"Protecting patient health and safety and improving the quality of patient care are the Texas Medical Board's responsibilities," Dr Garcia said. "TMA supports the challenged rules and believe they fulfill the board's mission." Teladoc filed its suit against the TMB in late April. The suit all...
The article offers information on an annual conference of American Medical Association to be held in Chicago, Illinois on June 6-10, 2015, which will feature debates on clinical standards for physicians providing telemedicine services.Johnson
The state of Texas and telemedicine advocates are in a legal tussle over patients who receive doctor consultations through video. The state's medical board has implemented rules scheduled to take effect in June that place restrictions on the practice, drawing a rebuke from those who say the techn...
But on April 12, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals partially blocked the Texas injunction and opted to essentially revert the FDA approval of mifepristone to pre-2016 rules. That means that, if the court of appeals' decision goes into effect, people will only be able to use mifepristo...
The company expressed hope that Texas legislative leaders would "take action to deliver the benefits of telehealth in Texas." Although Teladoc spokeswoman Patty Murray was unavailable for comment at press time, she told Politico that her company is "considering all actions that would protect telehealt...
Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Texas Attorney General Ken ...
The law conditions this new flexibility on a practitioner's adherence to the standard of care, which is clearly articulated as the same standards of care in the in-person setting. Further, as in other states, the Texas law requires certain disclosures and patient consents. Specifically, practitio...
Committee on Rules Providing for Consideration of the Resolution (H. Res. 826) Expressing Disapproval of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Actions Towards Medicaid; Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2474) to Amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act,...
AUSTIN, Texas - Last week the FDA announced they’re temporarily easing restrictions on veterinarians to allow them to more easily use telemedicine to treat pets during the coronavirus pandemic.The federal agency suspended rules which require vets to physically examine pets, allowing them to prescribe...