The Rise of Telemedicine: Minimizing Malpractice and Patient Safety Risks for Physicians and Physician Practices
… more effective evaluation of a patient can be performed in person, providers should find a way to do so safely. Ensure thorough documentation of telemedicine care is performed and that it supports reasoning, logic and differential diagnosis. Lastly, although dated, the American Medical Association has a document that outlines each state’s definition and requirements of a physician-patient relationship via telemedicine. Institutions should review medical staff by-laws and credentialing processes with medical staff leadership and consider revising by-laws and processes to incorporate the use of telemedicine care. Care should be taken to ensure that administration of medication
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