Category Archives: Telemedicine

Five Trends in Health Care for Election Year 2012

   This article originally appeared in the December 28, 2011 issue of Bloomberg’s Health Law Report. Health care reform is a critical issue facing our nation, and a hot topic for the 2012 elections. Tough economic times leave many Americans unemployed and without health care insurance. At the same time, Congress struggles to balance a (...) [Read More]

Final CMS Telemedicine Rule – Clears the Way for Streamlined Credentialing

On May 2, 2011, CMS released the final telemedicine credentialing and privileging rule [PDF] clearing the way for credentialing agreements for telemedicine services between hospitals, as well as with non-hospital telemedicine entities. The final telemedicine rule follows on the heels of recent regulations promoting health care reform goals including providing cost effective and timely delivery (...) [Read More]