Department of Civil Procedure, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Szczecin, Poland.
Department of Medical Law of the Social Medicine Chair, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2020 Dec 22;27(4):680-688. doi: 10.26444/aaem/116587. Epub 2020 Jan 28.
The aim of the study is to discuss the legal framework for telemedicine services in Poland, and to present telemedicine solutions used in selected European countries.
The analysis of legal cts was chosen as a research method in order to determine legal possibilities for medical professionals to use telemedicine services. A literature review was undertaken to demonstrate the possibilities of telemedicine as used in the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands and Sweden.
The Act on the professions of a doctor and a dentist states that the doctor and the dentist can perform their profession via ICT systems or communication systems. The doctor is obliged to practice in accordance with current medical knowledge and available methods. 'Available methods' include considering information and communication measures that may allow prevention, recognition or treatment. The Act on the profession of a nurse and a midwife states that the nurse and midwife perform the professions using current medical knowledge and the mediation of ICT systems or communication systems. Thus, the legislator has clearly authorized persons performing these professions to provide services in the field of telemedicine. However, despite the existence of a legal basis for using telemedicine, its development in Poland is not as high as in the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands or Sweden.
The legislator gradually introduces legal solutions necessary for the development of telemedicine services, although the pace of these changes, as well as building the technical infrastructure that is the basis for the proper provision of telemedicine services, are too slow.
本研究旨在探讨波兰远程医疗服务的法律框架，并介绍部分欧洲国家所采用的远程医疗解决方案。
为确定医疗专业人员使用远程医疗服务的法律可能性，选择法律分析作为研究方法。对英国、德国、挪威、荷兰和瑞典的远程医疗应用进行文献综述，以展示远程医疗的可能性。
《医生和牙医职业法》规定，医生和牙医可以通过信息通信技术系统或通信系统开展其职业活动。医生有义务依据当前医学知识和可用方法行医。“可用方法”包括考虑可能允许预防、识别或治疗的信息和通信措施。《护士和助产士职业法》规定，护士和助产士运用当前医学知识并通过信息通信技术系统或通信系统开展其职业活动。因此，立法者明确授权从事这些职业的人员在远程医疗领域提供服务。然而，尽管存在使用远程医疗的法律依据，但波兰远程医疗的发展并不像英国、德国、挪威、荷兰或瑞典那样迅速。
立法者逐步引入远程医疗服务发展所需的法律解决方案，尽管这些变化的速度以及构建远程医疗服务提供的基础技术基础设施都较为缓慢。
