Table 2.

Inappropriate telemedicine behaviors.

Misconduct	Example
Not asking for consent to televisit	Not informing change from on-site visit to online visit 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.