Open AccessThe Ethical Digital Surgeon
Author(s) -
Kyle Lam,
Sanjay Purkayastha,
James Kinross
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jmir. journal of medical internet research/journal of medical internet research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.446
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1439-4456
pISSN - 1438-8871
DOI - 10.2196/25849
Subject(s) - safeguarding , legislation , pipeline (software) , data protection act 1998 , data governance , corporate governance , medicine , data science , computer science , political science , business , nursing , engineering , computer security , data quality , law , operations management , metric (unit) , finance , programming language
This viewpoint explores the ethical and regulatory consequences of the digital transformation of the operating room. Surgical robotics is undergoing significant change and future advances will center around the capture and use of data. The consequences of creating this surgical data pipeline must be understood and digital surgical systems must prioritize the safeguarding of patient data. Moreover, data protection laws and frameworks must adapt to the changing nature of surgical data. Finally, digital surgeons must understand changing data legislation and best practice on data governance to act as guardians not only for their own but also for their patients’ data.