Tennessee Medicaid Launches Telemedicine Service For People With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

On October 13, 2020, the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) announced a partnership with StationMD to provide telemedicine services for DIDD consumers living in an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disability (ICF/IID) or in the community. The service is available 24-hours a day/7-days a week to act as an additional resource to the individual’s usual source of medical care. The goal is to help consumers avoid emergency department visits. Consumers can access StationMD services though a smartphone or tablet app. Using the platform, consumers and caregivers are able to contact . . .