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Questions
An emergency department is considering a real-time interactive teleneurology service to determine the administration of thrombolytics to a suspected stroke patient.
What are the legal risks and liability issues of a real-time interactive teleneurology service to determine the administration of thrombolytics to a suspected stroke patient..
How might you explain the differences between legal risks and liability issues to someone who has never heard of these terms before?
What legal risks and liabilities are essential for those working in the healthcare industry to be aware of?
What are the consequences for medical professionals if laws are broken or liabilities are incurred in the workplace?
How legal risks, medical claims, and tort reform influence stakeholders with respect to telemedicine.
What are healthcare providers responsible for when caring for patients via telemedicine versus caring for them in person?
How can medical professionals maintain patient confidentiality while caring for patients via telemedicine?
How are underserved areas and vulnerable populations able to access telemedicine services?
How do differing stakeholder needs and interests can impact decisions regarding telemedicine.
What rights and needs do patients have when using telemedicine?
What rights and needs do healthcare providers and medical professionals have when using telemedicine?
What rights and needs do insurance providers have when using telemedicine?
What other stakeholders' needs should also be considered when using telemedicine?
What is the impact of telemedicine on underserved areas and vulnerable populations?
What are additional legal risks and liability issues technology can have in telemedicine.
How does HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) apply to software developers and application managers who create and maintain the technology related to telemedicine?
What measures are taken to ensure the confidentiality of patient information?
How reliable is the technology related to telemedicine, particularly for those in underserved areas or members of vulnerable populations?
What is the impact that the identified legal risks and liability issues could have on stakeholders if a real-time interactive teleneurology service to determine the administration of thrombolytics to a suspected stroke patient is implemented.
Do the legal risks and liability issues outweigh the benefits to stakeholders of using telemedicine?
Are vulnerable populations and underserved areas able to benefit equitably from access to telemedicine services?
What might healthcare providers need to do in order to minimize the amount of legal risk and liability while providing telemedicine services?
How does understanding legal risks and liability issues can impact overall health policy and decision making, both positively and negatively.
How might vulnerable populations and underserved areas be affected as healthcare laws and policies are generally written?
How might the legal risks and liabilities of telemedicine relate to other legal risks and liabilities with using other medical technologies?
How might health policy and decision making be affected by not understanding the relevant legal risks and liabilities?