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Torts—Change In The Arkansas Law Of Informed Consent: What's Up, Doc? Aronson V. Harriman, 321 Ark. 359, 901 S.W.2d 832 (1995)., Elizabeth Sudbury Langston Jan 1997

Torts—Change In The Arkansas Law Of Informed Consent: What's Up, Doc? Aronson V. Harriman, 321 Ark. 359, 901 S.W.2d 832 (1995)., Elizabeth Sudbury Langston

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Malpractice And Other Legal Issues Preventing The Development Of Telemedicine , Christopher Caryl Jan 1997

Malpractice And Other Legal Issues Preventing The Development Of Telemedicine , Christopher Caryl

Journal of Law and Health

Even though most Americans have not heard of telemedicine, the federal government is already actively involved in "developing a national telemedicine strategy." This note attempts to accomplish the following: demonstrate the urgent need of rural communities to gain access to adequate health care; clarify how telemedicine can provide enhanced health care to rural communities; and analyze the legal obstacles that have prevented, thus far, the most beneficial utilization of telemedicine. In particular, this note will examine how malpractice claims arising from telemedicine consultations might be resolved. An important issue to recognize at the outset, and one that consistently reappears throughout …