The Federal Trade Commission is urging Washington state lawmakers to reconsider a proposed bill that would prevent the use of ocular telehealth and telemedicine to conduct eye exams and issue prescriptions.
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VA, Air Force Expand Tele-ICU Program for Patient Care
A tele-ICU collaboration between the VA and the Air Force aims to extend patient care for service members in critical condition.
Telemedicine Licensure Gives Doctors a Chance to Expand Their Reach
Dr. Bruce Miewald, a child psychiatrist in Idaho, is among the first to expand his practice through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. He’ll soon use a telemedicine platform to reach patients across the country.
Telehealth Licensing Compact Goes Live in 7 Member States
The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact eases the path for telehealth licensing in 18 member states, giving physicians the opportunity to practice telehealth across state lines.
Factors Behind the Adoption of School-based Telehealth
Telehealth is changing how schools deliver healthcare services for both students and staff.
Gone are the days when the school nurse would sit in a tiny room near the principal’s office, administering Band-Aids and aspirin and babysitting sick children until a parent could drop by to pick them up.
Emory’s eICU Platform Takes Telehealth to a New Time Zone
Emory Healthcare is testing a telehealth platform that ensures patients in ICUs at any location and any time have immediate access to a clinician at the top of his or her game.
To do this, the Atlanta-based health system is partnering with Royal Philips and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, to create an eICU network that ensures that ICUs in the Emory network are staffed at all times by Emory doctors and nurses on normal daytime shifts.