Would More Telehealth Bring New Privacy, Security Concerns?

As part of a sweeping plan to "modernize" Medicare, federal regulators are proposing to expand reimbursements for telehealth services. But what are the potential privacy and security concerns that healthcare providers need to address if they offer more telehealth services to patients?The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday issued a 1,473-page proposed rule aimed at "reducing the burden of paperwork that clinicians face when billing Medicare" and "restoring the doctor-patient relationship."Besides expanding payments for telehealth, other proposals include...