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In recent months, as The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law and others have reported, numerous states have begun to tackle the issue of clinical authority of non-physicians. Should providers such as nurses be able, for example, to write prescriptions, or to practice without the supervision of physicians? These are among the dilemmas with which a number of states have been wrestling of recent. To that end, the West ...
Read MoreEveryone, it seems, loves the tablet devices. Versatile and perpetually useful, the tablet devices have become popular among people of all ages—for play and for work. Among those who have begun to bring the iPad into the workplace are healthcare providers, using them, for example, on rounds to update patient charts, or even to review patient imaging or test results on the go. But are they really “worth the hype” for physicians? As ...
Read MoreThe Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) has published its latest 50 State Survey in the CTeL Research Library. The report, entitled “CTeL 50 State Survey-Privacy and Security Medical Record Access Laws”. This CTeL 50 State Survey on healthcare privacy laws and regulations is intended to provide the reader with state laws and regulations related to the privacy of health or medical information. The CTeL ...
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