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The electronic house call. Consequences of telemedicine consultations for physicians, patients, and society.

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Ostbye, T; Hurlen, P
Published in: Arch Fam Med
1997

Within the next 10 years, telemedicine technology is likely to become widely available in physicians' offices and patients' homes. Rather than describing the technology of telemedicine, we discuss the implications of its widespread use among physicians, patients, and society as a whole, focusing on that mainstay of communication between physician and patient, the "electronic house call." After exploring the new relationship that is likely to develop between patients and physicians as a consequence of the use of telemedicine, we discuss the broader economic, legal, and political consequences of the widespread use of this technology.

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Arch Fam Med

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1063-3987

Publication Date

1997

Volume

6

Issue

3

Start / End Page

266 / 271

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Remote Consultation
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Physician's Role
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Family Practice
  • Communication
 

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Ostbye, T., & Hurlen, P. (1997). The electronic house call. Consequences of telemedicine consultations for physicians, patients, and society. Arch Fam Med, 6(3), 266–271. https://doi.org/10.1001/archfami.6.3.266
Ostbye, T., and P. Hurlen. “The electronic house call. Consequences of telemedicine consultations for physicians, patients, and society.Arch Fam Med 6, no. 3 (1997): 266–71. https://doi.org/10.1001/archfami.6.3.266.
Ostbye, T., and P. Hurlen. “The electronic house call. Consequences of telemedicine consultations for physicians, patients, and society.Arch Fam Med, vol. 6, no. 3, 1997, pp. 266–71. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/archfami.6.3.266.

Published In

Arch Fam Med

DOI

ISSN

1063-3987

Publication Date

1997

Volume

6

Issue

3

Start / End Page

266 / 271

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Remote Consultation
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Physician's Role
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Family Practice
  • Communication