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A Prescription is a Prescription No Matter Where It Comes From

As we look back on the lockdown phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we learned that telehealth is a legitimate, safe, high-quality mode of care delivery for a number of clinical applications. Before 2020, most telehealth interactions fit into the category known as virtual urgent care, representing 0.19% of all health insurance claims. But since 2021, …

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In-person Requirements for Remote Prescribing of Controlled Substances: What Next?

Disreputable, online pharmacies have been a thorn in the side of telehealth for a long time. Because both are internet-based transactions, they are often conflated, and some telehealth companies own their own pharmacy, so it is admittedly complicated.   The main fear regarding online prescribing is that unscrupulous prescribers and pharmacies may be able to distribute …

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More Observations on the Need for Evidence to Support Digital Health Adoption

In my last blog, I introduced the concept of evidence gathering and the different pace and varying mindset between innovators and early-stage companies and the scientific community, and some reasons why the rigor of quality evidence is preferred over common sense and real-world observation.  I’ll summarize that here.  Of course, you can read the long …

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Growth of the Evidence Base for Digital Health is Crucial for the Adoption

“If current evidence is only followed by clinicians 60% of the time, why is it so important that we have good evidence for our interventions?”  This was a question posed to me by my friend Bleddyn Rees as we prepared for a talk I was recently invited to give at the Digital Health Society Summit …

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Is The Tide Turning In Favor of Telehealth?

There has been much controversy in the lay press in the last six months or so regarding telehealth as a tool for addressing the behavioral health crisis.  Much of the conversation has centered on whether a video consultation with a behavioral health provider is of sufficient quality to allow decision-making regarding prescribing psychiatric medications.  There’s …

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Five Ways Telehealth is Better Than In-Person Care

Five Ways Telehealth is Better Than In-Person Care Despite the hubbub around telehealth for the past 2+ years, I still hear providers (and some patients) talking about it in absolutes.  Some unattributed quotes:   “My patients prefer to see me in person.”   “I can’t make a diagnosis without the physical exam.” “Can the doctor take good …

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