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Re: Insurers Begin To Reimburse for Online Visits, Concerns Remain From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Wed Feb 6 10:35:27 2008 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: R D Braun: "msnbc.com: Tainted Puerto Rican pills hit U.S. mainland" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Insurers Begin To Reimburse for Online Visits, Concerns Remain" In reply to: Lynn Montgomery: "Re: Insurers Begin To Reimburse for Online Visits, Concerns Remain" If the consult crossed state lines, would the case go to Federal Court? And with the patient in Antartica, the World Court? Art At Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Lynn Montgomery wrote: > >House examined his patient via internet cam in Antartica! For those of >us who used to do the "Forum" on OBGYN.net, we could have all retired >with all the free medical advice we offered up. However, if we had been >charging, I wonder how many times we would have been sued by now... >Lynn > >-- >Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D. >Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine >The Birth Center/Rocky Mountain Women's Health >1211 S. Reserve St. >Missoula, Montana, 59801 >406-549-0978 >fax 406-549-0987 >e-mail: apgar10@thebirthcentermt.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Dr. >John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C. >Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:38 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L >Subject: Re: Insurers Begin To Reimburse for Online Visits, Concerns >Remain > >I see nothing wrong with offering on line advise and charging for it. >But that's a far stretch from doing a medical consult, you can't do a >medical history and physical on the phone or on line even if you have >the best web cam. Yes I believe even taking a history is a different >experience in person Vs. on line; as for doing a pelvic exam ; well I >won't trust any robot yet and portable high resolution MRI are still >props on star treks studio lots. > >-- > Take care, John > -- art fougner, md "May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton Next message: R D Braun: "msnbc.com: Tainted Puerto Rican pills hit U.S. mainland" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Insurers Begin To Reimburse for Online Visits, Concerns Remain" In reply to: Lynn Montgomery: "Re: Insurers Begin To Reimburse for Online Visits, Concerns Remain"

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