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Facing Progress with Pragmatism: Telemedicine and Family Medicine.

  • Published In: Hastings Center Report, 2023, v. 53, n. 4. P. 26 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Tunzi, Marc 3 of 3

Abstract

The singular expertise of family physicians is the ability to manage complexity with pragmatism, both clinically and ethically. Telemedicine raises multiple questions about the nature of the patient‐physician relationship as manifested in clinical encounters. Some of these questions are concerning, underscoring the need to assess whether medical care is better with this new technology—or if it is just different or maybe even worse. It seems clear, however, that, regardless of its limitations, telemedicine is here to stay. The pragmatic complex ethical question, then, is how all of us together—both medical professionals and society at large—will manage it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Hastings Center Report. 2023/07, Vol. 53, Issue 4, p26
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Technology
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0093-0334
  • DOI:10.1002/hast.1498
  • Accession Number:169810958
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