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Executive committee backs exemptions for remote-monitoring provider Cadence, recommends full board approval
Summary
The State Board of Medical Licensure executive committee recommended that the full board grant waivers to allow cardiologist Theodore Feldman and medical director Randall Kernow to supervise remote patient monitoring across Mississippi, expand referrals beyond Merit Health, and add nurse practitioners and up to eight advanced practice providers.
The State Board of Medical Licensure executive committee voted to recommend that the full board approve exemptions to the board's 20/80 rule and 75-mile rule for Dr. Theodore Feldman and Dr. Randall Kernow, allow the addition of nurse practitioners submitted with the request, permit referrals outside the Merit Health system, and authorize supervising up to eight advanced practice providers.
The recommendation came after a Zoom appearance by Dr. Theodore Feldman, who described Cadence, the remote patient monitoring company he represents, and asked that Dr. Kernow be added under the same exemptions previously granted to Feldman in May 2023. "We have now been operating as an RPM company which has nurse practitioner care delivery, a tech platform, and the remote monitoring capabilities of blood pressure cuffs, scales, and glucose monitors to manage diabetes,…
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