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The Need for Developing Technology-Enabled, Safe, and Ethical Workforce for Healthcare Delivery

  • Sarbadhikari, Suptendra N. (Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University) ;
  • Pradhan, Keerti B. (Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University)
  • Received : 2020.07.03
  • Accepted : 2020.08.14
  • Published : 2020.12.30
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Abstract

Strengthening of the health system is a safety imperative, especially in a crisis as caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While there is a need for enhancing the number and skill sets of the public health professionals, especially the frontline workers, it will be prudent to use the digital health technologies, including artificial intelligence, in enhancing the capacity of the healthcare professional education and delivery. However, it has to be ensured that an ethical and safe approach is adopted to develop and use digital health technology and, ethically appropriate training is imparted, to enhance the capacity of the human resources for health, leading to an overall health system strengthening.

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