Telemedicine is making advances in state law, helped by anti-discrimination rules that make it clear that the service has parity with other healthcare offerings. Telemedicine services can be divided into At least 32 separate types: provider to provider, remote monitoring and direct to consumer. The second is most easily reimbursed, and the first is supported by MedPage Today reimbursement for chronic care and other similar services. So telemedicine advocates will often point out that clinicians will combine audio-only telemedicine with store-and-forward technology to give the clinician access to medical records, pharmacy records, and other data to enrich the patient encounter. The last is referred to as “consumer-initiated care”, where clinicians interact directly with patients via telemedicine. This type of telemedicine is potentially the most disruptive. three states have advanced legislation that will clear the path from private payer reimbursement for the latter option, enforcing the rule that telemedicine cannot be discriminated against. What is considered “telemedicine” varies from state to state, meaning telemedicine providers should approach regulators with their proposals and help to advance the implementation of this type of care. There are still certain areas of medicine that are resistant to the advances of telemedicine, such as ocular health. However, the progress in state legislation has led several professional groups and policy organizations to create useful guidelines on the implementation of telemedicine.
Telemedicine is making advances in state law, helped by anti-discrimination rules that make it clear that the service has parity with other healthcare offerings. Telemedicine services can be divided into At least 32 separate types: provider to provider, remote monitoring and direct to consumer. The second is most easily reimbursed, and the first is supported by MedPage Today reimbursement for chronic care and other similar services. The last is referred to as “consumer-initiated care”, where clinicians interact directly with patients via telemedicine. This type of telemedicine is potentially the most disruptive. three states have advanced legislation that will clear the path from private payer reimbursement for the latter option, enforcing the rule that telemedicine cannot be discriminated against. What is considered “telemedicine” varies from state to state, meaning telemedicine providers should approach regulators with their proposals and help to advance the implementation of this type of care. There are still certain areas of medicine that are resistant to the advances of telemedicine, such as ocular health. However, the progress in state legislation has led several professional groups and policy organizations to create useful guidelines on the implementation of telemedicine.