Testimony before the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology
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Health and Technology, thank you for the invitation to provide testimony regarding the opportunities and challenges for small medical practices seeking to incorporate telehealth into everyday practice. My name is Dr. Karen Rheuban, and I direct the Center for Telehealth at the University of Virginia. I am the Principal Investigator of the federally funded Mid Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center, a past president of the American Telemedicine Association and Board Chair of the Virginia Telehealth Network. I also have the privilege of serving as Board Chair of the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (Medicaid). Although the focus of my testimony relates to opportunities for and barriers to the use of telehealth at the provider level, it is also important to note there are parallel implications for small business development in sectors such as telemedicine services companies and technology innovation. " Telemedicine " is defined as the practice of medicine using electronic communications, information technology or other means between a provider in one location, and a patient in another location. Generally, telemedicine is not an audio-only telephone conversation, e-mail/instant messaging conversation, or fax. Telemedicine is
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