Health Law Advisor

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:

• Multistate licensure for physicians and other health professionals;

• Data privacy and security;

• Coverage and reimbursement;

• Credentialing and privileging; and

• 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 ...