Ethics, Medicine, and Information Technology: Intelligent Machines and the Transformation of Health Care

Information technology is transforming the practices of medicine, nursing, and biomedical research. Computers can now render diagnoses and prognoses more accurately than humans. The concepts of privacy and confidentiality are evolving as data moves from paper to silicon to clouds. Big data promises financial wealth, as well as riches of information and benefits to science and public health. Online access and mobile apps provide patients with an unprecedented connection to their health and health records. This transformation is as unsettling as it is exhilarating. This unique new book is essential for anyone who uses computers in health care, biomedical research or public health, and cares about the ethical issues that arise in their work. With chapters spanning issues from professionalism and quality to mobile health and bioinformatics, it establishes what will become the "core curriculum" in ethics and health informatics, a growing field which encourages truly inter- and multidisciplinary inquiry.

Author: Kenneth W. Goodman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/14/2016
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.12w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781107624733

About the Author
Goodman, Kenneth W.: - Kenneth W. Goodman is founder and director of the Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, and co-director of the university's ethics programs.