Confidencialidad médica en la era de las redes sociales: Una revisión de los desafíos éticos y legales
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confidencialidad médica, redes sociales, ética digital, privacidad del paciente, telemedicina, regulación de salud digital, profesionalismo en líneaResumen
Objetivo: Examinar los desafíos éticos y legales que surgen en la intersección de la confidencialidad médica y las redes sociales, y explorar las directrices y mejores prácticas emergentes para abordar estos desafíos.
Métodos: Se realizó una revisión narrativa de la literatura utilizando bases de datos electrónicas como PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus y Web of Science. Se incluyeron artículos publicados entre 2013 y 2023 que abordaban específicamente la confidencialidad médica en el contexto de las redes sociales.
Resultados: La revisión identificó varios desafíos clave, incluyendo los límites borrosos entre lo personal y lo profesional en las redes sociales, el riesgo de divulgación involuntaria de información del paciente, y las complejidades legales relacionadas con la privacidad y la propiedad de los datos de salud en plataformas digitales. Las directrices emergentes enfatizan la importancia de políticas institucionales claras, la educación continua para profesionales de la salud y pacientes, y la necesidad de adaptar los marcos legales existentes al entorno digital.
Conclusiones: La era de las redes sociales ha introducido nuevos desafíos para la confidencialidad médica que requieren una reconsideración de los principios éticos y legales tradicionales. Es crucial que los profesionales de la salud, las instituciones médicas y los legisladores trabajen juntos para desarrollar estrategias que protejan la privacidad del paciente mientras aprovechan los beneficios de las tecnologías digitales en la atención médica.
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