Posts by Ali McIntyre
Smart VCPR Reform: Guardrails May Be the Key
Welcome to a new episode of MarkFive: Policy Off Leash. Today Mark reviews in detail the guardrails that might be the best way to approach reform for establishing a virtual-VCPR. We welcome your questions and comments below. Below is a transcript of the video. Greetings to season two and episode two of Mark Five Podcast brought to…
Read MoreTwo States Jumped In: NJ & MI
The VVCA is back with a new episode of MarkFive: Policy Off Leash. Today Mark dives in to 2 states that recently made regulatory changes allowing a telemedicine VCPR to be established. We welcome your questions and comments below. Below is a transcript of the video. Greetings and welcome to season two of MarkFive podcasts…
Read MoreThe VVCA Telemedicine Regulatory Map
Click Here To See The Telemedicine Regulatory Map Hello and welcome to episode seven of Mark Five: Policy Off Leash, and today is a special episode because I’m joined by my colleague, the executive director of the Veterinary Virtual Care Association, or VVCA, Ali McIntyre, a longtime partner and great friend of mine. Today, we…
Read MoreComparing Telemedicine Policy | AVMA, AAVSB, and VIC
Hello, this is Mark Cushing with series 6 of Mark Five, Policy Off Leash. We’ve had five good discussions on telemedicine and virtual care and the law, if you will, of the regulations in place across the country and how they affect veterinarians and their teams. Today, we discuss the approach that three major organizations…
Read MoreWhat Role Can A Vet Tech/Vet Nurse Play In Veterinary Telemedicine?
Hi, this is Mark Cushing and welcome to the fifth episode of Mark Five: Policy Off Leash, where I try to go through the basics about the issues, policies and questions people have regarding telemedicine in the United States. What you can do, what you can’t do and where it may be going. In the…
Read MoreThe Ontario Experience: Current State of Telemedicine in Ontario
Hi, this is Mark Cushing and welcome to the fourth episode of Policy Off Leash with the VVCA, giving you a chance to dive into the issues in some detail involving telemedicine, to guide you in making decisions in your own practices. Today we’re going to talk about the most important topic in telemedicine. Ontario,…
Read MoreFDA Status on Animal Telemedicine
Welcome to the third in the series of Mark Five: Policy Off Leash, which are short video casts about policies affecting virtual care and veterinary medicine in the United States. We looked earlier at the basic rules right now that govern the states in terms of what is in the laws affecting veterinarians in the…
Read MoreVCPR Changes Since COVID-19
The pandemic packed a punch, and today Mark Five tackles changes that were made to some veterinary rules, in response to the COVID pandemic. Are these changes here to stay? Listen in as Mark helps us understand these complex layers of change, which could promote reforms in the way veterinary medicine is practiced. Below is…
Read MoreThe Basics About Telemedicine and the VCPR
Video Correction: Indiana belongs in category 3 (Must Have “Seen/Acquaintance with” the animal). It was previously in category 4 (Must Have Examined or Physically Examined Animal). The VVCA proudly presents MarkFive, the first in a series of short videos by Mark Cushing, Founder and Managing Partner of the Animal Policy Group, and co-founder of the…
Read MoreWhat Can Veterinary Technicians Handle With Virtual Care? Almost Everything.
On October 14, 2020, during National Veterinary Technician week, the Animal Policy Group sponsored a conversation on The Bridge Club, so the VVCA could engage with the profession on how Veterinary Technicians/Nurses can and should be part of the virtual care ecosystem. This post is a follow-up Q&A with Nicole Rogers, Vice President of Operations…
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