The ethical and social dimensions of home-based telemedicine

Authors
Citation
Ka. Bauer, The ethical and social dimensions of home-based telemedicine, CR R BIOMED, 28(3-4), 2000, pp. 541-544
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
0278940X → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
541 - 544
Database
ISI
SICI code
0278-940X(2000)28:3-4<541:TEASDO>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The growth of home-based telemedicine invites a discussion about the ethica l implications of this technology for the traditional goals and moral ideal s of medical practice. To this end, I examine the normative connections bet ween home-based telemedicine and the following: (1) health care justice, (2 ) quality of life for patients and family caregivers, and (3) provider-pati ent relationships.