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Why Telemedicine Is Making Major Progress Nationally

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With HR departments starting to embrace the technology, telemedicine is on track to see massive growth in 2016. The American Telemedicine Association thinks so, particularly when it comes to one form of treatment well suited to the technology: mental health. Telemedicine’s Mainstream Push. AMA Board Member Jack Resneck, M.D.,

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How One Association Drummed Up a Moment of Advocacy

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And last week those advocates were out in full force, protesting outside of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) headquarters in Washington, DC. Before the protest, AOPA leaders met with Medicare officials to make their case on the technology. Their target? “We concur with both of these views.”

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Mo Rocca on Creativity, Comedy, and Obit Con vs Comic Con

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So it’s really been interesting to me to see that technology. We’ve had technology to help people create virtual events and and you Virtual versions of things for years. Because it’s Washington. It was the most circulated obituary that year in the Washington Post. We’re on stream yard. Yeah, yeah. As a family.