mHealth Intelligence June 24, 2020
Eric Wicklund

Idaho is the latest state to give its healthcare providers the freedom to continue using expanded telehealth and mHealth services to patients beyond the coronavirus emergency.

Healthcare providers in Idaho now have permanent access to a wide range of telehealth and mHealth tools to improve access to care and outcomes.

Idaho Governor Brad Little this week signed an executive order making permanent more than 150 emergency rules enacted since March to address the coronavirus pandemic. Several of those rules focus on expanding connected health platforms to improve access to care.

State agencies are now tasked with finalizing those rule changes for presentation to the state Legislature next January.

“Our loosening of healthcare rules since March helped to increase the use...

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