title: Issues in telemedicine: why is policy still light-years behind technology?
abstract: Telemedicine may make it possible for nurses to practice across state lines, but it also raises critical policy issues, primarily surrounding licensure across those lines. From professional nursing associations to unions, state regulatory boards, and Congress itself, the topic of multistate licensure policy is being hotly debated by a host of concerned parties. One key question they're all asking is: "How?".
authors.affiliation: Nursing Informatics, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Roy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013219:State Government; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States