| What is digital medicine? | |
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PMID: 12026129 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Changes in health care are a fundamental part of social and intellectual evolution. The modern practice of scientific medicine depends on the existence of the written and printed word to store medical information. Because computers can transform information as well as store it, new digital tools cannot only record clinical data, they can also generate medical knowledge. In doing so, they make it possible to develop "digital medicine" that is potentially more precise, more effective, more experimental, more widely distributed, and more egalitarian than current medical practice. Critical steps in the creation of digital medicine are careful analysis of the impact of new technologies and coordinated efforts to direct technological development towards creating a new paradigm of medical care. |
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Authors:
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David Williamson Shaffer; Colleen M Kigin; James J Kaput; G Scott Gazelle |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Studies in health technology and informatics Volume: 80 ISSN: 0926-9630 ISO Abbreviation: Stud Health Technol Inform Publication Date: 2002 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-05-23 Completed Date: 2002-06-10 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9214582 Medline TA: Stud Health Technol Inform Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 195-204 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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Harvard Medical School, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA, USA. |
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Delivery of Health Care
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organization & administration,
trends* Forecasting Humans Internet / trends* Knowledge Medical Informatics / trends* Patient Participation Remote Consultation / instrumentation, trends United States |
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