Fierce Healthcare October 5, 2018
Is telehealth really “care anywhere”? Not always, said legal experts at the 2018 Public Health Law Conference on Thursday.
PHOENIX, Ariz.—Telehealth can provide patients access to care no matter where they are geographically, proponents say. Stakeholders from Walgreens and American Well to BlueCross BlueShield and the Department of Veterans Affairs have used the word “anywhere” to tout their work in the telehealth realm.
But “anywhere” may be a bit of a stretch, according to legal experts at the 2018 Public Health Law Conference on Thursday.
Whether a medical professional can treat someone via telehealth—and if so, how—varies widely by jurisdiction, since medical practice is regulated at the state level.
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