Telemedicine 101

Policies, Guidelines, Ethics and Standards

• Guidelines for the Surgical Practice of Telemedicine
  Author/editor: not listed
  Date: March, 1996
  From the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, provides a format for obtaining appropriate training, attaining competence, and gaining privileges for advanced surgical procedures not learned during a formal residency program.
• JCAHO Standards
  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations draft standards which will take effect January 1, 2004, contingent upon approval.
• JCAHO Standards Explained
  Author/editor: n/a
  Date: February 2003
  From the Joint Commission Perspectives, this document explains the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAHO) standards relating to telemedicine. Adobe PDF
• National Initiative for Telehealth
  The National Initiative for Telehealth (NIFTE) Guidelines is a multi-stakeholder interdisciplinary project that is developing a framework of national guidelines for telehealth, to be used by Canadian health care professionals, telehealth provider organizations and accreditation bodies.
• Telehealth Handbook from the Centre for Telehealth
  Author/editor: n/a
  Date: 2003
  This Handbook is a resource to the growing number of people working in the field of telehealth, with a particular focus on applications in the area of mental health and addictions. Mental Health Evaluation and Community Consultation Unit (Mheccu). Adobe PDF
• Telemedicine Guidelines and Technical Standards Affecting Telemedical Transmissions
  From the American Telemedicine Association (ATA).
• Upper Peninsula Telehealth Network Telemedicine Policies
  Policies, guidelines, and protocols regarding equipment, patients, consultations, documentation, etc.

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