Abstract

The fast forward of Internet in the health and medical industry is experiencing an detonation of cyberchange from health care, e- communications to e-commerce and e- care. Day by day and hour by hour new developments were emerging which may have pros and cons. Patients who seek health care through online were termed as e-patients and they can conveniently consult the physicians so called cyberdocs from their home throughout internet. The e- health care system has been gradually converting the hospital centric system to patient centric. Though e-health is one of the saviour for many patients during this pandemic, the ambushments behind this technology were unknown to the people. E-health poses ethical challenges like online professional practices, informed consent and equity issues. It also leads to numerous legal problems like jurisdictional issues, privacy issues and many other issues relating to remedies available for the affected parties. This article signifies the power of internet on E- health and thereby analyse the existing laws regulating electronic health.

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