[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":383},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-6-examples-of-how-the-hippocratic-oath-should-be-upgraded":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":178,"relatedBooks":291},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":35,"project_category":45,"contact_email_category":48,"yst_prominent_words":49,"class_list":56,"better_featured_image":78,"acf":113,"yoast_meta":123,"_links":125},47267,"2022-09-20T10:00:00","2022-09-20T08:00:00",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=47267&_wpnonce=b16deadc42&status=auto-draft&type=post","2022-09-19T23:20:29","2022-09-19T21:20:29","6-examples-of-how-the-hippocratic-oath-should-be-upgraded","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F6-examples-of-how-the-hippocratic-oath-should-be-upgraded",{"rendered":17},"6 Examples Of How The Hippocratic Oath Should Be Upgraded",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>Physicians have been taking the Hippocratic Oath for centuries. Originally written in 400 BC, it is one of the oldest known codes of ethics, attributed to Hippocrates, the ancient Greek philosopher and physician. In the “\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jmir.org\u002F2022\u002F9\u002Fe39177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Revised Hippocratic Oath for the Era of Digital Health\u003C\u002Fa>” paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research by Brennan Spiegel and Bertalan Mesko (The Medical Futurist), we advocated how we should upgrade the millennia-old principles to reflect the 21st-century realities of medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Amazingly modern for its age and timeless in its core principles, the Oath describes ideals that are timely and relevant even in the 21st century: to treat patients to the best of one’s ability; preserve a patient’s privacy and faithfully teach the art of medicine to the next generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Most physicians believe the Oath still has relevance today, although there are few empirical studies that have formally evaluated the sentiment about it. In a non–peer-reviewed survey, only 39% of physicians and medical students under the age of 34 years said the Oath was still meaningful, whereas 70% of respondents aged 65 years and older positively endorsed the pledge. Despite these varying views, most medical schools still ask their students to recite either the classic or modified form of the Oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fcreation_of_adam-768x432.png\" alt=\"Hippocratic Oath 2.0.\" class=\"wp-image-21635\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fcreation_of_adam-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fcreation_of_adam-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fcreation_of_adam-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fcreation_of_adam.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although the Oath has gone through several revisions, (most notably in 1948 by the World Medical Association) it does not reflect the dramatic changes in 21st-century healthcare. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is now justified to modify the Hippocratic Oath—even if modestly—to adapt the text to the digital health revolution, advances in patient empowerment, and the evolving role of technology in the everyday practice of medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let’s take a look at some of the 21st-century principles that should be included in a modernised version. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Recognise a broader origin of scientific gains in medicine\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Hippocratic Oath entreats physicians to “respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians on whose steps I walk.” In the era of digital health and democratized care, research arises not only from physicians and nonclinical researchers but also from patients who both contribute their own data and meaningfully participate in research through patient-centered and patient-created models such as those supported by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We suggest the following edits: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians, \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>researchers, and patients\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong> in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Acknowledge both “Sick Care” and preventive “Health Care”\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Oath focuses on treating the sick but is silent on the role of preventive medicine for the well, yet modern medicine emphasises the importance of preventive care across physical, mental, and social realms of health, not just reactive “sick care” for the ill. Advances in digital health place an emphasis on predictive analytics using remotely collected data, while precision medicine aims to identify early signs of disease to inform timely preventive care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is our suggested version: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I will apply, for the benefit of \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>the healthy\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong> and the sick, all measures [that] are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Treatments don’t only include medication and surgeries but algorithms as well\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As advances in AI, robotics, virtual reality, mobile health apps, wearable biosensors, and portable diagnostic devices continue to expand, we believe the Oath should acknowledge the growing and permanent impact these technologies now exert on care delivery. In the 21st century, the Hippocratic Oath should reflect the foundational role of digital health in patient care. