遠距醫療的現在與未來──聚焦法律面【月旦時論】 試閱
The Present and The Future of Telemedicine－Focusing on Legal Issues
遠距醫療藉由通訊科技設備，使醫療服務跨越了時空的限制。在COVID-19疫情推波助瀾之下，遠距醫療有了長足的發展，使用範圍涵蓋諮詢、監測與診斷等，其有效性與使用者滿意度已受肯認。遠距醫療將會改變既有的醫療模式，但在醫療責任分擔、合理照護、隱私保護與告知同意等法規制度，尚未有明確規範，宜進一步釐清，使遠距醫療能順利推展。
Through communication technologies, telemedicine can overcome distance and time barriers to provide medical services to remote patients.It has significant progress during COVID-19 pandemic. The concept of telemedicine can be applied to remote counseling, monitoring and diagnosis. Studies have suggested the positive outcomes of telemedicine efficiency and great satisfaction of users. Telemedicine has changed the current model of medical practice. Although there are still some legal uncertainties in telemedicine practice, such as medical liability, standard of care, informed consent, and privacy protection, clarification of these uncertainties should help the development of telemedicine in the future.
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