As so many of you know, the barriers to the wider adoption of telemedicine are numerous. In listening to various stakeholders in the telemedicine space over the years, I consistently hear the same barriers being discussed:
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Multistate licensure for physicians and other health professionals;
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Data privacy and security;
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Credentialing and privileging; and
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Corporate practice of medicine
One issue, however, that gets short shrift in my view is the issue of online prescribing—an issue that presents as formidable a barrier to the wider adoption of ...
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