Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: E-medicine has become the new catch phrase of the twenty-first century health care environment.The shortened form of "electronic medicine" refers to a variety of technologies including e-mail, Internet chat rooms, static and interactive websites and other forms of telemedicine. 1 Although concerns about the use of telemedicine are not new, the proliferation of electronic communication options has resulted in increased scrutiny of this area.2 Despite this increased scrutiny, one area-ethics-remains largely unexplored.This Article proposes that, rather than relying solely on traditional evaluative mechanisms, for example, legal standards of care, to determine the appropriate use of the new technologies, we should shift the focus to consider the implications of ethical standards.There are a variety of mechanisms used to regulate new technologies, including: oversight by medical payors, such as
Source: PubMed
Author: Jessica W Berg
Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2269380220