BENTON — At 5, McKenzie Clay can spell her name with the best of them, capital K and all. She’s also a little bit of a telemedicine pioneer.
McKenzie was one of the first students to be diagnosed long-distance between her school, Angie Grant Elementary in Benton, and Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock in a pilot program.
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The Arkansas State Medical Board on Thursday unanimously passed requirements to allow doctors to examine patients from a distant location.
The standards, known as Regulation 38, mirror Act 887 of 2015, which lays out guidelines on the use of telemedicine, board Chairman Joseph Beck said.
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Enabling Better Access to Healthcare
