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14 Tul. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 307 (2011)
Telemedicine: The Law Is the Limit

handle is hein.journals/tuljtip14 and id is 309 raw text is: Telemedicine: The Law Is the Limit Paul Spradley* I. INTRO DUCTION ................................................................................. 307 II. B ACKG ROUN D .................................................................................. 3 10 Ill. TELEMEDICINE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ........................... 311 A. Interaction Between Patient and Doctor .......................... 312 B. Remote Mentolnng ........................................................... 312 C Remote Surgery ................................................................ 313 IV. GROWTH OF TELEMEDICINE IN THE UNITED STATES ...................... 314 V. LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS ....................................................................... 316 A . O verview .......................................................................... 3 16 B. Licensure and Accreditation ............................................. 317 1. L icensure ......................................................................... 3 17 2. Credentialing and Privileging ........................................ 320 C. Malpractice Liability ........................................................ 323 1. The Existence of a Doctor-Patient Relationship ........... 323 2. D uty of C are ................................................................... 324 3. Malpractice Liability for Electronic Medical T reatm ents ...................................................................... 325 4. Institutional liability ....................................................... 325 D. Home-Based Care Liability .............................................. 326 1. Low-Risk Education and Support ................................. 326 2. Moderate-Risk Consultation and Advice ...................... 327 3. High-Risk Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prescriptions ................................................................... 328 V I. C ONCLUSION .................................................................................... 330 I. INTRODUCTION Amidst this age of technological leaps and bounds, a rapidly growing industry called telemedicine is poised to assume a significant role in the way health care is conducted. Simply put, telemedicine allows * © 2011 Paul Spradley. J.D. candidate 2013, Tulane University Law School; MBA candidate 2012, Freeman School of Business, Tulane University; B.S. Finance 2000, Louisiana State University. The author would like to thank Jeannie, Alan, Miah, and Elizabeth for all of their support and the members of the Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property for their hard work.

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