FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While no “special registration” will yet be required to engage in telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances, DEA is proposing parameters to guide the practice of telemedicine encounters in a post-COVID world. The Act also established new definitions for “Internet,” “online pharmacy,” “practice of telemedicine,” among others.

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GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

Despite these substantial needs, specialized palliative care beyond hospice is rare in nursing homes. How to think about primary and specialized palliative care in this setting. The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. Many also suffer from distressing symptoms like pain. What do we know about.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

She’s a geriatric nurse practitioner specializing in palliative care, and assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. So we looked at hospital referral regions, and we looked at high- and low- intensity regions. Caroline: Certainly, the pandemic has certainly catalyzed the use of telehealth.

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

This DEA is taking 6-months to consider how to move forward vis a vis restrictions and requirements for telehealth in a post-pandemic world. So we’re going to be talking about telemedicine, telehealth for people with serious illness. And I think that it was percolating in a lot of the palliative care community. Eric: Yeah.

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