Rights
You may withhold or withdraw consent to teleconsultation at any time without affecting your right to future care or treatment.
Disputes: You agree that any disputes that arise from the teleconsultation will be resolved as per UAE laws and regulations and will be raised with the telehealth provider in the first instance.
Expected Benefits:
a) Improves access to medical care by enabling a patient to remain in their home, office (or a remote site) while your DHA licensed physician obtains test results and consults with other DHA licensed physicians at distant/ other sites.
b) More efficient medical evaluation and management.
c) Access to expertise from distant specialist in the UAE or experts outside
Possible Risks:
As with any medical procedures there are potential risks associated with the use of Telehealth, which may include, but not limited to the following: a) Information transmission may not be sufficient (e.g. poor resolution of images) to allow appropriate decision making by the consulted physician. b) Delays in medical evaluation and treatment could occur due to deficiencies or failure of equipment. c) In rare instances, security protocol could fail causing a breach of privacy of personal medical information. d) In rare cases, a lack of access to complete health records may result in adverse drug interactions, allergic reactions, or other judgement errors.
Expected Benefits and Possible Risks:
You have been advised of all the risks, consequences and benefits of telehealth. Your treating physician has discussed with you the information provided in a language you can understand. You have had the opportunity to ask questions about the information presented in this form and about the teleconsultation. All your questions have been answered and you understand the written information provided above.