Healthcare Innovation July 5, 2019
Isaac Kohen, Industry Voice

In the digital age, protecting patient data is a tangible extension of the Hippocratic Oath

Modern medical care has made amazing advancements in treatment and prevention protocols, resulting in substantial improvements in patient well-being. To be sure, healthcare has many problems that range from inflated costs to uneven accessibility, but, medically speaking, these are great days for the healthcare community. Even as the industry continues to advance, healthcare remains grounded on its founding principle: first, do no harm.

The Hippocratic Oath serves as the industry’s lodestar, ensuring that patient care is never compromised by institutional ambition or untested advancement.

While that foundational value undoubtedly helps protect patients from undue harm, it’s taking on new meaning in today’s technology-driven medical...

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