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The Electronic House Call

Consequences of Telemedicine Consultations for Physicians, Patients, and Society

Truls &stbye, MD, MPH; Petter Hurlen, MD, MSc

Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(3):266-271.


Abstract

Within the next 10 years, telemedicine technology is likely to become widely available in physicians' offices and patients' homes. Rather than describing the technology of telemedicine, we discuss the implications of its widespread use among physicians, patients, and society as a whole, focusing on that mainstay of communication between physician and patient, the "electronic house call." After exploring the new relationship that is likely to develop between patients and physicians as a consequence of the use of telemedicine, we discuss the broader economic, legal, and political consequences of the widespread use of this technology.



Author Affiliations

From the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London (Dr Ostbye); and Medical Informatics, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway (Dr Hurlen).



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