Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)

Dr. Minou Friele, Christiane Jannes, Marc Jannes, Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen

Algorithms in Digital Healthcare

An Interdisciplinary Analysis

Format Type
PDF
Date of publication
12/09/2019
DOI
10.11586/2019054

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Free of charge

Description

In which areas of healthcare are algorithms applied - both today and in the future? How can they improve medical care? And what are new challenges that arise from their implementation? On behalf of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the research center ceres at the University of Cologne has carried out a review and analysis of algorithms in digital healthcare. The analysis focuses on the ethical issues arising from the use of intelligent digital systems - for individual users and those affected, as well as for institutional players in the healthcare sector and for society as a whole. One thing is clear: What we need is a comprehensive societal debate about possible positive and negative effects of the use of algorithms in medicine and how to deal with them appropriately.

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