Question

What can we do to ensure our public that telehealth/medicine is safe and confidential?

Answer 1

It is a technology used to deliver care at a distance .It occurs using a telecommunications infrastructure between a patient and a physician or other practioner licensed to practice

TELEMEDICINE security includes problems such as authorization,authentication,and accounting that are common with other information technology applications such as banking. physical safety and patient information security are crucial to support the trust relationship between health care providers and patients and for acceptance of telemedicine implementations .

TO ENSURE TO THE PUBLIC THAT TELEHEALTH/MEDICINE IS SAFE

USE NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND PATIENT SATISFACTION

-Health care systems that combine patient reported information and objective data from telehealth devices and sensors can be used to create patient centered personalized health interventions  

A single federal trade commission can be recommended to coordinate the creation and enforcement of comprehensive privacy and security standards

Infact,  people may be more willing to accept privacy risks when they perceive that the health benefits of using telehealth systems outweigh the risks involved in sharing their information

patients trust in their clinicians will play an important role in their adoption of tele health technologies .Such trust is build on good patient -physician communication and contribute to improve treatment adherence and continuity of care.

Voluntary codes and regulatory agencies can provide guidance on all situations and new technologies

physicians will need to stay informed of their institutions privacy and security policies and discuss these with patients