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@article{Rowland:2022:10.1038/s41746-022-00698-3,
author = {Rowland, S and Fitzgerald, EJ and Lungren, M and Elizabeth, HL and Harned, Z and McGregor, A},
doi = {10.1038/s41746-022-00698-3},
journal = {npj Digital Medicine},
pages = {1--6},
title = {Digital health technology-specific risks for medical malpractice liability},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00698-3},
volume = {5},
year = {2022}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The global digital health market is worth approximately 300 billion USD1 and is predicted to grow by up to 25% this year. Consequently, medical professionals are increasingly required to use digital technologies such as telehealth platforms, AI-driven clinical decision-making tools, digitally enabled surgical tools, mHealth technologies, or electronic health care records (EHR), as part of care delivery. These technologies hold clear benefits for enabling more efficient, modern care delivery however there are significant challenges to implementation, including when and how to use them, how to enable an accurate medical diagnosis in a virtual environment, interpretation and relevance of novel data points from digital devices, the potential for automation bias, appropriate utilisation of and engagement with digital disease management platforms and continuity of care in a digital world. Several of these issues have become apparent through the pandemic due to the hasty deployment of novel technologies as ‘bolt-on’ solutions to address standalone challenges in healthcare delivery, without consideration of the broader healthcare architecture. The majority of practicing clinicians are not sufficiently trained in how to safely integrate digital health technologies into the clinical workflow before encountering such technologies in practice. The introduction of digital health technologies may therefore represent a risk for medical error and subsequent malpractice liability. Medical malpractice is frequently defined as a physician’s failure to comply with customary medical practice,2 however the application of this standard in the context of digital health is challenging. What are the accepted norms for history and examination during a telehealth consult? How should these be documented on electronic systems? When is it safe to offer digital first solutions for disease management? What is the custom for clinicians to ensure continuity of care? If there is a me
AU - Rowland,S
AU - Fitzgerald,EJ
AU - Lungren,M
AU - Elizabeth,HL
AU - Harned,Z
AU - McGregor,A
DO - 10.1038/s41746-022-00698-3
EP - 6
PY - 2022///
SN - 2398-6352
SP - 1
TI - Digital health technology-specific risks for medical malpractice liability
T2 - npj Digital Medicine
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00698-3
UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-022-00698-3
VL - 5
ER -