Modern technologies allow to collect and process more and more information. Digitized patient data can be important for improving the quality of healthcare, а также использованы в развитии медицинских знаний. 
Преимущества диджитализации в медицине
Imagine this situation: X patient experiencing a stroke, It falls unconscious to the emergency room, physician having access to the complete history of the patient knows X, public institutions, he was treated, which has other diseases, which takes medication. With this knowledge one can apply more effective treatment. Besides, data on the health of the patient X automatically placed in the register of persons with stroke. The registry is a tool, allowing to carry out research and develop better treatments.
What can I say, similar technologies for the future, and most importantly, investors want to invest their money in it, more link. But it is all so good?
Or digitalization is the end of privacy?
Digitization of medical data associated with some risk. The collection of data from different sources increases the risk for Privacy. If the database of medical information will be attacked by hackers they will become aware of all the information, relating to patient health X. Moreover, X patient may not want, that all doctors have access to the full resources of his medical data. It is not necessary to inform the cardiologist about their sexual orientation, or disclose details regarding his mental disorder dentist. One of the basic rules of biomedical ethics is to respect the patient's autonomy. Therefore, the patient should have a right to control their own medical data.
Health – not only our private business
Our health is not only our personal business. There are two reasons to.
- First of all, disease can be a danger to others. Public institutions in most countries have certain rights in the field of public health and in some cases may limit the rights of citizens. doctor should, eg, contact the appropriate organization to find a case of infectious disease. Besides, when the patient is a danger to others, the doctor has the right to violate patient confidentiality and warn persons in danger.
- Secondly, in the modern world it is impossible to maintain the health of society own, We need to do the appropriate interaction of many people. we are healthy, because we drink clean water, We eat natural food, moderately breathe clean air… This means, to achieve the public health state may limit our personal lives (by transmitting information on the register of infectious diseases), and our freedom (Enter the required immunizations).
We can therefore assume, что дигитализация в медицине должна быть инструментом сохранении здоровья населения: thanks to the accumulated knowledge, the whole system of healthcare will be safer and more efficient, but, Consequently, we will all be healthier.
