The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a drastic increase in telehealth utilization across the country, which meaningfully changed the way providers deliver care and illuminated novel state telehealth policy design...more
Key Points - This Katten advisory synthesizes several recent major developments impacting the delivery of telehealth services by health care providers in light of the COVID-19 crisis. We cover - - Key steps taken by the...more
Over the past year, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) have published documents regarding telemedicine that shed some new light on how state regulatory bodies view...more
After more than 18 months in the works, and with much public coverage in the telemedicine industry, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) made its Interstate Medical Licensure Compact available for review by state...more
Federation of State Medical Boards Releases Final Interstate Licensure Compact Guidance – The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) released model legislation on September 5, 2014, to guide states in making it easier for...more
In recent months, as the conversation about reforming the health care system has shifted to achieving greater delivery system efficiencies, cost containment, and patient satisfaction, the role of health care...more
In late June, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a set of guiding principles for physicians who provide care via telemedicine. The AMA’s guiding principles come on the heels of policies recently published by the...more
Last week, the American Medical Association (AMA) released new guiding principles on the provision of telemedicine services. The AMA’s guiding principles come on the heels of the Federation of State Medical Board’s (FSMB)...more
One of the largest hurdles to the growth of telehealth—the lack of a streamlined process for obtaining physician licensure in multiple states—is one step closer to being scaled. The Federation of State Medical Boards ("FSMB")...more
On April 26, 2014, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) House of Delegates adopted The Model Policy on the Appropriate Use of Telemedicine Technologies (FSMB Telemedicine Policy). FSMB is a national organization of...more