The Legal Framework of Telemedicine in Two Member States of the European Union

Abstract

The actuality of our article is given by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Due to this situation, the  conventional doctor–patient physical interactions are  strongly limited and a significant part of it moved to  the virtual space. In this article we overview the most  important sections of the current laws for  telemedicine in the neighbouring Austria.  Furthermore, we discuss the relevant data protection regulations of the European Union. Our analysis have been based of the current baseline status of this  process. The acceleration of legislative process on  telemedicine expected as a result of the Covid-19  pandemic affects global economy, health and social  systems. Learning about the foreign situation and  adopting the positive observations can support the  development of the legal background of the more  and more popular telemedicine in Hungary.