COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge has temporarily blocked an Ohio ban on the use of telemedicine for medication abortions as a suit challenging the law’s constitutionality proceeds. The two-week restraining order was granted by a Hamilton County judge late Tuesday ...

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Telemedicine, or more generally telehealth, is not new. It has been around for decades but historically has not been a service modality commonly used by health care providers due to limited coverage and reimbursement imposed by Medicare. Restrictions on rendering ...

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Most health care executives view telemedicine as a priority, but adoption of remote technology to treat patients can be slow, a survey found.

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Atlantic General Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical Center have reached an agreement to allow pre-operative consultations on thoracic surgery to take place via teleconference beginning this month. Potential thoracic surgery patients at Atlantic General in Berlin, Md., will ...

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