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Medicolegal aspects of telepathology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19368955     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A pathologist may practice telepathology in another room from the original slide using the hospital intranet, he/she may practice it if a CD-ROM is reviewed with a "virtual histologic image" or digital slide. As pathology becomes increasingly subspecialized, and pathologists are progressively more engaged in practices situations where they may not be in a centralized laboratory location, use of telepathology technology may be increasingly common. We touch on select medicolegal and reimbursement issues in the practice of telepathology. Primary and secondary legal sources are reviewed, as well as primary medical references. Telepathology is an evolving area of telemedicine. Guidelines for primary opinion telepathology should be driven from best practices in conventional laboratory procedures and can enhance the practice of pathology. However, it should be undertaken with the understanding that the legal and regulatory environment involving such practices is evolving as well.
Authors:
Stanley T Leung; Keith J Kaplan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-04-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Human pathology     Volume:  40     ISSN:  1532-8392     ISO Abbreviation:  Hum. Pathol.     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-20     Completed Date:  2009-08-04     Revised Date:  2009-12-22    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421547     Medline TA:  Hum Pathol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1137-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology at Metropolitan Medical Lab, Davenport, Iowa. sleung@qcmetro.com [corrected]
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Computer Communication Networks*
Credentialing
Humans
Liability, Legal
Malpractice
Pathology, Surgical / legislation & jurisprudence*,  standards
Remote Consultation / legislation & jurisprudence*,  standards
Telepathology / legislation & jurisprudence*,  standards
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Hum Pathol. 2010 Jan;41(1):153

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