Managing the Risks of Practicing Telemedicine
Informed Consent
Huben-Kearney said that any Internet-based telemedicine site should
be up front with the patient about the limitations of the technology
– particularly its security – and have the patient sign off
on that. “Patients need to be informed. They’re making a
decision to participate, but they need to be made aware of the potential
risks,” she said. Any informed consent form should include the
patient’s responsibility to use the technology appropriately (for
example, don’t use the Internet to report a medical emergency);
should inform the patient that any messaging platform might only be
checked on, say, a daily basis; and that there is no sharing of
passwords.
Next: Maintaining
Continuity of Care
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Resources
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Teletransmission of ECG Waveform: An
ingenious low priced technique. Indian Heart Journal (34:(6),
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