Telehealth – what you need to know!
Law in a nutshell
Telehealth refers to providing medical care and helping patients using modern communication tools and information technology.
In the end, the big challenge that physicians face from telehealth virtual visits is keeping data transfers secure. Highly sensitive health data must be handled in a digital infrastructure that cannot be accessed by third parties. This issue is addressed by Appendix 31b of the National Master Contract between the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds and the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.