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‘Telehealth' expands mental health provider's reach
There just aren’t enough psychiatrists and advanced nurse practitioners to serve all the people who need one — especially in rural areas. The Nurse Practitioner said that
she was skeptical at first; would patients open up to her “online” as well as they do in person? But she said it’s worked especially well for adolescents and young adults, who find technology like Skype and FaceTime “second nature.” “It’s almost less intimidating for them,” Nottingham said. Read More
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- 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.