Telemedicine: Can It Help Your Practice?: Making Video Visits Successful for You and Your Patients

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Telemedicine: Can It Help Your Practice?

Making Video Visits Successful for You and Your Patients

Initially designed to serve patients in remote areas, telemedicine has evolved into a daily tool in today's evolving healthcare world. Technology innovations and broader acceptance from payers and patients has made this a viable tool for many physicians. The course will cover:

Understanding the fundamentals of telemedicine
Evaluating the pros and cons, from payments to privacy
Reviewing regulatory and legal issues tied to video visits
Setting up technology for ideal patient care and adequate reimbursement
Providing a step-by-step checklist for creating your telemedicine program

5 CHAPTERS

What Is Telemedicine?

Telemedicine has great promise in healthcare, but acceptance has been slow. Here's what to understand to get started.

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Effective and Important Ways to Use Telemedicine

Telemedicine has various applications, depending on location, specialty, and other factors.

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Regulatory and Legal Issues

To use telemedicine successfully, you need to understand the regulations around it and the malpractice risks first.

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Setting Up the Technology and Getting Reimbursed

Technological advances have made setting up video visits relatively easy. However, getting paid still comes with obstacles.

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Setting Up a Telemedicine Program in Your Practice

Follow this step-by-step checklist to create your own telemedicine program and learn how to make video visits work well for physician and patient.

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AUTHORS

Neal Sikka, MD

Chief, Section of Innovative Practice and Telehealth; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, DC

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Medscape Physician Business Academy is designed to help all physicians, employed and self-employed as well as new and more established practicing physicians, become successful in their medical practice and career by providing the essential business information that most medical schools and residency programs don't teach.

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