Author: Joy Glen
Digital healthcare refers to the use of technology in the field of healthcare to deliver more efficient and effective healthcare services. This includes electronic health records, telemedicine, mobile health, health wearables, health apps, among other tools and technologies. Digitization in healthcare leads to better patient outcomes, lower healthcare costs, and improves the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery.
Digital healthcare examples can include:
- Telehealth and Telemedicine: These digital healthcare programs allow patients to access medical care remotely, via video conferencing or other digital tools.
- Wearable Health Technology: Wearable devices, such as fitness trackers, monitor and record physiological data, such as heart rate and sleep patterns, which can be used to track a patient’s health and progress.
- Health Apps: Apps that track a patient’s health and progress, remind them to take medications, or provide support for specific health conditions, such as diabetes or asthma.
- Personal Health Records (PHRs): Like EMRs and EHRs, but owned and maintained by patients, PHRs allow individuals to track and manage their own health information.
- Patient Portals: These digital portals allow patients to communicate with their healthcare provider, schedule appointments, and access medical records and test results.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning: These technologies are being used to analyze patient data and develop personalized treatment plans and predictions of future health outcomes.
