DIR Says Telemedicine Could Improve Care, Reduce Costs

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefProposed rules that would pay medical providers for remote evaluations using interactive audio and video communication equipment could make it easier for injured workers in rural parts of Nevada to access specialized medicine and reduce costs for employers, according to the Division of Industrial Relations.The division is proposing rules that would standardize the requirements and reimbursement for providing telemedicine services in the state's workers' compensation system. The division’s rules would require the payer and injured worker authoriz...