AMCNO President Dr. Kristin Englund Provides Proponent Testimony for HB 122 (Telehealth Services)

To show strong support of HB 122, AMCNO President Dr. Kristin Englund, an infectious disease physician, submitted written-only proponent testimony to the Ohio Senate Health Committee. HB 122 would make permanent the telehealth expansions that were allowed during the height of the pandemic. 

In her letter, Dr. Englund emphasized that telehealth is a critical part of the future of medicine and can help solve access problems for patients. As witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth visits can be a necessary way to deliver care to patients when normal delivery of care is either unavailable or unattainable for a patient, in a way that also protects patient safety. In addition, this convenient way of physicians communicating with patients results in both provider and patient satisfaction.

The AMCNO applauds the work of the administration and the legislature in allowing for the expansions of telehealth during the pandemic and we support the efforts in this legislation to make those expansions permanent. 

Read Dr. Englund's full testimony here.