Experts from Manitoba and Minnesota share their perspectives on important new trends in telehealth on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border

Healthcare Informatics: Telehealth has finally overcome a major hurdle for widespread use with the proliferation of mobile tablets and smartphones and the ability to share high resolution photos and videos via low cost communications services throughout most of North America. With parity reimbursement laws in place in 19 states, and a bevy of bipartisan supported telemedicine legislation introduced in this session of Congress, including the proposed Medicare Parity Act of 2014, the financial obstacles relating to payment for telemedicine services are starting to crumble.

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