Table 2.
Inappropriate telemedicine behaviors.
| Misconduct | Example |
|---|---|
| Not asking for consent to televisit | Not informing change from face-to-face visit to televisit at the beginning of the consultation |
| Communicating sensitive information through improper channels | Informing a diagnosis of cancer through a text message |
| Not using proper channels under the privacy and billing laws of the country | Billing a consultation as face to face using channels or applications outside of the country's laws |
| Not sending reports and prescriptions that have been offered | Not sending treatment prescription taken on a regular basis |
| Inappropriate televisit and WFH | Wearing informal clothes, and using a nonprivate environment to inform the patient |
| Not properly managing a patient who needs face-to-face care | Not recommending face-to-face care to a patient with lumbar pain and fever |
WFH = work from home.