Posted by Abby on February 3, 2000, at 0:04:13
In reply to Re: e-health ethics, posted by Dr. Bob on February 2, 2000, at 19:45:50
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> Is it true that one needs to be 18 to get a credit card? If so, it might be good enough for the counselor to ask for a credit card number, which he or she might be doing, anyway, to get paid...
>Not now that debit cards are often also Visa and Mastercard, though some machines can tell the difference.
> Also, for there to be malpractice, something needs to go wrong. If a minor says he or she is an adult, but gets better, there's no malpractice case.
Some people would still raise hell.
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> > Also, a question: The two organizations that are putting these suggestions together, how do they relate to the summit on internet health? Is the summit solely concerning provision of health services via email, or is it covering other internet health information services, too.
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> Neither ISMHO nor PSI are sponsors, though at least one ISMHO member is attending. I don't know much about what they're addressing, but I bet they're covering advertising: part of what prompted the whole thing was the controversy over drkoop.com. Isn't there more information at the web site?
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> > Finally, Dr. Bob, I am so impressed. You are doing so much. Do you ever have time to sleep?
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> Thanks! I do get to sleep some, but not enough. :-(
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> Bob
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