| 英文摘要 |
Medical care can now overcome its distance barriers through the aid of information and communication technologies. This article classifies telemedicine practice, dissects traditional medical practice, analyzes compatibility between telemedicine and traditional medical practices, and further discusses duty of care, medical negligence, and share of liability of medical teamwork. Before applying telemedicine in management of diseases, one should first inspect if the situation is urgent, and then determine if the available resources and manpower are adequate for telemedicine practices. Next, one should examine if the case is at the telemedicine-compatible phase in order to determine communication methods. The article suggests relaxing regulation of telemedicine to allow telemedicine being practiced in more areas, and loosening restrictions that preventing doctors being qualified for telemedicine practice. We hope this article can help widening scope of telemedicine service, and protecting public health. |
