Telehealth Policy Proposal: Telestroke Analysis (Essay Sample)

Instructions
Directions
Write an analysis report discussing the legal risks and liability issues regarding your chosen telemedicine type.
You must cite at least three sources to support your claims. For additional help completing this assignment, refer to the Shapiro Library Guide: Nursing – Graduate item in the Start Here module. You may also use the Online Writing Center, located in the Academic Support module.
Specifically, you must include the following:
Definitions: Provide a clear, concise description of the differences between legal risks and liability issues. Consider the following guiding question in your response:
How might you explain the differences between legal risks and liability issues to someone who has never heard of these terms before?
Legal Risks and Liabilities: Summarize the key legal risks and liability issues regarding your chosen telemedicine application scenario. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:
What legal risks and liabilities are essential for those working in the healthcare industry to be aware of?
What are some of the consequences for medical professionals if laws are broken or liabilities are incurred in the workplace?
Stakeholder Influence: Describe how legal risks, medical claims, and tort reform can influence stakeholders with respect to telemedicine. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:
What are healthcare providers responsible for when caring for patients via telemedicine versus caring for them in person?
How can medical professionals maintain patient confidentiality while caring for patients via telemedicine?
How are underserved areas and vulnerable populations able to access telemedicine services?
Differing Needs and Interests: Analyze how differing stakeholder needs and interests can impact decisions regarding telemedicine. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:
Wat rights and needs do patients have when using telemedicine?
What rights and needs do healthcare providers and medical professionals have when using telemedicine?
What rights and needs do insurance providers have when using telemedicine?
What other stakeholders’ needs should also be considered when using telemedicine?
What is the impact of telemedicine on underserved areas and vulnerable populations?
Technology Risks: Discuss the additional legal risks and liability issues technology can have in telemedicine. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:
How does HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) apply to software developers and application managers who create and maintain the technology related to telemedicine?
What measures are taken to ensure the confidentiality of patient information?
How reliable is the technology related to telemedicine, particularly for those in underserved areas or members of vulnerable populations?
Evaluation: Evaluate the impact that the identified legal risks and liability issues could have on stakeholders if your chosen telemedicine application is implemented. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:
Do the legal risks and liability issues outweigh the benefits to stakeholders of using telemedicine
Are vulnerable populations and underserved areas able to benefit equitably from access to telemedicine services?
What might healthcare providers need to do in order to minimize the amount of legal risk and liability while providing telemedicine services?
Policy and Decision Making: Analyze how understanding legal risks and liability issues can impact overall health policy and decision-making, both positively and negatively. Consider the following guiding questions in your response:
How might vulnerable populations and underserved areas be affected as healthcare laws and policies are generally written?
How might the legal risks and liabilities of telemedicine relate to other legal risks and liabilities with using other medical technologies?
How might health policy and decision-making be affected by not understanding the relevant legal risks and liabilities?
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Analysis Report
Your submission should be a 4- to 5-page Word document. You must also include an APA-style title page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and 1-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.