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Trends in Korean Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research on Digital Healthcare: Achievements and Challenges in the Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences

  • Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
  • Abbr : 의료윤리
  • 2024, 27(3), pp.103~126
  • DOI : 10.35301/ksme.2024.27.3.103
  • Publisher : The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > General Medicine
  • Received : July 31, 2024
  • Accepted : August 14, 2024
  • Published : September 30, 2024

Eun-jung Lee 1 Moon-jeong Kim ORD ID 2 Do-kyong Kim ORD ID 3 Jeong-woo Sohn ORD ID 4

1서울대학교 인문학연구원
2동아대학교 인문과학대학 철학생명의료윤리학과
3동아대학교 의과대학 의료인문학교실
4가톨릭관동대학교 의과대학 의학과

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ABSTRACT

Digital healthcare, which provides medical services using information and communication technology (ICT), is emerging as a new paradigm, replacing traditional methods of healthcare. This study investigates research trends in digital healthcare through an analysis of studies published in South Korea on the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of digital healthcare. To this end, a total of 471 articles drawn from Korean academic journals in the humanities, law, and social sciences, were selected as research subjects, and the current status, characteristics, and research tasks were identified. The results show that Korean ELSI research on digital healthcare emerged about 20 years ago and has steadily increased, with in-depth analyses of various sub-topics such as telemedicine, big data, artificial intelligence, wearable devices, and digital therapeutics. Additionally, notable differences were found among studies in the three fields examined concerning research purposes, methods, and major findings. This study comprehensively reviews the research outcomes of studies in each academic field and proposes future tasks for ELSI research.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.