Healthcare IT News: The Senate HELP committee passed the Opioid Crisis Act of 2018, which, among other provisions, outlines the importance of telemedicine use in the country’s fight against the opioid epidemic.
The 116-page bipartisan bill includes 40 provisions designed to tackle the opioid crisis from a number of angles.
Specifically, the bill would require the Drug Enforcement Agency to create guidelines on how healthcare providers can prescribe controlled substances through telemedicine in limited circumstances.
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