From csbritain at gmail.com Fri Mar 16 08:21:23 2012 From: csbritain at gmail.com (Catherine Britain) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:21:23 -0700 Subject: [TAO] Fwd: What Does a Legal Expert Say about Telemedicine/Telehealth and Malpractice? In-Reply-To: <2C.FC.32629.F48536F4@ec3> References: <2C.FC.32629.F48536F4@ec3> Message-ID: Here's the latest webinar information from the Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law. Be sure to share this with your legal folks as well. Cost for the webinar is $25 for non-members and is free for members. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: CTeL Date: Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 8:12 AM Subject: What Does a Legal Expert Say about Telemedicine/Telehealth and Malpractice? To: Catherine Britain ** Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The *Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL)*is the "go-to" research organization for legal and regulatory information on telehealth and telemedicine -- providing vital support to the community on topics such as: physician and nurse licensure; telemedicine/internet prescribing requirements; credentialing and privileging; credentialing and privileging; Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement; and private insurance payment policies. ------------------------------ CTeL's Contact Information: P.O. Box 15850 Washington, DC 20003 Phone: Fax: Email: Website: 202-499-6970 202-499-6971 info at ctel.org www.ctel.org ------------------------------ Now You Can Follow CTeL on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Flickr! Do you want to know breaking news on physician licensure, Internet prescribing, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Flickr! We will be bring you breaking news from Congress and the Administration. And, as always we will keep you informed on emerging legal and regulatory laws at the state and federal levels. So, what are you waiting for. Get hooked up to CTeL! What Does a Legal Expert Say About Telemedicine/Telehealth Malpractice? The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) is pleased to announce the scheduling of the March *Brown Bag Webinar.* This month's topic will cover an important topic related to a topic we routinely here about at CTeL: - *Malpractice in Telemedicine and Telehealth: What Are The Issues?* The webinar will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 12:00 noon (EDT). Joe McMenamin, partner in the Richmond, Virginia office of the law firm of McGuireWoodsand a valued member of CTeL's Legal Resource Team, will present on the latest malpractice issues related to telemedicine and telehealth. Mr. McMenamin's practice is primarily focused on prophylaxis against and defense of personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from use of products, especially those regulated by FDA. He also advises clients on managing risks related to telemedicine, corporate use of the Internet, social media, communications between life science companies and physicians, and compliance with FDA regulations. Please click here to register for CTeL's Telehealth/Telemedicine Brown Bag webinar. CTeL Thanks FasPsych For Continued Support! The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) is pleased to thank FasPsych LLCfor its continued membership for 2012 FasPsych provides long term and permanent placements for psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners. FasPsych's services are provided via live, two-way, interactive telecommunications. FasPsych's clients include community mental health centers, inpatient units, correctional facilities and long-term care facilities. Providing services in all fifty states, FasPsych has been particularly interested in CTeL's 50 state surveys on licensure and prescribing requirements. *Click here for more information on FasPsych and its partnership with CTeL.* Vermont Considering Proposal to Require Private Insurance Payment for Telemedicine In the legislative policy world, the saying really is true "it isn't over until it's over"! However, the news is looking good that Vermont soon will join twelve other states that require private insurance company to reimburse for telehealth procedures. *Click here for the latest developments in Vermont related to this legislation requiring Insurance Reimbursement for Telemedicine.* CTeL News Update INFO at CTEL.ORG | WWW.CTEL.ORG Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 15850 Washington, DC 20003 | Phone: 202-499-6970 Copyright (C) | 2012 | Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law | All rights reserved. > Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law, P.O. Box 15850, Washington, DC 20003, USA To unsubscribe or change subscriber options visit: http://www.aweber.com/z/r/?jJxsrJzsrLSsDGxMHKxMrLRGtIzM7BzM7MzM -- Catherine S. Britain, Project Director Telehealth Alliance of Oregon csbritain at gmail.com 541-910-7366 www.ortelehealth.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: