Approached by net to do telemedicine for pts never seen before -- what do you think

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RE telemedicine for pts you don't know.

I was solicited this evening to do telemedicine for $10/encounter for a practice out of Florida, registered to a South Carolina LLC.

They state that they'll "refer" pts to you in your state, send their records by fax, you'll interview by video conferencing, and then if prescription advised, you're to send this for 90 day.

Pts on further inquiry were pts "whose insurance doesn't pay enough for their current doc to see them"

You're required to keep all the "records" at your office.

This sounds very very fishy to me.

Anyone else heard of doing "virtual visits" for pts never seen by you in office, ever, for very low rates?

Oh, and the recruiter (who lists themselves as a "board certified physician recruiter" -- couldn't find such a board on Google) says that the practice will "cover malpractice if yours doesn't" but the contract specifically states you need to supply your own.

Dr Matt Levin

FP in Western PA