mandated - program that would allow healthcare providers to use telehealth to prescribe controlled...
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is establishing a Division of Digital Healthcare Research, aimed at improving processes - including telehealth and mHealth platforms - that collect,...
A Washington lawmaker is preparing to resubmit bills aimed at mandating payment parity for telehealth and expand school-based telehealth programs.
The two bills were part of a four-bill package...
A group of lawmakers wants to bring telehealth to bear on the nation’s high maternal mortality rate, with a bill that aims to improve broadband connectivity in rural regions where new and...
Telehealth and mHealth are expected to play a major role in a multi-state effort to improve care for expectant mothers dealing with opioid abuse and their children.
The Centers for Medicare &...
The two most prominent accrediting bodies for telehealth are combining their programs.
The Washington-based non-profit Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) has announced that it is...
The drumbeat to expand interstate licensure compacts to boost telehealth adoption is growing louder.
The latest salvo comes in the form of a blog in Health Affairs. The article, published today and...
The American Medical Association has accepted the report of a committee calling for support the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact as a means of encouraging telehealth adoption.
The report, prepared...
mHealth and telehealth are enabling payers to give their members and care providers the information they need to make better decisions and provide better care.
But it’s not just about giving...
Interstate medical licensure compacts, which enable healthcare providers to more easily apply for and receive permission to practice medicine in other states, have been touted as a means of expanding...
