A healthcare organization is planning to implement connected care. Which legal issues need to be addressed before this care delivery approach can be used? Select all that apply.
A) Online prescribing
B) Malpractice liability
C) Use of computer software
D) Credentialing and privileging
E) Licensing of healthcare professionals
A) Online prescribing
B) Malpractice liability
D) Credentialing and privileging
E) Licensing of healthcare professionals
Explanation: A) Online prescribing policies vary across the states. Concerns have arisen over the determination of established patient-provider relationships, accuracy of the patient's history given the self-reporting aspect of connected health, and not meeting state medical-board licensing requirements.
B) Questions of medical liability increase amid a lack of information on existing malpractice liability within connected health.
C) The use of computer software is not a legal issue with connected care.
D) Connected-health technologies have created challenges to healthcare organizations that wish to access medical specialties using the platform. Advances have been made through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the establishment of a new process to credential and privilege providers. Unfortunately, the process conflicts with established policy in many states.
E) Consultations occurring over great distances require consideration of varied policies governing connected health and physician licensure. Cross-border delivery of healthcare is banned entirely in some states.
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