%0 Journal Article
%@ 1438-8871
%I JMIR Publications
%V 21
%N 3
%P e12568
%T The Case for a Hippocratic Oath for Connected Medical Devices: Viewpoint
%A Woods,Beau
%A Coravos,Andrea
%A Corman,Joshua David
%+ Elektra Labs, Harvard Innovation Labs, 125 Western Ave, Boston, MA, 02163, United States, 1 9788421240, andrea@elektralabs.com
%K ethics
%K cybersecurity
%K information technology
%K delivery of health care
%K connected devices
%D 2019
%7 19.03.2019
%9 Viewpoint
%J J Med Internet Res
%G English
%X Prior to graduating from medical school, soon-to-be physicians take the Hippocratic Oath, a symbolic declaration to provide care in the best interest of patients. As the medical community increasingly deploys connected devices to deliver patient care, a critical question emerges: should the manufacturers and adopters of these connected technologies be governed by the symbolic spirit of the Hippocratic Oath? In 2016, I Am The Cavalry, a grassroots initiative from the cybersecurity research community, published the first Hippocratic Oath for Connected Medical Devices (HOCMD), containing 5 principles. Over the past three years, the HOCMD has gained broad support and influenced regulatory policy. We introduce 5 case studies of the HOCMD in practice, illustrating how the 5 principles can lead to a safer and more effective adoption of connected medical technologies.
%M 30888323
%R 10.2196/12568
%U http://www.jmir.org/2019/3/e12568/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/12568
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30888323