title: Consent and privacy in telemedicine.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Telemedicine Committee, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Lindborg
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Delaplain
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D032962:Consent Forms; D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D017216:Telemedicine