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On the legislative front, the Federation of State Medical Boards Interstate Medical Licensure Compact should help promote the adoption of teledermatology. This is proposed legislation to provide expedited and streamlined processes for physicians to obtain a multistate license to provide care. It’s been enacted by 17 states and proposed by 9 states and will go into effect in 2017.
“For teledermatology, this is an exciting time full of changes in practice, utilization, reimbursement, regulation, and research,” Dr. Lee concluded. “We see telemedicine increasingly integrated into mainstream medicine and health maintenance, and the outlook for dermatology is very positive.”
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