Ethical Issues of Digital Twins for Personalized Health Care Service: Preliminary Mapping Study.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
Published Date: Jan 31, 2022

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The concept of digital twins has great potential for transforming the existing health care system by making it more personalized. As a convergence of health care, artificial intelligence, and information and communication technologies, personalized health care services that are developed under the concept of digital twins raise a myriad of ethical issues. Although some of the ethical issues are known to researchers working on digital health and personalized medicine, currently, there is no comprehensive review that maps the major ethical risks of digital twins for personalized health care services.

Authors

  • Pei-Hua Huang
    Department of Medical Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Ki-Hun Kim
    Department of Industrial Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
  • Maartje Schermer
    Department of Medical Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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