title: Report of the AMA Council on Medical Service to the AMA House of Delegates.
abstract: As the information in this report indicates, there continues to be growth in the use of telemedicine in hospitals and other institutional delivery systems, and among certain physician specialties. Interest and oversight in telemedicine among state legislatures and federal regulatory agencies continue to grow, as well. The Council believes that a number of issues in telemedicine will remain of vital importance to the AMA, its members and their patients. As a result, the Council will continue to monitor further developments in telemedicine and report to the House as developments warrant.
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D013038:Specialization; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States