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is how we would include this principle: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I will remember that there is an art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife, the chemist’s drug, \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>or the programmer’s algorithm\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Embrace an equal-level partnership between patients and physicians\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Hippocratic Oath encourages physicians to say, “I know not” when they are unsure how to treat a patient, and to “call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery.” These are laudable sentiments, however, the Oath should ideally acknowledge that patients, too, can help with diagnosis and treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"decarbonizing patient pathways\" class=\"wp-image-40715\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Patients now have expansive access to credible information about biomedical sciences, increasingly generate their own biometric health data through wearable biosensors, and monitor their own psychometric scores through apps; these data sources are now part of clinical practice. While physicians have experience prescribing treatments and monitoring a wide range of diseases, the Oath should recognise that patients are the experts of their personal illness experiences. When engaged collaboratively by their physicians, patients can deliver meaningful insights that shape diagnostic and care plans. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In light of this paradigm shift, we suggest the following additions to the Oath: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>I will treat my patients in an equal-level partnership, and \u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>I will not be ashamed to say ‘I know not,’ nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Address the importance of physicians protecting patients’ data as well\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Respecting patients’ privacy is a primary passage in the Oath. However, the concept of privacy now extends beyond safekeeping conversations to guarding the “big data” generated in the care of every patient in modern health care. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We suggest the following addition: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I will respect the privacy of my patients \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>and their data\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Therapies reflect on vital signs, data and algorithms\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The explosion in big data surrounding healthcare is transforming how doctors care for and interact with their patients. A.I. in particular has a vast potential to automate processes and potentially overtake certain roles and responsibilities normally filled by clinicians. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, physicians must always remain focused on their patients, including their personal stories and their biopsychosocial well-being beyond their digital fingerprints and big data analytics. A.I. will never replace medical professionals, although physicians who embrace A.I. may eventually replace those who do not. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We propose the following additions to the Oath to reflect these considerations: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>a data point, or an algorithm’s suggestion, \u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>but a human being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not a definitive set of final recommendations\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We offer these modest suggestions to help prompt discussion and contemplation about the current Oath and its relevance to our changing times. These are not meant to be a definitive set of final recommendations. Rather, we propose a new text that bodies such as the World Medical Association might consider integrating into an updated Oath, just as previous changes were adopted to ensure the Oath remains relevant and impactful for all physicians and their patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Medical Futurist Institute is happy to give support or cooperate with healthcare institutions and universities open to introducing a revised version of the Oath. If you are in a position to facilitate the process, feel free to reach out! \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>While timeless in its core principles, the Hippocratic Oath should be revised to reflect the 21st-centrury digital-health reality. 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Here are six suggestions.",{"self":126,"collection":132,"about":135,"author":138,"replies":141,"version-history":144,"predecessor-version":148,"wp:featuredmedia":152,"wp:attachment":155,"wp:term":158,"curies":174},[127],{"href":128,"targetHints":129},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F47267",{"allow":130},[131],"GET",[133],{"href":134},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[136],{"href":137},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[139],{"embeddable":26,"href":140},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[142],{"embeddable":26,"href":143},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=47267",[145],{"count":146,"href":147},16,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F47267\u002Frevisions",[149],{"id":150,"href":151},47327,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F47267\u002Frevisions\u002F47327",[153],{"embeddable":26,"href":154},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F21238",[156],{"href":157},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=47267",[159,162,165,168,171],{"taxonomy":160,"embeddable":26,"href":161},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=47267",{"taxonomy":163,"embeddable":26,"href":164},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=47267",{"taxonomy":166