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Home-Based Telemedicine: A Survey of Ethical Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2001

KEITH A. BAUER
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy/Medical Ethics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Abstract

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.

Type
SPECIAL SECTION: CYBERETHICS: THE INTERNET AND ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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