“Legislation proposed in the House of Representatives last week is designed to enable patients and physicians to electronically connect with specialty providers.”
“The ability to link providers in other locations is expected to create a greater telehealth infrastructure for the nation’s healthcare industry.”
“Rep. Josh Harder (D-Calif.) is sponsoring the Specialty Treatment Access and Referrals Act, also known as the STAR ACT, which if enacted would provide a grant program for creating a larger telehealth infrastructure and expanded adoption of electronic consultations to enable patients and providers to connect electronically with specialty providers in other locations…”
“The STAR Act would create a program to help providers establish the information-sharing and connectivity infrastructure necessary to provide virtual care programs such as telehealth…” Read the full article here.
Source: Legislation could expand the nation’s telehealth infrastructure — By Joseph Goedert, October 28, 2019. HealthData Management.
