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Issues that are fundamental to telemedicine Ethical fundamentals - Autonomy and consent, confidentiality and other aspects of the patient-professional relationship, non-maleficence and beneficence, justice and access |
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Issues mostly affecting the use of telemedicine Using and sharing health information - Consent to information sharing, confidentiality, privacy and data protection, information security management Responsibility, liability and good practice - Duty of care, registration and training, indemnity insurance, clinical governance and risk management Guidelines, protocols and best practice - Evolution, provenance and content of published guidelines, standards and protocols |
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Issues mostly affecting the supply of telemedicine Supplying telemedicine services - Directives on Electronic Commerce and Distance Selling, advertising of medical and pharmaceutical products, media and broadcasting regulations Standards and interoperability - ‘New Approach’ Directives, standards bodies, obligations relating to procurement by public bodies Medical devices, product liability and safety - Medical devices regulations, CE marking, FDA approval, Directives on Product Liability and General Product Safety Intellectual property rights - Copyright, patents, trademarks, design rights, passing off and other infringements, exploitation |