American Telemedicine Association to ‘Walk-the-Walk’ With Pilot Remote Health Services Program for Employees

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News On November 9, 2009, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) announced it would “Walk-the-Walk” and put its advocacy into practice with a remote health services pilot program for ATA employees. Medical services will be provided by DocTalker Family Medicine via telephone, e-mail, Internet, and video conferencing. ATA is based in the District of Columbia; DocTalker Family Medicine is based in nearby Vienna, Virginia. After an initial in-person examination with each employee, DocTalker will provide brief telephone-based consultations for an inexpensive rate; the consultations will be available at . . .