The Practice of Telemedicine Quotes

“Many states have passed laws or regulations that allow for out-of-state physicians (and other licensed professionals, in many cases) to obtain a special telemedicine-only license to practice in their state. Some states call them licenses, others call them registrations.”
― Scott Rattigan, The Practice of Telemedicine: A Complete Legal Guide for Licensed Healthcare Professionals

“For example, you are a physician in Illinois, and a patient reaches out to you from North Carolina to consult remotely. You can work with a physician licensed in the state in which the patient is located (North Carolina) to coordinate care. However, the nature of the services provided should be in the form of a second opinion or consultation.”
― Scott Rattigan, The Practice of Telemedicine: A Complete Legal Guide for Licensed Healthcare Professionals

“The out-of-state physician may then be eligible to provide care via telemedicine utilizing the physician-to-physician consultation exception described below. If the out-of-state physician agrees to diagnose, counsel, or treat the patient directly, the patient must travel to the state where the physician is licensed, or the physician must obtain a license to practice medicine in the state where the patient is located”
― Scott Rattigan, The Practice of Telemedicine: A Complete Legal Guide for Licensed Healthcare Professionals

“under the guise of calling themselves a “consultant” or “health coach” and by signing a consultant agreement. The agreement or disclaimer is between you and the patient. However, if the patient were to sue you for a bad outcome, the judge may consider that agreement unenforceable as a matter of public policy and allow the suit to proceed.”
― Scott Rattigan, The Practice of Telemedicine: A Complete Legal Guide for Licensed Healthcare Professionals

“Asynchronous (sometimes called “store-and-forward”) communication is the opposite of synchronous communication. In other words, it consists of communications such as patient portal messages, lab results awaiting your review, or X-rays sent to a radiologist who reads them on their own time and then responds later. Email is also a good example of asynchronous communication. When you send an email, it is usually understood that the recipient will read it and respond at a later time. Asynchronous = not at the same time. Synchronous = same time.”
― Scott Rattigan, The Practice of Telemedicine: A Complete Legal Guide for Licensed Healthcare Professionals