,"embeddable":26,"href":167},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=47267",{"taxonomy":169,"embeddable":26,"href":170},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=47267",{"taxonomy":172,"embeddable":26,"href":173},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=47267",[175],{"name":176,"href":177,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[179],{"id":122,"date":180,"date_gmt":181,"guid":182,"modified":184,"modified_gmt":185,"slug":186,"status":13,"type":14,"link":187,"title":188,"content":190,"excerpt":192,"author":23,"featured_media":194,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":195,"categories":196,"tags":200,"project_category":201,"contact_email_category":202,"yst_prominent_words":203,"class_list":210,"better_featured_image":215,"acf":239,"yoast_meta":247,"_links":249},"2022-09-15T10:00:00","2022-09-15T08:00:00",{"rendered":183},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=47157&_wpnonce=f4c34b5348&status=auto-draft&type=post","2022-09-19T10:29:50","2022-09-19T08:29:50","5-scenarios-of-how-your-health-data-can-be-or-was-already-stolen","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-scenarios-of-how-your-health-data-can-be-or-was-already-stolen",{"rendered":189},"5 Scenarios Of How Your Health Data Can Be (Or Was Already) Stolen",{"rendered":191,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>I really don’t want to sound like Aunt Karen, suspecting a culprit hiding behind every bush, but chances are your health data was or will be stolen. This is a strong statement and might sound paranoid. But, as the old joke goes: being paranoid doesn’t mean someone is not after you. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002Fhealthcare-privacy-768x463.png\" alt=\"healthcare privacy tmf hacker laptop computer data \" class=\"wp-image-47163\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002Fhealthcare-privacy-768x463.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002Fhealthcare-privacy-1536x926.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002Fhealthcare-privacy.png 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Here we will introduce five general scenarios of how unknown third-party actors can access your health data without your knowledge (and consent). We introduce these to paint a clearer picture of how medical data can change hands and help you prepare to avoid it – as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>You had a genetic test done\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You ordered a direct-to-consumer genetic test. It’s less than a hundred bucks and you gain valuable insights into your risks and tendencies. You and your primary care professional will use the results to fine-tune your lifestyle and dietary choices. Great value! \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcglife.com\u002Fblog\u002F23andme-sold-your-genetic-data-to-gsk-personalized-medicine-ethics\u002F\">you might have forgotten to read the fine print\u003C\u002Fa>, and agreed to share your data for research purposes upon registering before you actually ordered the test kit. Or, you were cautious, read the fine print, and refused to share your data. However, the testing company believes they are able to completely anonymise the data (which they can’t) and decided to sell it to a third party without your knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Or let’s say, you did everything right and the company did not sell your data, but you decided to register to a website in the hope of finding distant relatives and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fonezero.medium.com\u002Fthe-dna-database-containing-data-from-23-me-and-ancestry-is-vulnerable-to-attack-6fe5df2497b3\">their database gets hacked\u003C\u002Fa>, providing access to a million DNA profiles. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>You’ll have a cataract surgery\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You are preparing for cataract surgery and your doctor has ordered a retina scan. The hospital completes the scan, it is stored in their system, together with the rest of your health data. Your operation goes as planned, you are happy with the result. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And you will most likely never learn that the hospital decided to give away your data \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftechnology-36713308\">to an A.I. developer company\u003C\u002Fa> – without your consent, as it happened when London hospitals were found to share various patient data – without patient consent – with Google DeepMind, including one million eye scans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>You order a device from a country that has more lenient data protection standards\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You decided you need to monitor your heart health more closely and ordered a smart, portable ECG device from a foreign country, so you and your doctor will have more data to analyse without needing to set up more frequent appointments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What you may not be aware of is the fact that your data – stored on the company’s cloud servers and analysed by the company’s algorithms – \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wiley.law\u002Falert-Personal-Health-Data-at-Risk-of-Foreign-Exploitation\">can find its way to the faraway country’s government\u003C\u002Fa>, as according to their regulations, companies are obliged to share big-population data if requested by state authorities. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Medical data protection standards \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflex.flinders.edu.au\u002Ffile\u002Fc81182bb-2896-48da-95b8-bb943d3f7722\u002F1\u002FPrivacy%20and%20Security%20Issues%20of%20Wearables%20in%20Healthcare.pdf\">vary widely among countries\u003C\u002Fa>, another problem is that many of these devices \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ndss-symposium.