[TAO] Fwd: Public Comments Sought for Proposed Core Guidelines for Telemedicine Operations

[Catherine Britain]

This document is open for comments until February 8th.

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Subject: Public Comments Sought for Proposed Core Guidelines for
Telemedicine Operations
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      ATA is soliciting feedback on its revised Core Guidelines for
Telemedicine Operations.  Comments will be collected through February 8,
2014.
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       Dear Colleagues:

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) is seeking public comment
related to its draft *Core Guidelines for Telemedicine Operations*. *Comments
will be collected through February 8, 2014. *

These guidelines provide an update to the previously published *Core
Standards for Telemedicine Operations* (Nov. 2007) and cover fundamental
requirements to be followed when providing  healthcare services using
telecommunications technologies, and other electronic communications
between patients, practitioners and other healthcare providers.

The guidelines apply to individual practitioners, group and specialty
practices, hospitals, clinics and healthcare systems, and other providers
of health-related services where there are telehealth interactions between
patients and service providers for the purposes of healthcare delivery.
These guidelines may apply to specialty services, but other guidelines and
standards addressing specific specialties have been and continue to be
developed by separate work groups within ATA and other professional
societies.

This version has four key modifications:
1) enhances guidance for obtaining consent for telehealth treatment;
2) adds several new items related to verification of patient/provider
identity and service delivery location;
3) provides guidance related to mobile devices and services delivered to
patients in non-clinical settings;
4) expands guidelines on privacy and security requirements.

*Please review the draft and share your comments HERE
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ATA’s practice guidelines for telemedicine are the critical foundation for
the deployment of telemedicine services. Standards form the basis for
uniform, quality patient care and safety, grounded in empirical research
and clinical experience. All ATA standards documents are available to
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Thank you in advance for your participation. Your feedback is critical to
the ongoing development of the field of telemedicine. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact Jordana Bernard, Senior Director of
Program Services, at jbernard at americantelemed.org or 202-223-3333.
Again, comments will be collected through February 8, 2014.

Sincerely,

Jonathan D. Linkous
CEO
American Telemedicine Association
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Catherine S. Britain, Project Director
Telehealth Alliance of Oregon
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