Telehealth groups urge DEA to release virtual e-prescribing rules

With current pandemic-era flexibilities for telemedicine set to expire at the end of 2024, several telehealth groups and major health systems are calling on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to work faster in crafting a new proposed rule regulating the prescribing of controlled substances via telehealth.

The American Telemedicine Association, the Alliance for Connected Care, the Consumer Technology Association, the Partnership to…