this week's tweetchat: February 17, 2021
Telehealth and Patient Safety
Questions
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1. Are guidelines/guardrails needed on appropriate, safe use of telemedicine by condition, symptom, or new/existing patients?
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2. What challenges does telemedicine pose to patient safety, including diagnostic safety?
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3. What resources (IT, tools, guidelines) have been used to navigate safety concerns?
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4. In addition to avoiding Covid-19, in what other ways has telemedicine help make care safer?
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5. Any special medical liability concerns with telemedicine?
