This module addresses the ethical, legal, and privacy challenges associated with digital health technologies. Learners will evaluate regulatory compliance, patient data protection, and ethical decision-making in the adoption of digital tools in healthcare.



Ethical Consideration in Digital Health
This course is part of Foundations of Digital Health & Ethical Aspects Specialization

Instructor: Prof. Paul S. Lalvani
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What you'll learn
Understand core ethical principles in digital health, including autonomy, privacy, equity, transparency, and patient safety.
Explore bioethics frameworks, global regulations, and strategies for responsible, inclusive digital health innovation.
Analyse ethical challenges of AI in healthcare, focusing on privacy, bias, security, and practical guidelines for adoption.
Skills you'll gain
- Regulation and Legal Compliance
- Data Ethics
- Telehealth
- Health Care Procedure and Regulation
- Healthcare Ethics
- Medical Privacy
- Informed Consent
- Responsible AI
- Health Technology
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Clinical Research Ethics
- Health Equity
- Data Security
- Health Care
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge
- Data Governance
- Information Privacy
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This chapter introduces the ethical dimensions of digital health, highlighting their importance in shaping healthcare delivery, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. It examines core ethical concepts such as patient autonomy, privacy, beneficence, transparency, and equity, all of which are fundamental to building trust and ensuring patient safety. The benefits of ethical principles such as inclusivity, resilience, innovation, and equitable access are considered alongside challenges in managing digital data, including privacy, security, governance of data sharing, and patient empowerment in data ownership.
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This chapter explores how technology influences healthcare outcomes, both improving and disrupting traditional models of care. It analyses the role of bioethics frameworks in guiding digital health innovations and examines global regulatory structures that aim to ensure consistency and accountability across contexts. Ethical strategies for responsible technology development are discussed, with emphasis on multi-stakeholder collaboration and engagement. The chapter concludes by addressing the need for adaptable ethical frameworks that can evolve alongside emerging technologies, ensuring digital health continues to positively impact society.
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This chapter examines the ethical challenges associated with artificial intelligence in healthcare, focusing on issues of patient privacy, data security, and algorithmic bias. It reviews existing regulations and guidelines that govern AI’s use in clinical and administrative settings, with attention to the role of regulatory bodies in maintaining ethical standards. The chapter also highlights the development of practical ethical guidelines for AI adoption, integrating perspectives from various stakeholders to ensure equity and responsibility in implementation.
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