mHealth Intelligence October 4, 2021
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order to address healthcare staffing issues caused by the pandemic. It includes several measures supporting the use of telehealth, especially in nursing homes, and mobile integrated health.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order that will enable the state’s healthcare providers to use telehealth to address staffing shortages caused by the ongoing pandemic and vaccine mandate.
Among other things the order, signed on September 27, allows out-of-state care providers, including physicians, RNs, LPNs, NPs, PAs, midwives, clinical nurse specialists, licensed master social workers and licensed clinical social workers to treat patients in New York via telehealth, allows virtual visits in nursing homes, and allows EMTs and Advanced EMTs...