McMenamin J P
McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, L.L.P., Richmond, VA 23219, USA.
J Digit Imaging. 1998 Feb;11(1):21-32. doi: 10.1007/BF03168722.
Numerous writers have commented on barriers to the growth and progress of telemedicine. Among these barriers are reimbursement concerns, professional liability exposure, licensing restrictions, hospital credentialing questions, and other problems. A legal threat not generally described in the literature to date is the possibility that products liability claims could be brought against manufacturers and distributors of hardware, software, and peripherals used in providing telemedicine services. Several of these concerns extend to picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), including, of course, teleradiology. This article considers that possibility in the context of several potential plaintiffs' theories, discusses currently applicable law, and proposes approaches to diminishing the magnitude and severity of this potential threat.
许多作者都对远程医疗的发展和进步所面临的障碍发表过评论。这些障碍包括报销问题、职业责任风险、许可限制、医院资质认证问题以及其他问题。迄今为止，文献中普遍未提及的一个法律威胁是，可能会对提供远程医疗服务所使用的硬件、软件和外围设备的制造商和经销商提起产品责任索赔。其中一些问题也适用于图像存档与通信系统（PACS），当然也包括远程放射学。本文在几种潜在原告的理论背景下考虑了这种可能性，讨论了当前适用的法律，并提出了降低这一潜在威胁的程度和严重性的方法。
