Abstract
The incorporation of various information technology tools in medical practice brings the opportunities related to improvement of quality and availability of services and other bene_ts. However, the spreading use of the e-Health applications in healthcare also raises questions about the legal aspects of this development.
It is a critical aspect which is necessary to have in mind in the process of deployment of various e-health applications and which still arouses various questions. It is for example still possible to encounter fears if the legal regulation of personal data protection allows some of these deployments and in which way.
The aim of the research is to provide a review of legal framework in this area and of obligations prescribed by it, to help understand its role in the regulation of telemedicine and to identify and discuss possible issues.