Advances in health care technology raise legal and ethical issues. Here are some situations you soon may encounter, if you haven't already. How should you respond?
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New Technology: Keeping It Ethical, Keeping It Legal
Advances in health care technology raise legal and ethical issues. Here are some situations you soon may encounter, if you haven't already.
Date: Friday, November 1, 2019
Author:
Michele Wojciechowski
- Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist. American Physical Therapy Association. http://www.apta.org/uploadedFiles/APTAorg/About_Us/Policies/Ethics/CodeofEthics.pdf#search=%22code%20of%20ethics%22. Accessed July 1, 2019.
- Telehealth programs. Health Resources & Services Administration. https://www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/telehealth/index.html. Accessed June 21, 2019.
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Date: November 01, 2019
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Feature
Author
Michele Wojciechowski
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