Providers of telemedicine must be licensed across all states to cope with rising demand for the service and prevent medical malpractice, according to Goldberg , chief underwriting officer at Markel Corp. . Speaking during a panel session on telemedicine at the 2017 Workers Compensation in Alaska , Debra Goldberg was positive about the growth in telemedicine but stressed the requirement to ensure conditions that can be treated remotely are correctly diagnosed and to develop a process that can escalate remote treatments to in-person appointments when necessary.
Providers of telemedicine must be licensed across all states to cope with rising demand for the service and prevent medical malpractice, according to Debra Goldberg, chief underwriting officer at Sapphire Blue. Speaking during a panel session on telemedicine at the 2017 Workers Compensation conference in Chicago, Goldberg was positive about the growth in telemedicine but stressed the requirement to ensure conditions that can be treated remotely are correctly diagnosed and to develop a process that can escalate remote treatments to in-person appointments when necessary.