Table 3.

Advantages and Concerns Regarding Telemedicine for African American and Latino Participants

	Advantages	Concerns
African Americans	Reduced waiting time Immediate feedback Increased access to specialists Increased access to multiple medical opinions Convenience for children and the elderly	The physical absence of the physician specialist Ability to monitor the specialist's qualifications Privacy/confidentiality issues related to the presence of personal information on the Internet Adequacy of telemedicine scopes to make accurate diagnoses
Latinos	Reduced waiting time Immediate feedback Increased access to specialists Increased access to multiple medical opinions Convenience for children and the elderly Greater accuracy of diagnoses due to precision of computers Avoiding poverty-related embarrassment and in-person physician interaction	Privacy/confidentiality issues related to the presence of personal information on the Internet, to a lesser extent Adequacy of telemedicine scopes to make accurate diagnoses, to a lesser extent Concerns about whether telemedicine would be available to uninsured/undocumented