Reported Cases of Medical Malpractice in Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine
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In response to physicians’ concerns about exposure to malpractice risk in direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine, this study reviews the LexisNexis legal case database for reported cases of medical malpractice related to DTC telemedicine services or their health care professionals.
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A 2019 study cited no reported cases of medical malpractice against direct-to-patient telemedicine.
“Although a 2019 study [19] cited no reported cases of medical malpractice against direct-to-patient telemedicine, the fact that patients’ privacy could be compromised at various checkpoints of image capture, transmission, and storage remains concerning.”
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- Authors
- Fogel, A. L., & Kvedar, J. C.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fogel, Alexander L.
- Venue
- JAMA
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2019-04-02
- Volume
- 321
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- 1309
- ISSN
- 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
- 0098-7484
- PMC
- PMC6450271
- OpenAlex
- W2926105284
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 10
- FWCI
- 14.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- JAMA (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Medical and Health Sciences Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Keywords
- medical malpractice, direct-to-consumer telemedicine, medical malpractice litigation, physician liability, telemedicine
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Malpractice, United States, Telemedicine
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