Detroit Medical News - March 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of telemedicine as a means of providing patients with access to safe and quality medical care through the use of technology. In order to expand and encourage the use of telemedicine, state and federal legislation has been enacted to relax various requirements for healthcare professionals utilizing telemedicine to provide care to patients. In addition, the standards for reimbursement for telemedicine services by Medicare, Medicaid and other third-party payors have continued to evolve to further permit coverage for services rendered to patients from distant sites in lieu of in-person encounters.