Humanistic Care in the Era of Digital Healthcare: A Philosophical Exploration of "Technological Dependence" and the "Return to Humanity"

Abstract

Digital healthcare is developing rapidly in the modern medical field, bringing many conveniences to the medical industry. However, it has also led to the problem of technology dependence and had impact on humanistic care. This paper deeply analyzes the manifestations, roots of technology dependence in  digital  healthcare  and  its  influence  on  humanistic  ideas  from  a  philosophical perspective, and explores the path to achieve the "return of humanity". The research finds that the excessive expansion of technological rationality, the trend of scientism, and the drive of the market economy have led to technology dependence, resulting in problems such as the materialization of medical relationships, the weakening of the patient's dominant position, and the lack of medical humanistic spirit. To  solve these problems, it is necessary to clarify the dominant position of "human" in diagnosis and treatment, integrate humanistic concepts into technology applications, strengthen  the  cultivation  of  medical   staff's  humanistic   qualities,  and  deepen  the  public's  understanding of digital healthcare, so as to promote the balanced development of digital healthcare and humanistic care and achieve the essential mission of medicine.