| Purposes & perspectives | - Ethical issues and responses to AI in digital healthcare- Use cases for AI in healthcare- Governance and utility of big data, public and private autonomy | - Highlighting the limitations of existing laws and alternatives- Activating the use of digital healthcare, not banning it- Balancing personal medical information protection and industrial development | - Accelerating the development of digital healthcare industry- Explaining the interests/conflict structure of various actors- Promoting the health and welfare of the vulnerable |
| Methods & approaches | - Case studies on uses and ethical issues of AI - Ethical analysis of frameworks and principles- Comparative analysis of domestic and international policy/regulation | - Comparative legal analyses- Analyses of specific laws and institutional frameworks- Case law and precedent analyses | - Quantitative and qualitative analyses based on social science methodology - Literature studies, case studies, comparative analyses- Survey, in-depth interview, FGI- Statistical analyses |
| Results & issues | - Guidelines for ethical medical practice of human and AI doctor- Possibilities for narrative and empathy between care robots and patients/elderly people - Alternatives for the ethical use of healthcare big data | - Redefining concepts such as healthcare, agency, etc.- Focusing the personal medical information protection- Proposals to revise the laws related to telemedicine | - Improvement, reinforcement and relaxation of regulation system- Control of social conflicts between various policy actors- Addressing inequalities in digital healthcare benefits and digital literacy |
| Direction of follow-up study | - Prospects for patient-doctor relationships in digital healthcare- Enabling public healthcare and eliminating health disparities- Establishing international ethical standards in digital healthcare | - Legislation considering the existing medical system - Laws regarding the cross-border movement of services | - How to reach social consensus- Promotion of public awareness and incorporating public opinion- Policy making through public debate |