Pocketful of Justice: Will Digital Medicine Be Available to the Poor?

Pocketful of Justice: Will Digital Medicine Be Available to the Poor?
J Clin Ethics. 2020;31(1):68-73
Authors: Schwartz J
Abstract
Digital medicine -- a drug delivered with an ingestion sensor and related data collection system -- has potential clinical value, especially for people whose lives are made more disorganized by poverty-related stress. It would be unjust if poor people were effectively barred from this treatment modality. Yet, unless a concerted effort is made to enable access through provision of smartphones to those who cannot afford them, this injustice will aggravate the digital divide in clinical care.
PMID: 32213693 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Clinical Ethics - March 29, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: J Clin Ethics Source Type: research