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Using the internet for health information : legal issues / Stephen J. Schanz.

Title: Using the internet for health information : legal issues / Stephen J. Schanz.
Author: Schanz, Stephen J.
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : American Medical Association, c1999.

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viii, 79 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

This brief monograph will enlighten the reader with the legal issues that can accompany Internet activities. Will explore some of the legal repercussions to using the Internet for sharing health information.

Subject

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Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

1. General legal issues in the electronic information age. The growth of the Internet -- Cyberjurisdiction -- The patient-physician relationship -- Medical records. 2. Health information on the World Wide Web. Accuracy and timeliness of information -- Authentication and verification -- Interactive web sites -- State medical licensure. 3. Issues in health care communication via e-mail. Using e-mail to communicate health care information -- Confidentiality and privacy of e-mail -- E-mail between patients and providers -- Incorporating e-mail technology -- Mailing lists and newsgroups. 4. Strategies for cyberspace risk management. Encryption -- Malpractice insurance -- Rationales for disclaimers -- The use of disclaimers in health care web sites -- The e-mail agreement.

ISBN

089970977X

LCCN

^^2001273718

OCLC

42195105
SCSB-10166572

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