La place du téléconseil médical personnalisé dans les pratiques de télémédecine

Conclusion Cette mise au point montre que le TMP relève bien de la télémédecine et répond à une demande sociétale qui doit être prise en compte par les autorités sanitaires. Toutefois, ses limites et ses risques plaident en faveur de son intégration dans une filière de soin où la consultation classique et la téléconsultation telle que définie au plan réglementaire conservent toute leur spécificité. Context Personalised medical e-consultancy (PMC) is a remote medical practice. For 15 years, it is growing in some developed countries. PMC provides an appropriate response to a more and more important request from the consumer society, which has become a society of immediacy and urgency. PMC is a difficult and risky practice for physicians. It requires a great experience of medical practice. The organisers of PMC platforms and doctors who work there must respect current legislation and regulations. Methods This state of the art is based on a review of medical literature published between 1st January 1995 and 31st December 2014 and referenced in Medline. Results The author gives a definition of PMC compared to other healthcare information methods. It is worth reminding that the PMC is a recent medical practice which falls under the code of medical ethics and which requires an obligation of means. Based on a comparative analysis of a few European models (SAMU-Centre 15, NHS Direct and Medgate), the author draws the outlines of this medical practice in France....
Source: European Research in Telemedicine - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research