Doctors treating patients virtually can provide new services like eye exams and certain mental health visits after the pandemic subsides under an executive order announced Monday.
As part of the order, the Agriculture Department and Federal Communications Commission are partnering to boost broadband access to rural communities, bolstering telehealth efforts beyond the pandemic.
The telehealth order offers some peace of mind to both doctors and patients. The move boosts treatment options for patients in rural areas who might have to drive miles for treatment. It also brings certainty to doctors who feared that some of the telehealth practices allowed ...