Table 1.

Features provided by the telemedicine software enabling adequate patient education

Usability features	Interoperability features	Legal and privacy features
Patient information regarding anaesthesia can be given in advance	Anaesthetist has simultaneous access to the electronic health record	Platform provides transport-encrypted direct peer-to-peer connections
Medical history form can be completed by the patient prior to the consultation	Platform is interfaced to hospital information system	Platform uses certified video-consultation (Internet Privacy Standard)
Patient and anaesthetist communicate through videotelephony		Signature is drawn with mouse or digital pen
Medical history and information sheet are jointly edited by the patient and the anaesthetist		Patient's live signature is visible to the doctor
Patient needs only a standard computer, no special equipment		Further IT-derived evidence of conducted education (IP address, time stamps, etc.) is automatically recorded