RESUMO
Medicine in the digital age requires new thinking to bring cost-effective and quality medical care to patients in home settings. Along with the promise of remote treatment advances come many challenges relating to technology, regulation, and the building of new virtual teams and social structures to support the remote environment. For remote caregiving to succeed, the legal and ethical issues of home monitoring and ubiquitous computing must be addressed side-by-side with the technology advances.
Assuntos
Visita Domiciliar , Consulta Remota/legislação & jurisprudência , Humanos , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Procurement of IT-based medical technology requires new thinking and understanding for a variety of healthcare professionals. New technical, clinical, and legal issues must be addressed. Establishing clear roles and responsibilities among the various members of a multi-disciplinary technology assessment committee for IT-based medical technology will improve the odds that the technology will meet the true needs of an institution, and that it will be used safely once it arrives.