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Peter SchorschFebruary 1, 2015

Lawmakers will continue to pursue telemedicine this year in a bill submitted last week by Republican Rep. Travis Cummings of Orange Park, through a measure described as “telehealth.” Cummings filed HB 545 just one week after SB 478, a similar bill from Senate Health Policy Chair Aaron Bean, a Fernandina Beach Republican, and Democratic Senate […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2014

Sen. Aaron Bean is returning as the point man on substantive health care policy in the Senate. He told SaintPetersBlog on Thursday that he’s ready to “get back in the ring” when it comes to balancing technology and health care and that he’s also willing to expand Charlotte’s Web to include other diseases. “Telemedicine is […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2014

Sen. Aaron Bean is returning as the point man on substantive health care policy in the Senate. He told SaintPetersBlog on Thursday that he’s ready to “get back in the ring” when it comes to balancing technology and health care and that he’s also willing to expand Charlotte’s Web to include other diseases. “Telemedicine is […]

Guest AuthorDecember 1, 2014

For Florida, innovation is more than an experiment in the latest trends. Innovation improves the lives of consumers and creates jobs and economic opportunity. When it comes to better health-care outcomes, disruptive innovation can be an issue for consumers and our state’s competitiveness. Consider telemedicine. By using electronic communication to share data, physicians in rural […]

Guest AuthorNovember 5, 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 this session, generate significant cost-savings and lay the foundation for long-term sustainability by enacting telemedicine legislation. The state’s population is projected […]

Guest AuthorApril 28, 2014

On a Thursday night in December, in a rural Panhandle town, a 50-year-old woman looked at her husband during dinner and noticed his normally handsome face had morphed into an odd appearance, with the left lip sagging downward. She asked her husband how he felt, and the response was gibberish. They both recognized that these […]

Guest AuthorApril 20, 2014

As insurance coverage expands and more Floridians have access to our system of high quality medicine, we at the Florida Medical Association recognize that our state is facing a potential shortage of doctors and nurses. These shortages are likely to come in primary care and in certain regions of our state. We recognize this growing […]

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 […]

Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2013

I wonder how my mother’s past year may have gone differently had telemedicine been an option for her care. Following the resection of the lower lobe of her lung due to cancer, she developed an inability to swallow properly. She was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia, and after multiple hospitalizations, she was fitted with a feeding […]

Guest AuthorNovember 13, 2013

Patients who live in rural areas. Patients who live in underserved areas. Patients who are young, elderly, or lack transportation. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the circumstances that make it difficult, if not impossible, for too many Floridians to access primary and family care. They wind up with […]

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Second ‘telehealth’ bill filed for 2015 session

Aaron Bean's back, and so is telemedicine and Charlotte's Web

Aaron Bean’s back, and so is telemedicine and Charlotte’s Web

Mark Wilson: For a healthier Florida, embrace innovation through telemedicine

Tamara Y. Demko: Health care of the future

Jason Wilson and Janet Cruz: Legislature needs to pass strong telemedicine bill

Tim Stapleton: Telemedicine has its benefits but here’s a word of caution

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

Karen Cyphers: More ‘telemedicine’ would reduce costs, suffering

Dr. Alan Harmon: ‘Telemedicine’ can reduce access gap to medical care