Doctors Say “Not Only Me”: Medical Malpractice as a Professional Crime in the Internet Medical Era

The entry internet of medical things affects the basic concept of medical practice. Its impact on who will be responsible in the event of medical malpractice. The inclusion of technical elements that have dominance, tends to be the same as the position of doctors in determining the success of an action. Therefore, it is important to discuss this. The authors conceptualize medical malpractice in the internet era of medical things as a professional crime. In the pre-IoMT era, it focused on doctors. The author uses a conceptual approach to typology of crime from Clinard & Quinney. Using this method, the researchers conceptualize medical malpractice as a professional crime in this era. It can be addressed to other health workers who are directly responsible for the practice of medicine or the medical devices used. In the context of robotic surgery, electromedical/medical engineering is a health profession. It is then responsible for ensuring the reliability of robotic surgery before it is used by doctors in the practice of robotic medicine. But it is different if it is in radiotherapy medicine. In radiotherapy medicine, in addition to doctors, there are electromedics / medical engineering and medical physicists. More details are found in the discussion

Keywords: medical malpractice, internet of medical things, typology of crime, professional crime