The use of telehealth has increased significantly in recent years, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth allows healthcare professionals to provide care and health education from a distance, using various technologies such as video conferencing, telephone, and messaging. While telehealth offers many benefits, it also raises ethical concerns that need to be addressed.
Instructions:
Based on your research, identify specific ethical issues that may arise when delivering healthcare and health education from a distant location.
For example, if a patient’s personal information is transmitted over an unsecured network, there may be a breach of confidentiality. Alternatively, if a patient cannot access telehealth services due to a lack of technology or internet access, there may be an equity issue in access to care.
Discuss in a word document which measure could protect patients’ confidentiality in remote healthcare (telehealth).
Contribute a minimum of 2 pages. It should include at least two academic sources, formatted, and cited in APA.