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Medical Licensing and Discipline in America traces the evolution of the U.S. medical licensing system from its historical antecedents in the 18th and 19th century to its modern structure. David A. Johnson and Humayun J. Chaudhry provide an organizational history of the Federation of State Medical Boards within the broader context of the development of America’s state-based system. As the national organization representing the interests of the individual state medical boards, the Federation has been at the forefront of developments in licensing, discipline, and regulation impacting the medical profession, medical education, and health policy within the United States. The narrative shifts be...
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The Journal is published annually by the International Institute for Law and Medicine, providing commentary on current issues in the interplay among law, medicine, and health care by lawyers, physicians, and health care professionals from countries throughout the world.
Myers (psychiatry and behavioral sciences, U. of Washington School of Medicine) and Turvey (psychiatry, U. of Iowa College of Medicine) introduce the telemental health (TMH) model for treating mental disorders in rural and other patients with poor access to care. Following an overview of trends supporting the broader adoption of TMH, contributors discuss demographic changes and professional shortages that contribute to the problem, and solutions that TMH offers through videoconferencing, social networking, mobile applications, and eHealth. They treat clinical, ethical, technical, and business aspects of delivering TMH services. The work includes case studies, documentation templates, a glossary, directory of Telehealth Resource Centers, and websites. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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