Expanding Florida’s Use and Accessibility of Telehealth

Though written for the state of Florida, the analysis and recommendations related to the 6 topic areas for potential expansion of telemedicine services (defining telehealth; health insurance coverage; reimbursement for telehealth; health care practitioner licensure; patient/consumer protections; and technology) may be valuable to planners in other jurisdictions as they develop or expand their respective telemedicine programs in support of disaster response.