PubMed · 9281924
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M Mason. 1997. Informed consent.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9281924/
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This paper reviews the difficulties raised by the need to obtain valid consent from telemedicine patients to the treatment that they receive and evaluates the legal principles that the courts will apply to an allegation of negligence brought against a teleconsultant or telemedicine service by a patient. While many of the processes that take place during a telemedical consultation will be unique, it is suggested that the legal principles that apply to the conventional, face-to-face, doctor-patient relationship are equally as valid in the context of the practice of medicine at a distance.
The patient, as a health care consumer, has a fundamental right to determine what shall be done to his or her own body. The doctrine of informed consent has evolved to protect that right. This article represents a review of the literature regarding the informed consent process in medicine, with an emphasis on consent for anesthesia. A brief history of informed consent is provided, as well as discussion of the controversies surrounding the topic. Several court cases are cited, and the opinions of various authors reflect the wide range of legal and ethical implications associated with informed consent.