TITLE:
The Ethics of Trust in Telemedicine
AUTHORS:
M. G. Ben-Jacob, A. H. Glazerman
KEYWORDS:
Telemedicine, Trust, Ethics, Technology
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.4,
April
25,
2021
ABSTRACT: The ethical use of technology in the delivery of healthcare is essential
to it having a positive impact on those receiving care. In telemedicine, the
practice of caring for patients remotely using video conferencing and other telecommunications
technology, there is a greater reliance on technology than in-person
medical care, and the role of ethics in its use accordingly presents even
greater demands. In this paper, we discuss telemedicine, laying bare the
inextricable link between trust and ethics and show how different kinds of
trust are indispensable to this mode of caring for patients. We address this
topic now, in the wake of the Covid 19 pandemic, because of the prevalence of
telemedicine and the consequent need for healthcare providers and recipients
alike to be more aware of the ethical obligations associated with its use.