AMA Journal of Ethics

The physician who offers telemedicine services to out-of-state patients is subject to the laws of his or her home state and the remote patient’s state, so it is crucial to understand both.

Mission statements offer limited benefit when patients do not have meaningful choices about where to seek care and can be misused.

Clinicians diagnosing and treating potentially trafficked patients with co-occurring addiction and mental illness should guard against expressing negative biases.