Problems and Opportunities for Improvement of Legal Framework for Provision of Telemedicine Services: Experience of the Republic of Latvia and Ukraine

Elza Timule; Artūrs Žukovs; Nataliia  Filipenko; Hanna  Spitsyna

doi:10.25143/socr.23.2022.2.015-027

Problems and Opportunities for Improvement of Legal Framework for Provision of Telemedicine Services: Experience of the Republic of Latvia and Ukraine

Elza Timule, Artūrs Žukovs, Nataliia Filipenko, Hanna Spitsyna

Rīga Stradiņš University

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Abstract

n recent years technological progress has had a huge impact on healthcare sector. New products, services are becoming popular among patients and healthcare providers. Long waiting periods, to see healthcare specialists and COVID-19 pandemics have influenced the situation as well. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a need for non-contact healthcare due to prevalence and infectivity of the disease, which has led to active provision of remote healthcare, both for COVID-19 patients and remote consultations. The aim of the article is to analyse the international regulatory framework of telemedicine, problems, and opportunities for Improvement of the Legal Framework for the Provision of Telemedicine Services. The article will analyse both national regulatory framework of Latvia and Ukraine

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-27
Journal	Socrates
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.25143/socr.23.2022.2.015-027
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022

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law
medical technologies
patients’ rights
telemedicine

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5.5 Law

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Problems and Opportunities for Improvement of Legal Framework for Provision of Telemedicine Services: Experience of the Republic of Latvia and Ukraine

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