Responsibility in the Telemedicine Area

Abstract

The development of technological innovations has led to development in medicine of a new field - telemedicine. Worldwide, telemedicine has changed the quality of medical services. Every year the use of telemedicine technologies is growing. However, a number of scientists speak about its insufficient reliability and accuracy. But it cannot be denied that this technology helps simplify the administrative process, personal and material savings, provides a flexible workplace design, speeds up the entire treatment process and at the same time accelerates critical sub-processes (provision of information), provides a strategic competitive advantage for those involved. One of the positive effects of the use of telemedicine that is rarely spoken is the saving of funds not only of health organizations, but also of patients. Savings for patients consist of reducing transportation costs or wages for missing days at work. Health authorities can save money by reducing the costs of equipment for patient rooms, reducing the number of medical staff, which will reduce the cost of medical services. Expanding the scope of telemedicine and providing it at the expense of OMS will reduce costs for commercial enterprises. Telemedicine is a wide discussion topic. And today there is no single and universal definition of telemedicine. This also leads to other controversial issues, such as liability issues in the use of communication technologies in providing medical care.