Finally, an inherent risk associated with a legislature that limits telehealth services pertains to reimbursement. State laws and rules regarding reimbursement rates for telehealth services differ, even within the same jurisdiction, for telemedicine profitability are driven primarily by payers, including Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies (Fanburg & Walzman, 2018). Such inconsistency in reimbursement rules for telehealth services can create weak incentives among providers to expand telehealth care. Thus, each provider must be aware of legal policies governing telehealth practice within respective jurisdictions to promote telehealth services successfully.
Write a 2 Paragraph response (with 2-3 sources) to this post offering additional/alternative ideas regarding opportunities and risks related to the observations shared. Healthcare system presently is faced with challenges to improving quality of care and controlling costs and according to the Institute of Medicine, electronic health records (EHR) serve as a solution to these […]
