Telemedicine can be extremely beneficial for people living in isolated regions and is currently being applied in virtually all medical domains. To address major health issues related to affordability access and quality of care healthcare providers need to consider telemedicine as a reliable option when access to traditional medicine is difficult and out of reach. Healthcare providers however must consider legal and ethical issues when planning designing and implementing telemedicine. Key among these issues is those of patient confidentiality privacy data security and transmission.

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