Telemedicine allows patient to access medical care virtually for a wide range of

Telemedicine allows patient to access medical care virtually for a wide range of healthcare conditions. During the COVID 19 pandemic, telemedicine turned into an indispensable service.
Examine the challenges of telemedicine from legal perspective in Hong Kong
 
Support your discussion with literature, case law and legislations.
 
Answer plan:
1.  Brief introduction of telemedicine
2. Discuss the characteristics of Laws of Hong Kong for telemedicine for example:
Chapter 138 Pharmacy and poisons ordinance
Chapter161 Medical registration ordinance
Chapter 486 Personal data (privacy) ordinance
Chapter 625 Electronic health record sharing system ordinance
3.  Significance of legal issues related to the “new” mode of Doctor-patient interaction in Hong Kong
4.  Impact of liabilities related to negligence, consent, privacy and confidentiality …..for telemedicine in Hong Kong
5.  Conclusion
 
Suggested reading list:
 
Chaet, D., Clearfield, R., Sabin,J.E. &  Skimming,K. (2017) Ethical practice in telehealth and telemedicine : Review.  Journal of General Internal Medicine 32 (10) : 1136-40
Kaplan, B. ( 2020) Revisiting health information technology ethical, legal and social issues and evaluation : telehealth / telemedicine and COVID 19. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 143 ( 2020) 104239
Pan American Health Organization  & World Health Organization ( 2016) Framework for the implementation of a telemedicine service https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/10665.2/28414/9789275119037_eng.pdf
Scalvini, S., Vitacca, M., Paletta, L., Giordano, A., & Balbi, B. (2004). Telemedicine: a new frontier for effective healthcare services. Monaldi Archives for chest disease, 61 (4)
The Medical council of Hong Kong (2019) The ethical guidelines on telemedicine. https://www.mchk.org.hk/files/PDF_File_Ethical_Guidelines_on_Telemedicine.pdf
Young, J.D., Borgetti, S.A. & Clapham, P.J. (2018)  Telehealth : Exploring the Ethical Issues. DePaul Journal of health care Law . Vol19, Issue 3 Spring 2017
 https://www.mchk.org.hk/files/Questions_and_Answers_to_the_Ethical_Guidelines_on_Practice_of_Telemedicine.pdf