Overcoming the Barriers of Telemedicine

"Telemedicine is the use of medical information that is electronically exchanged from one site to another to improve patient health" (Wager, Lee, & Glaser, 2013, p. 156). Telemedicine is a tool that allows healthcare providers to provide medical care to patients in remote locations as a means of dealing with imbalances in resource allocation to health care workers (Wager, Lee, & Glaser, 2013, p .156). Telemedicine is as easy as telephone conversation between two physicians in different locations, or the use of satellite technology to provide counseling between physicians and patients in different countries.

Telemedicine shows changes in the medical field, but there are still many obstacles to overcome. Patients are facing challenges as to how to receive salaries and where they can practice, while patients express safety issues. Once these barriers are removed, we expect more care opportunities and can improve patient outcomes. Telemedicine itself allows physicians to treat patients nationwide, but there are restrictions for those who can provide services across states. Countries with large rural areas, where access to medical care is restricted, can benefit, but state regulations make this process more difficult. Doctors wishing to practice medical in each state need to obtain a complete medical license in all states. This process is time-consuming as well as doctors are expensive

In order to keep pace with the speed of technology advancement, telemedicine is limited by the limitation of telemedicine practices in state law, the medical committee's licensing requirements for specific countries, and the reimbursement policies relating to whether the physician will be reimbursed by the payer We must overcome other administrative obstacles reliably.掏 Pocket. The 113th Congress has more than 50 telemedicine related bills, 75% of respondents are interested in telemedicine. Bright, demand may overcome these obstacles

Telemedicine report submitted to Congress in 1997 and 2001 identified the license as a major obstacle to the development and use of telemedicine services 247 Other reports also have a more consistent framework to encourage interstate telemedicine Recommended. There was some progress. Alternative licensing models are being offered and considered. Many of these recommendations are based on the concept of reciprocity. A system that enables one country to recognize reputable licenses in other jurisdictions. 249 These models and other models restrict doctors who are permitted to use telemedicine services. Regardless of the geographic location when treating group patients. The number of licensing rules that must be followed may delay treatment and refuse patient services to qualified state resident experts according to domestic reciprocity rules. 6.5 Recommendation 5