Why digital innovation may not reduce healthcare’s environmental footprint

Digital innovations come with their own environmental cost and should not be seen as a simple fix for healthcare emissions, argue Gabrielle Samuel and colleagues

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2024-06, Vol.385, p.e078303-e078303
Main Authors: Samuel, Gabrielle, Anderson, Geoffrey M, Lucivero, Federica, Lucassen, Anneke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Analysis
Artificial intelligence
Carbon
Carbon Footprint
Cost control
Deep learning
Delivery of Health Care
Digital Technology
Efficiency
Emissions
Energy consumption
Genetic testing
Genomes
Greenhouse gases
Health care
Health care delivery
Health care industry
Health facilities
Humans
Innovations
Inventions
Low income groups
Pathology
Renewable resources
Technological change
Telemedicine
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Summary:Digital innovations come with their own environmental cost and should not be seen as a simple fix for healthcare emissions, argue Gabrielle Samuel and colleagues
ISSN:1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj-2023-078303