Telemedicine

Definition of Telemedicine: A Practice Admin's Guide

Three different definitions of telemedicine operate inside your practice simultaneously — payer, state, and HIPAA. Here is how administrators reconcile them in coding workflow, records requests, and the vendor file.

Telehealth

Difference Between Telehealth and Telemedicine: Ops Guide

Telehealth and telemedicine are not interchangeable words on a claim form, in a policy manual, or on a vendor list. Here's how the distinction changes your billing documentation, your BAA inventory, and your records-request workflow.