last week a district court blocked a Texas Medical Board rule that required a face to face video conference or an in person meeting prior to telemedicine. It was a win for telehealth.
“Officials of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) have sent a letter to two U.S. Representatives – Fred Upton (R-Michigan) and Diana DeGette (D-Colorado) – expressing their concern about the need for better patient identification. ”
They point to:
- “As data exchange increases among providers, patient data matching errors and mismatches will become exponentially more dangerous and costly.”
- Congress should lift prohibitions against a national patient ID.
- Increased interoperability comes increased “threats to data integrity.”