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Video counseling at school was never an option before the pandemic, but an analysis by AP has found the service is now so prevalent it exists in 16 of the 20 largest school districts, including several in Florida.
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State rules were temporarily loosened in 2020 to help patients get care outside a doctor's office. But is telehealth by phone safe and effective? State legislatures and insurers must soon decide.
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The growing emergence of telehealth, or telemedicine, as a way to deliver health care has been a silver lining during the COVID-19 pandemic. But after Gov. Ron DeSantis let an executive order declaring a public-health emergency expire Saturday, many regulatory flexibilities that health-care providers received during the pandemic, including flexibilities related to telehealth, also expired.
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A proposal to keep many of the state’s pandemic-era telehealth practices in place is moving forward, but some say a few important provisions aren't including in the legislation.
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Jackson Health System in Miami has started using telehealth to monitor patients in treatment for COVID-19. Florida's largest public health system wants to…
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If you've needed to talk to your doctor since the pandemic started, it's likely been by video conference call. The transition to virtual visits has been…
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A new law could soon allow out-of-state physicians to treat Florida patients remotely.
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After years of failing to reach agreement, Florida lawmakers could be poised to pass legislation to establish a framework for “telehealth.”
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Insurers could get tax breaks worth as much as $30 million and use out-of-state health providers in their networks under a House bill meant to champion...
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The state Telehealth Advisory Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a final report and legislative recommendations to remove barriers to the use of...
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A new state telehealth panel met in Jacksonville Tuesday to begin studying the state of distance medicine in Florida.