What are the ethical and legal concerns associated with mana

What are the ethical and legal concerns associated with managing telemedicine?

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Legal and ethical issues associated with managing telemedicine :-

The ethical principle of beneficence to justify using technologies to increase access to care and reduce costs. They argued that an efficient service meant a better service in terms of quality of care, mainly by increasing accessibility by minimising traditional barriers created by time and location. However, only people with the resources to gain access benefit.

Control of data remains in the health organisation’s jurisdiction. This is an advantage when coordinating a multiprofessional team as data can be readily dispersed.

There are potential ambiguities in practitioners’ responsibilities, in terms of loyalty to patients or the employer. For example, if staff do not have physical/live contact with patients so are not aware of their holistic needs, this could cause them to focus on investigating the health problem rather than establishing a rapport. Staff could therefore become more committed to their employer than to patients.