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fndss2017_03A-1_Eberz_paper.pdf\">can be hacked as well\u003C\u002Fa>.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>You log in to access your medical data from home\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is really handy that you can access your medical records online, and even better that you have the option to contribute and upload data from wearables yourself. It helps you and your psychiatrist to keep your depression under control. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_308-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"hospital health data connected\" class=\"wp-image-37603\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_308-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_308-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_308-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_308-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What is not so great is that your hospital failed to invest enough in cyber-security, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hipaajournal.com\u002Fhealthcare-data-breach-statistics\u002F\">their system was breached\u003C\u002Fa>, resulting in a data leak affecting all of their patients, yourself included.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Or, your hospital did invest in cyber security, but one of the staff members \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhealthitsecurity.com\u002Ffeatures\u002Fcommon-types-of-social-engineering-phishing-attacks-in-healthcare\">was not vigilant enough\u003C\u002Fa>, assisting that nice new guy from IT to test the system and typing in their passwords – only to learn a week later that IT never hired anyone in the past couple months and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.trendmicro.com\u002Fvinfo\u002Fit\u002Fsecurity\u002Fnews\u002Fcyber-attacks\u002Fhealthcare-under-attack-stolen-medical-records\">an unknown third party stole the full database\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You will most likely never even hear about these issues, and will not connect the dots why your insurance company – to whom the unknown third party sold all the data – \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Finformationrightsandwrongs.com\u002F2014\u002F02\u002F24\u002Fhospital-records-sold-to-insurance-companies-in-breach-of-the-data-protection-act\u002F\">suddenly raises your premium\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>You asked for personal dietary advice based on your microbiome analysis\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You asked for personalised dietary advice from the company offering direct-to-consumer microbiome testing. You are not aware that the company sells \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fresearch.unc.edu\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F01\u002Fde-identified-coded-or-anonymous-how-do-i-know\u002F\">de-identified data\u003C\u002Fa>, which, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwi.mit.edu\u002Fnews\u002Fscientists-expose-new-vulnerabilities-security-personal-genetic-information\">under most circumstances\u003C\u002Fa> is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41467-019-10933-3\">not terribly difficult to re-identify\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A third-party buyer could be a social media platform, able to match your genetic profile to your stored cookies. You never gave your consent to the sale of your sensitive health data, but that never happened – argues the test provider, after all, the data they sold did not include your name or social security number. However, the targeted ads you start receiving could not have a different origin than the results of your microbiome test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You might also wonder how suddenly all social media platforms seem to target you with ads related to fertility treatments – curiously enough, just when you started to think about these issues. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Can your phone really listen to your conversations? Is your search history a goldmine for social media companies? Well, maybe you just booked an appointment with a fertility specialist in your hospital, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2022\u002F6\u002F16\u002F23170886\u002Fhospital-websites-meta-pixel-tracker-facebook-hipaa\">and their website also ran Meta Pixel\u003C\u002Fa>, and they simply recorded your IP address and what treatments you are seeking. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Can you ever be safe?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Probably no. This data-loaded, algorithms-supported era brings enormous health benefits. You never before could have learned about your higher melanoma risk without a DNA test, or would never be able to catch those first irregular heart rhythms without your smartwatch – potentially allowing you and your cardiologist to prevent a stroke or a heart attack. Digital health is impossible without your data, and missing out means losing its potential benefits. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some of these scenarios are entirely out of your control, loose cyber security measures at healthcare institutions can happen, but you still might need to go to a hospital sometimes, and they will have your data regardless. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You can, on the other hand, make informed decisions. You can be aware of the importance of reading the fine print, of understanding the difference between de-identified and anonymous data, you can be aware of the major differences countries require in privacy protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital health and loss of \u003Cem>some \u003C\u002Fem>privacy go hand in hand, but we need to understand what we are willing to sacrifice and what we can gain in exchange. 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