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Digital Amnesia in Healthcare Providers and Medical Care (Preprint)


 BACKGROUND
 “Digital amnesia” is the inability to remember information entrusted to a digital device. Until recent decades, the size, accessibility, and portability of records did not promote reliance on them for information needed quickly and regularly.
 
 
 OBJECTIVE
 Recent technological advancements have transformed data storage, providing instant access to nearly unlimited information on the internet through various portals, including pocket-sized cell phones. The result has been an increasing reliance on digital devices to serve as a memory.
 
 
 METHODS
 Opinion
 
 
 RESULTS
 Technological advancements continue to revolutionize the way physicians practice medicine. However, as physicians utilize these advancements to improve patient care, physicians need to remain mindful of their potential negative impact on the patient-physician relationships as well as on long-term memory.
 
 
 CONCLUSIONS
 Awareness, continued learning, committing to memory new relevant information, transparency, and patient education are key to limiting the negative effects of technological advancements in medicine.
 
 
 CLINICALTRIAL
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