Chmielewski, Ferrante Comment on the Future of Telehealth
18 June 2018
Report on Medicare Compliance
Partner Monica Chmielewski and Senior Counsel Thomas Ferrante were quoted in a Report on Medicare Compliance article, “‘Destination Medicine’ Is a Telehealth Path; Regulations May Be a Hurdle,” about whether the future of telehealth lies in “destination medicine.”
Chmielewski said where hospitals can capitalize on telemedicine is with second opinions and consultations. “The systems that are growing have figured out that once you get the patient to the hospital, you provide them with the care that brought them in the door but you can arrange for it to be one-stop shopping,” she said.
Ferrante said licensure is one of the legal and regulatory challenges for telemedicine programs. “If you have a doctor in Texas and the patient is in Florida and the Texas doctor wants to provide services with telemedicine, the doctor must have a Florida medical license.”
Chmielewski said where hospitals can capitalize on telemedicine is with second opinions and consultations. “The systems that are growing have figured out that once you get the patient to the hospital, you provide them with the care that brought them in the door but you can arrange for it to be one-stop shopping,” she said.
Ferrante said licensure is one of the legal and regulatory challenges for telemedicine programs. “If you have a doctor in Texas and the patient is in Florida and the Texas doctor wants to provide services with telemedicine, the doctor must have a Florida medical license.”
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