DoD Health Affairs, Military Health System Memo: Provision Of Telemedicine At Patients Location
On February 3, 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD), Military Health System (MHS) issued a memo stating that a service member’s home can be considered as an appropriate service delivery site for telemedicine. The announcement follows up on 2011 legislation, known as the Service Members Telemedicine & eHealth Portability (STEP) Act that removed a federal requirement that any health care be delivered in a military treatment facility . . .

