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Approximately 20 states‚ including Alabama, prohibit telemedicine abortion
ATLANTA — Telemedicine became a widely used service during the pandemic, but Georgia lawmakers want to return to ... Read more
Archive for telemedicine
State And Nation
Fad or future? Telehealth expansion eyed beyond pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic. Medicare temporarily ... Read more
Covid-19
ALH official talks patient care under new health order
Elective surgical procedures are on the list of items allowed under Gov. Kay Ivey’s safer-at-home order, and they ... Read more
Covid-19
Doctors struggle to pay bills, telemedicine isn’t helping
CENTREVILLE, Ala. (AP) — One morning in March shortly after the coronavirus shutdown, Dr. John Waits was at ... Read more
Local News
Athens-Limestone Hospital clinics now offer virtual appointments
Patients needing to visit with a health care provider at any of Athens-Limestone Hospital’s 15 affiliated clinics may ... Read more
State And Nation
Feds break up $1.2B Medicare orthopedic brace scam
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities said Tuesday they’ve broken up a $1.2 billion Medicare scam that peddled unneeded ... Read more
State And Nation
Telemedicine’s challenge: Getting patients to click the app
Walmart workers can now see a doctor for only $4. The catch? It has to be a virtual ... Read more
Cnhi Network
Health & Wellness: 4 ways telemedicine is changing the face of healthcare
It’s hard to believe that there was a time when over half of all doctor encounters happened in ... Read more