The ethical and social dimensions of home-based telemedicine.
The growth of home-based telemedicine invites a discussion about the ethical implications of this technology for the traditional goals and moral ideals of medical practice. To this end, I examine the normative connections between home-based telemedicine and the following: (1) health care justice, (2) quality of life for patients and family caregivers, and (3) provider-patient relationships.
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Philosophy, Madisonville 37354, USA.
D017028:Caregivers; D003219:Confidentiality; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012935:Social Justice; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States