.46 Telemedicine I Competency I.1 Eve Lawrence, the HIM director

at Willow Falls, a critical access hospital in southeastern Ohio, first heard about the new teleradiology program the hospital wants to implement at a department head meeting today. The CEO stated that he already vetted several different radiology groups that might provide this teleradiology service, which the board of directors would like to have in place next month. He narrowed the selection down to these three: Johnson Radiology Associates, Nationwide Radiology Group, and Baskin & Singer Teleradiology Services. The full board will determine which group to use at their next meeting in one week. Eve wants to be sure that there are no unpleasant surprises with the implementation of this process, so she does research and discovers the following information Johnson Radiology Associates is based in Virginia; all providers are licensed in Virginia; it serves five organizations

Nationwide Radiology Group is based in Florida; its providers are licensed in Florida, Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico; it serves 23 organizations

Baskin & Singer Teleradiology Services is based in Missouri; all providers are licensed in Missouri; in addition, some providers also have licenses in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, and Tennessee; it serves 12 organizations

Based on this information, what recommendation should Eve make to the CEO and why?