Managing risk in telemedicine

Abstract

Whenever something novel is introduced there are problems of implementation and operation, which may be formally expressed as risks. A comprehensive methodology has been developed to assess these risks, but it has not yet been extensively applied in the health sector. Until now, health has appropriately concentrated on the detection and reduction of clinical incidents in established services. However, there is strategic value in looking more broadly at the process of risk management. This is relevant to risk management in telemedicine.