East County Internal Medicine

2 months ago

Office has been extremely busy with influx of new patients and no time to post recently. One new development is the passing of SB312 which now permits the renewal of controlled meds via telemed encounter, as deemed appropriate. It went live 7/1/22, and prior to this was not permitted. This appears to be part of an ongoing push to promote telehealth, and Florida appears to be taking a leadership role in this endeavor. This may have pros and cons, but it will surely release a bottleneck in terms of access to care, which can confound both patient and doctor, and with gas prices as they are, helps there too! ... See MoreSee Less