Topol notes that digital health tools can help the patient "come alive" "The mantra should be 'nothing about me without me'. You are your data
and you need to control and own your data. And there are new tools now
that we didn't even hear of four years ago that can help," he said. "I
believe technology can actually enhance the intmacy of the
doctor/patient relationship," Topol concluded. "When we're giving the
patient the data in real time that they're entitled to, it puts the
doctor and patient on equal footing. The patient has come alive, to a
much higher degree." Read More
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.