Home-Based Telemedicine: A Survey of Ethical Issues

In the past decade, digital technology, fiber optics, cellular phones, satellite television, home computers, and the Internet have substantially transformed business, education, and leisure practices. These technologies are becoming so integrated into our daily routines that their ubiquity often goe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 2001-04, Vol.10 (2), p.137-146
1. Verfasser:	BAUER, KEITH A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Baby boomers Bioethics Communication Communications technology Cost Control Cost of Illness Education Efficiency, Organizational Ethics Ethics, Medical Family Fiber optics Health care Health care industry Home Care Services - economics Home Care Services - standards Hospital costs Humans Information technology Internet Medical device industry Medical equipment Medical ethics Nursing homes Optics Patients Population Dynamics Privacy Social Justice Software SPECIAL SECTION: CYBERETHICS: THE INTERNET AND ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES Technological change Telecommuting Telemedicine Telemedicine - economics Telemedicine - standards Telemetry Telemetry - trends United States
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Zusammenfassung:	In the past decade, digital technology, fiber optics, cellular phones, satellite television, home computers, and the Internet have substantially transformed business, education, and leisure practices. These technologies are becoming so integrated into our daily routines that their ubiquity often goes unnoticed. We are, nonetheless, in the midst of a telecommunications revolution, and the healthcare industry is becoming a major player. The burgeoning field of home-based telemedicine is evidence of this.
ISSN:	0963-1801 1469-2147
DOI:	10.1017/S0963180101002043