Consent and privacy in telemedicine.
The electronic broadcast of a medical interview, or a video tele-consultation (VTC), challenges many of our traditional concepts of privacy and confidentiality. The nature of a doctor-patient relationship changes dramatically when the open airwaves carry the personal histories, images, and concerns of a patient. Discussions of telemedicine often allude to inherent ethical concerns yet there are no established guidelines for the ethical conduct of a VTC.
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Telemedicine Committee, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859.
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D003219:Confidentiality; D032962:Consent Forms; D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D017216:Telemedicine