Telemedicine and Medical Licensure — Potential Paths for Reform

Telemedicine and Medical Licensure — Potential Paths for Reform

The growth of telemedicine is seen by some physicians, academics, and policymakers as a silver lining of the Covid-19 pandemic. Congress is considering bills that would facilitate the use of telemedicine, and licensure reform could be an important step.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2021-02, Vol.384 (8), p.687-690
Hauptverfasser: Mehrotra, Ateev, Nimgaonkar, Alok, Richman, Barak
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Federal Government
Government Regulation
Health care access
Health Care Reform - methods
Legislation
Licensing
Licensure, Medical - legislation & jurisprudence
Medicare
Pandemics
Patients
Physicians
Reforms
Specialty Boards
State Government
Telemedicine
Telemedicine - legislation & jurisprudence
United States
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Zusammenfassung:The growth of telemedicine is seen by some physicians, academics, and policymakers as a silver lining of the Covid-19 pandemic. Congress is considering bills that would facilitate the use of telemedicine, and licensure reform could be an important step.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMp2031608