title: [Benefits and disadvantages of telemedicine].
abstract: Telemedicine is used more and more frequently worldwide. It is increasingly popular in North America, Australia, South Africa, as well as the Scandinavian countries. However, it is not commonly used in Hungary despite various attempts, which is presumably due to earlier dismissive governmental attitude. In this paper the authors analyze ethical, legal and financial aspects of telemedicine from the viewpoints of physicians and patients, too. The results indicate that it cannot be clearly decided whether telemedicine is worth to apply at present. Further, introduction of telemedicine should be based on experience gained in local application.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Egészségügyi Közszolgálati Kar Egészségügyi Informatikai Fejlesztő és Továbbképző Intézet Budapest. darago.laszlo@public.semmelweis-univ.hu
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daragó
authors.forename: Zsófia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Fanni
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ispán
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bendes
authors.forename: Elek
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dinya
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000639:trends; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D020407:Internet; D007878:Legislation as Topic / Q000639:trends; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011639:Public Opinion; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence