Telemedicine was once limited and looked upon as health solutions for rural and remote communities, but as time has gone by, telemedicine is increasingly being used, both in America and around the world. People have embraced this service and have used it more frequently. The purpose of telemedicine services is to expand the geographical reach of health services and improve access to medical services. The race towards getting smartphones, laptops and tablets amongst individuals has resulted to be one of the major factor that is driving the growth of this new health trend. Patients armed with these gadgets are often only an app away from telemedicine platforms that can link them to doctors and other medical specialists who may diagnose, treat and monitor their health conditions.

Along with such improvements in technology, telemedicine attorneys have seen a drastic demand of their services to help institutions and health providers comply with the requirements, rules, laws and regulations put in place by the various bodies and institutions.

Some of the Services offered by Telemedicine attorneys include:

Counseling’s client on various aspects of the law such as:

• Management of medical liability risk
• State regulations and requirements
• Compliance with medical service fraud and abuse laws
• Help clients with the compliance of state and federal laws in regards to telemedicine
•  Contract negotiations between payers and health care providers and technology companies providing the technology channels.

Telemedicine attorneys have a heavy task ahead of them ensure the laws and regulations cater for all citizens health needs and to try ensure they are able to get affordable telemedicine services.

Some of the many examples of telehealth services in use today include:

• Remote patient monitoring systems that allow providers to monitor blood pressure, pulse, blood sugar and other vital signs of patients in their homes.
• Audio and/or video communications between nurses and patients in their homes to replace home visits to provide patient education, and to assess and triage a patient’s condition.
• The provision of specialist referral services including consultations with a primary care physician in rendering a diagnosis through the use of interactive video or the transmission of diagnostic images.
• The dispensing of medications by pharmacies via remotely operated automated dispensing systems that include a live audio video link with a pharmacist to provide pharmacy services at the point of care in hospital emergency rooms, specialty clinics, employer based health clinics and other deployment settings to improve compliance and adherence with a patient’s drug therapy.