Ohio telemedicine regulations outline expectations for prescribing
After months of squabbling between legislators and the medical community, Ohio’s State Medical Board approved regulations to clarify standards of care for the use of telemedicine to prescribe medication. Under the newly-approved rules, clinicians can write prescriptions for non-controlled medications to a patient even without...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced winners in two categories of contests designed to make it easier to retrieve and share healthcare information. The ONC handed out cash prizes in its Consumer Health Data Aggregator Challenge and the Provider User Experience Challenge.
“We are thrilled to recognize new tools that make it easier for individuals...
Cincinnati, Ohio-based PatientPoint, maker of engagement platforms for providers and patients, has introduced a new physician-facing app designed to enhance doctor performance and the patient-physician interaction.
The app, PatientPoint 360, pulls together the company’s earlier product offerings: PatientPoint Access, which is a physician medical news digital screen that keep doctors on top of the...
