Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 01, 2013
Anticipate big items for telemedicine policy this year. That was the message from speakers the ATA Federal Telemedicine Policy Summit, held final week in Washington, DC. The occasion, organized by the American Telemedicine Association, revealed expanding federal support for telemedicine solutions and technologies. It featured an impressive line-up of speakers, like members of Congress, officials from the Division of Overall health and Human Services, the Federal Communications Commission and the Food and Drug Administration, as nicely as an array of top patient and provider advocates. Over 250 attendees from across the spectrum of healthcare and technology participated in the occasion.

The Summit set a new normal, each in terms of the high profile of the speakers, as nicely as overall attendance, said Ed Brown, MD, President of the American Telemedicine Association. I consider this reflects a growing realizationboth within government and outside the beltwaythat telemedicine is a vital component for top quality, accessible and price-efficient healthcare.

For the first time, leaders from both sides of the aisle, agency officials and representatives from customer and business groups expressed a strong consensus that the federal government must do far more to support the deployment of telemedicine and mHealth. Despite their differing political ideologies and interests, there was a clear consensus amongst Summit speakers about this opinion as nicely as shared techniques for attaining their common objective.

Total system details from the ATA Federal Telemedicine Policy Summit is obtainable at: http://www.americantelemed.org/summit.

This is a genuine paradigm shift for telemedicine, mentioned Jonathan Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association. ATA is no longer the lone voice advocating for telemedicine now were coordinating public and private stakeholders and top a broad coalition for the improvement of healthcare through telemedicine. This improvement bids well, both for our industry and, much more importantly, for individuals across America who will benefit from telemedicine technologies.

The American Telemedicine Association is the major international resource and advocate promoting the use of advanced remote health-related technologies. ATA and its diverse membership operate to totally integrate telemedicine into healthcare systems to boost high quality, equity and affordability of healthcare all through the planet. Established in 1993, ATA is headquartered in Washington, DC. For much more info, please go to http://www.americantelemed.org.

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