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Responsibility in Electronic Health: What Muddles the Picture?

Janne Lahtiranta, Kai Kimppa, Responsibility in Electronic Health: What Muddles the Picture?. In: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Medical Informatics, 113–138, IGI Global, 2008.

Abstract:

In this chapter we look into the potential problems arising from the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) artifacts in electronic health. We focus on issues such as liabilities and responsibilities and discuss these issues on the basis of patient-physician relationship, negligence, agentization and anthropomorphism. We conclude the chapter with recommendations originating from different fields of industry. These recommendations are applied to the field of electronic health in order to make users more aware of the nature and use of ICT artifacts in various health care situations.

BibTeX entry:

@INBOOK{cLaKi08a,
  title = {Responsibility in Electronic Health: What Muddles the Picture?},
  booktitle = {Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Medical Informatics},
  author = {Lahtiranta, Janne and Kimppa, Kai},
  publisher = {IGI Global},
  pages = {113–138},
  year = {2008},
  keywords = {Electronic Medical Consultation, Health Informatics, Healthcare Information Systems, Medical Advice, Medical Consultation, Telemedicine, Web-Enabled Healthcare, Agency Theory, E-Commerce Models, Reliability of Information, Health IS, Healthcare IS},
}

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