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The Telephone & Telemedicine in Clinical Medicine: An Instrument of Opportunity & Risk

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Brief Introduction

Using real-life case scenarios, this course will highlight potential areas of risk that can be eliminated or reduced to improve the outcome of clinical problems presented when encountering patients over the phone.

Description

Course description

This HMS CME Online course is targeted to Primary Care Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Liability Insurance Carriers. This course may also be of interest to physicians who practice in Critical Care and Trauma, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

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Knowledge

What you'll learn
Review standards and protocols designed to reduce malpractice suits by improving the quality of care and service provided over the telephone in office-based practice
Identify the areas of greatest risk in patient care
Identify the key elements in providing the highest quality of telephone medicine
Review the distinction between telephone medicine, telehealth, tele-medicine, and direct-to-consumer telemedicine
Describe practical tips for practitioners in non-face-to-face encounters with patients

Outline

The Telephone in Clinical Medicine: An Instrument of Risk and Opportunity:

Summary of User Reviews

Discover the opportunities and risks of using telemedicine in clinical medicine with this Harvard online course. Users have generally found the course informative and engaging. One key aspect that many users found good was the comprehensive coverage of different telemedicine technologies.