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Feds Latch Onto Telehealth for Opioid Crisis

Published on Tue Feb 20, 2018

One of telehealth's most important assets is the opportunity for physicians to advise and care for patients far from medical facilities and/or where clinician shortages exist. In a bipartisan drive to help providers treat patients suffering from opioid addiction, three United States Senators urge the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to change its drug treatment policies in regard to telehealth, specifically [...]
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