Telemedicine is a way of digitizing our bodies. Conducting physical examinations over remote digital connections such as video calling literally exposes our most sensitive information to the wilds of the internet. As we’ve all no doubt seen and heard by…

Visibly, an eye care telemedicine company, filed a lawsuit last week against Indiana agencies that enforce the statewide ban on ocular telemedicine, Indy Star reports. Visibly sued the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Indiana Professional Agency and Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill,…

Lisa Love hasn’t seen her doctor of 25 years since she discovered telemedicine. Love tried virtual visits last summer for help with a skin irritation and returned for another minor problem. She doesn’t feel a pressing need to seek care…

April 11, 2019 – Five telemedicine companies are at the center of what federal officials are calling one of the largest healthcare fraud cases in history, charged with facilitating virtual care sessions that cost Medicare roughly $1.2 billion in fraudulent charges. The…

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The bill, awaiting the governor’s signature, would expand telemedicine and telehealth coverage to include remote patient monitoring and store-and-forward services and set coverage and payment guidelines for health plans. April 02, 2019 – New Mexico is set to become the latest state…

Business Insider: Telemedicine is projected to boom but barriers loom – Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/telemedicine-will-boom-but-barriers-persist-2019-3

House and Senate committees are moving ahead with bills that would establish a regulatory framework for “telehealth.” But similar to past years, the legislative chambers are at odds about what should be done. Over the objections of the state’s largest…