Over the last few months the American Telemedicine Association has been working with the White House and federal agencies to identify specific changes that can be made to immediately improve the delivery of healthcare using telemedicine. The six fixes identified are:
1. Mandate telehealth as a covered service under federal health benefit plans
2. Increase federal coordination and impact on telemedicine
3. Clarify that Medicare "Physician Services" include proven telehealth services
4. Pilot telehealth service and payment models for Medicare and Medicaid Patients
5. Improve the process for CMS to add telehealth services under Medicare
6. Support telehealth projects in the Administration's FY 2012 budget proposals
I think of these top six, I believe numbers 1, 3 (eliminating rural limitation) and 5 are real priorities. What do you think?
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