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Medico‐legal implications of audiovisual recordings of telehealth encounters
Author(s) -
Farmer Caitlin C,
Pang Sam C,
Kevat Dev,
Dean Jessica,
Panaccio Danielle,
Mahar Patrick D
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja2.51008
Subject(s) - library science , citation , mental health , sociology , media studies , medicine , psychiatry , computer science
In the physical distancing climate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19), the ubiquity of virtual communications in medical practice generates a number of challenges. Consultation via telehealth allows for creation of audiovisual documentation of the clinical interaction as well as observation by unseen parties from each participant’s perspective, either in real time or subsequently via review of any recordings. It is necessary for clinicians to i) obtain informed consent for clinicianled recordings, ii) be aware of potential patientgenerated recordings (both declared and undeclared), and iii) meet legal, privacy and storage requirements pertaining to health information arising from a virtual consultation.