[Hlthpol] Become a Policy Resource for Bureau of State Affairs on Telemedicine

[Anthony Ognjan]

Hi Nancy!
Sent Joe an Email
Anything I can do to Help
 
Tony

>>> "Cooper, Nancy" <coopern at ohio.edu> 11/21/2011 2:30 PM >>>

HI Fellows: Joe Giaimo, D.O., HPF Class of 2007, is the current Chair
of the AOA Bureau on State Government Affairs.  Dr. Giaimo would like to
invite Fellows to serve as resources in order to better understand and
analyze key state health policy issues.  
 
According to the AOA website, “the Bureau of State Government Affairs
is the representative body created to assure the AOA Board of Trustees
and the osteopathic family that the tenets of the profession are
protected and advanced in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.
In addition, the Bureau provides detailed information to state
osteopathic associations and specialty colleges on issues affecting the
profession. The Bureau also has the obligation to deliberate and
recommend new policy and policy revisions on state issues for
consideration by the AOA Board of Trustees and the AOA House of
Delegates.”
 
Dr. Giaimo and the Bureau’s Workgroup are currently  seeking input on
the topic oftelemedicine.  The Bureau is looking at how telemedicine is
operating now - as well as how it might evolve – so that they can amend
AOA policy to account for potential changes.  Fellows could be a key
resource in providing research into telemedicine so that the Bureau can
make recommendations about appropriate changes in policy. 
 
Some of the topics they are interested in learning more about include
the following:
 
·         Proposed state legislation that would impact telemedicine
·         State laws regulating telemedicine
·         Licensing requirements for telemedicine and reciprocal
agreement between states
·         Definition of key terms:  for example,  does ‘face-to-face’
mean being in the same physical space or visual contact via video?
·         What providers are doing to expand access via telemedicine
(beyond legislative efforts).
 
(Note:  the topic includes telemedicine in the US – not international
telemedicine).
 
This is a great opportunity to serve as a resource on key policy
issues.  Fellows who agree to research the telemedicine issue would
present their findings in July 2012 in Chicago in conjunction with the
AOA House of Delegates meeting (teleconference is an option). 
 
Please respond to me,  Joe (giaimoj at comcast.net) and/or Nick Schilligo 
(nschilligo at osteopathic.org) if you are interested in providing research
on this topic.  Thanks.  NC
 
Nancy Cooper, Coordinator
Health Policy Fellowship
307 Grosvenor Hall
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Athens, Ohio  45701
Office (740) 593-2017
Cell (740) 707-8425
Fax (740) 593-1730
coopern at ohio.edu
 
 

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