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Forbes: Standing Between You And All The Benefits Of Telemedicine: The AMA And The Federal Government
Forbes/Opinion Jul 9, 2015 @ 11:44 AM
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same organization that thinks you shouldn’t be able to get a
prescription from a Teladoc doctor you have never met, thinks it’s
perfectly okay for you to get a prescription from an “on call” doctor
who you have also never met, who is subbing in for your regular doctor
and who probably isn’t looking at your medical records when he orders
the prescription. Read More
patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.
