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Influx of New Non-Physician Practitioners Presses Need for Examining Existing...
Non-physician practitioners, like nurses and physician assistants (PAs), play a crucial role in many health care practices throughout the U.S. This is particularly true in primary care settings, where...
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Nurse Practitioners Look to Expand Scope of Practice
Are nurse practitioners qualified and able to practice—or even own and operate practices—without physician supervision? This is a question that many states are currently working to answer. As first...
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CA Lawmaker: Give Non-Physician Professionals Greater Workplace Authority
The current shortage of primary care physicians in the United States has been well documented—and as states continue to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which greatly...
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Should Nurses Be Allowed Greater Autonomy? States Continue Debate
As The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) and others have reported in the past, more and more states of recent have been debating the pros and cons of allowing nurses more...
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West Virginia Clarifies Advanced Practice Nurses Prescribing Policy
In recent months, as The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law and others have reported, numerous states have begun to tackle the issue of clinical authority of non-physicians....
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Should Advanced Nurse Practitioners be Given More Workplace Authority?
As The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) and others have reported in recent months, an increasing number of states have begun to consider the possibility of expanding the...
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Telemedicine Examinations. Face to Face Two Way Video?
The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) recently provided coverage of a story regarding an action by the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision against a...
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Consult Your Child’s Pediatrician by Email? Reimbursement Issues Remain
Given the multitasking most American parents are forced to do on a daily basis, it only seems logical that the option of reaching out to their children’s pediatricians by e-mail when small injuries or...
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Help CTeL . . . Identify Your Priority Legal and Regulatory Telehealth Issues!
The year 2013 is coming to an end. And The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) is making plans for 2014 with a robust array of information on telehealth’s legal and...
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CTeL 2014 Non Profit Members: gpTRAC, CCHMC, UPMC
The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) is pleased to have the support of three prominent non profit organizations known for their expertise in the delivery of telemedicine...
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Telephone, Web Camera, Phone App, and Email for Pediatric Telehealth?
For many working parents, finding the time to take a sick child to the doctor can be a challenge. But with the rise of telemedicine, including in pediatrics, busy parents are able to connect with...
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CTeL Webinar: Telemedicine in the Home: Benefits, Risks, Reimbursement
Join The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 12 noon – 1:00 pm (EDT) when CTeL hosts a Brown Bag Webinar: Telemedicine in the Home: Benefits,...
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Diminished Power for State Boards? Supreme Court to Hear NC Case
It all began with a conflict over teeth-whitening, and who should be able to provide the service. As The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) first reported back in July...
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More CTeL Summit Speakers / Early Bird Extended!
Happy Valentines Day! Early Bird Extended through February 28th! Speaker Spotlight! The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) April 2015 Summit Agenda has been released...
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Iowa Supreme Court Telemedicine Case May Have Ramifications
A case before the Iowa Supreme Court is expected to produce a ruling on whether abortions can be performed using telemedicine in the state. State boards of medicine have taken the lead in regulating...
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AMA To Host Discussion of Telemedicine Ethical Practices
Telemedicine and guidelines for ethical practice will be the topic of an open forum presented by the American Medical Association (AMA) at their annual meeting to be held in Chicago, June 6 to 10,...
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Governor Gives Attorney General Oversight of State Medical Board
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin recently issued an executive order directing the state attorney general’s office to review all proposed actions of state regulatory boards. “The attorney general’s office...
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Webinar: Nurse Licensure Compacts: License Portability Patient Safety
Correction: The correct date is Monday, August 17th. Thanks. Please join The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) Brown Bag Webinar on Monday, August 17, 2015 from 12:00...
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First-Ever Mock Licensure Disciplinary Hearing-CTeL Summit
After 30 years of practicing medicine, your license is in jeopardy. You are called in front of your licensure board for practicing telemedicine. Why? Telemedicine is legal in your state. Who filed the...
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS NOT WAITING FOR TELEHEALTH BILL
In the state of Florida, lawmakers have been debating telehealth for several years Several health care providers across the state have jumped a head of wavering lawmakers to implement programs which...
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