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AMA Concerned Over Ethical Use of Telemedicine

Published on Mon Jul 18, 2016

As telemedicine use has increased to remotely diagnose and treat patients via various telecommunication platforms, the need for stricter guidelines has presented itself. The American Medical Association (AMA) discussed the emergence of this technology and the new and innovative healthcare challenges that come from utilizing it, at its annual meeting in Chicago on June 13. The discourse centered on telemedicine and ethics [...]
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