Cybermedicine, Telemedicine, and Data Protection in the United States
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
2009
Publication Title
Online Consumer Protection: Theories of Human Relativism
Keywords
cybermedicine, telemedicine, data protection, privacy, HIPPA
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of law relating to online and Internet medical practice, data protection, and consumer information privacy. It provides a comprehensive overview of federal (HIPAA) and state privacy laws, concluding that both those legal resources leave gaps in consumer protection and provide no real penalties for violating the laws. The authors educate the readers to the legal and data protection problems consumers will encounter in purchasing medical and health services on the Internet. Furthermore, the authors recount some actual case studies and follow those with expert advice for those Internet consumers who wish to be not merely informed, but also safe. The authors not only educate the readers to the lack of protection afforded to them but also advocate throughout the chapter that the United States must enact more federal protection for the consumer in order to deter privacy violations and punish criminal, negligent, and wilful violations of personal consumer privacy.
ISBN
1605660124
Repository Citation
Mika, Karin and Tyler, Barbara J., "Cybermedicine, Telemedicine, and Data Protection in the United States" (2009). Law Faculty Contributions to Books. 96.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/fac_book_contributions/96
