Clinic and Tele-Dermatologists Seek to Improve Access and Reimbursement
La Clinica de la Raza, a Bay Area clinic network, and dermatologists at UC-San Francisco have been crafting a novel tele-dermatology program to serve safety net patients. UCSF uses store & forward technologies to make initial assessments on cases, referring routine cases back to primary care providers with treatment plans, while taking on complex cases in person, via monthly specialty clinics.
EXPERTS DISCUSS HOW TO MAKE TELEHEALTH ADVANCEMENT ACT EFFECTIVE
In a Think Tank piece on California Healthline, telehealth policy experts discuss how to ensure that the Telehealth Advancement Act effectively moves telehealth into the medical industry mainstream.
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CCHP REPORT: NEW TELEHEALTH LAW COULD SAVE MEDI-CAL UP TO $1.3 BILLION A YEAR
A report prepared for CCHP found potential cost savings in Medi-Cal from passage of AB 415 of up to $1.3 billion annually, from use of disease management programs for patients with diabetes and heart failure, and which employ electronic home monitoring systems.
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