February 8, 2024 Customer Newsletter
- Recertification Exams As We Know Them Are Dead
- ABFM Spring Exam Time is Almost Here
- Virtual Reality & AI For Mental Health
- State Licensure Nightmares for Telehealth Doctors
The Recertification Exam is DeadJust about the last holdout in acute and primary care was Internal Medicine. The LKA, a 30-question-per-quarter, online exam got an 80% uptake rate immediately. That will, we assume, climb higher. The Type of Recertification Exam Most Docs Are Choosing About the ABIM Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA) ABFM Spring Certification ExamThe ABFM Spring Certification Exam starts in just two months. Will you be ready? Combination VR + AI Chatbot for Mental Health SupportThis is not being billed as a medical device, though it’s a derivative technology from a Cedars-Sinai patent. Think of it more as one of those meditation and wellness apps. It’s designed around different therapy support areas: CBT, supportive talk, motivational interview, and relapse prevention. This is one of types of session-based usages that early VR will support well Cedars-Sinai Behavioral Health App Launches On Apple Vision Pro VRx Health Launches Xaia on Apple Vision Pro Telehealth’s Roadblock: The Issue with State Licensure RequirementsDepending on the outcome and breadth of ruling, the telehealth suit in New Jersey may speed up multi-state licensing compacts for physicians and nurses, and has some implications outside of telehealth. Inside telehealth, the due process and First Amendment basis for the MacDonald case may either remove barriers to cross-border telehealth practice, or raise new barriers. |