MobiHealth News September 23, 2022
A recent study found out-of-state telemedicine visits were most common with those who lived near a state border, and were largely for primary and mental healthcare.
JAMA Health Forum published a cross-sectional study suggesting reimplementing that licensure restrictions on out-of-state telemedicine, which were lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would have the most significant effect on patients living near a state border, those in rural locations, and those receiving primary care or mental health treatment.
“Relaxation of state restrictions would likely offer immediate convenience to patients who live near a state border and those receiving primary care and mental health treatment,” the study’s authors wrote. “These patients are subject to an accident of geography; two patients receiving the same...
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