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Christine Jordan SextonMarch 12, 2015

A House health care panel approved a telehealth bill Thursday but there were warnings that the measure isn’t “floor ready.” The reason? The bill, HB 545, has no requirement that government or third parties to reimburse doctors and health care providers for rendering telehealth services. “I’m concerned the bill says nothing about reimbursement and holds […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 12, 2015

A strike-everything amendment awaits the House telehealth bill in the House Health Quality Subcommittee on Thursday. The amendment, offered by bill sponsor Rep. Travis Cummings, does not make the bill identical to the Senate measure, CS/SB 478. But the amendment does address a new issue in the telehealth debate: regulation of telehealth products. The House strike-all […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 17, 2015

A Senate health care panel on Tuesday unanimously gave the nod to a streamlined “telehealth” bill that was supported by the state’s largest physician, nurses and HMO associations. SB 478 is silent on some of the thornier issues surrounding telehealth, including whether there should be reimbursement “parity” for physicians, regardless of whether they treat patients […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 9, 2015

Always the optimist, state Sen. Aaron Bean predicted at the Florida Health Care Summit in Orlando on Monday that 2015 is the year for a telehealth bill in the Florida Legislature. Bean moderated a trio of experts on medicine and technology who chimed in on what the state should do to ensure that Florida is […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 9, 2015

The 2015 Health Care Affordability Summit in Orlando begins in earnest today. Here are three things, of many, to look for on the first day of the summit, dubbed “Let’s Keep a Healthy Florida Working.” 1. While Deputy Secretary for Medicaid Justin Senior isn’t slated to make an appearance at the summit until Day, 2 […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 3, 2015

A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers met with reporters on Tuesday to express confidence a telemedicine bill would successfully pass the Florida Legislature this year. Telemedicine, otherwise known as “telehealth,” helps provide remote healthcare access to patients in rural communities and underserved regions. It often involves the Internet and other telecommunications for services such as […]

Guest AuthorApril 10, 2014

Physician house calls could be making a comeback in Florida through the use of the latest innovative health-care technology, telemedicine. Florida has a chance to drastically change the landscape of its health-care delivery system during the current legislative session, generate significant cost-savings and lay the foundation for long-term sustainability by enacting telemedicine legislation. With the […]

Tag: telehealth

House OKs telehealth bill; reimbursement issue looms

Strike-all amendment awaits telehealth bill in House

Senate Health Policy panel OKs bill that sets up telehealth framework

Is 2015 the year for telemedicine/telehealth?

3 things to look for during first day of 2015 Florida Health Care Affordability Summit

Lawmakers confident telemedicine bill will pass Florida Legislature in 2015

Tamara Y. Demko: Florida should embrace telemedicine, health care of the future