Digital health of healthcare management.
- 1. INTRODUCTION In 2005 the World Health Assembly through its resolution WHA58.28 on eHealth urged Member States “to consider drawing up a long-term strategic plan for developing and implementing eHealth services…to develop the infrastructure for information and communication technologies for health…to promote equitable, affordable and universal access to their benefits.” Countries and stakeholders were urged to direct their efforts towards creating a consistent eHealth vision in line with a country’s health priorities and resources, developing an action plan to deliver the proposed vision, and creating a framework for monitoring and evaluating eHealth implementation and progress. More than 120 Member States – including low- and middle- income countries – have developed such strategies and policies.
- 2. PURPOSE The purpose of digital health is multifaceted and impactful. Here are some key objectives: 1.Enhancing Patient Care: Digital health aims to improve patient outcomes by providing personalized care, monitoring health metrics, and facilitating communication between patients and healthcare providers. 2.Efficiency and Cost Savings: By streamlining processes, reducing paperwork, and optimizing resource allocation, digital health contributes to cost savings and operational efficiency. 3.Access and Equity: Digital health solutions bridge geographical gaps, making healthcare accessible to remote and underserved populations. It promotes equity by ensuring everyone has a chance to benefit from technological advancements. 4.Data-Driven Insights: Digital health leverages data analytics to gain insights into population health trends, disease patterns, and treatment effectiveness. This information informs evidence-based decision-making. 5.Preventive Measures: Through wearables, apps, and telehealth services, digital health encourages preventive measures, early detection, and lifestyle modifications.
- 3. VISION The vision of digital health varies across different contexts and organizations. 1.World Health Organization (WHO): WHO envisions digital health as a means to promote healthy lives and well-being for everyone, everywhere, at all ages. It aims to make health systems more efficient, sustainable, and equitable by leveraging digital tools. 2.Australia: In Australia, the vision for digital health is to have a “trusted, timely, and accessible use of digital and data” that underpins personalized and connected health experiences for all Australians. 3.National Digital Health Mission (India): India’s National Digital Health Mission aims to create an inclusive, efficient, and secure digital health ecosystem that supports universal health coverage. It leverages open, interoperable, standards-based systems while ensuring privacy and confidentiality of health-related information. a. Efficiency and Accessibility: The mission aims to provide efficient, accessible, inclusive, and timely healthcare services through digital platforms. b. Data and Information Services: It seeks to offer a wide range of data, information, and infrastructure services, leveraging open, interoperable, standards-based digital systems. c. Privacy and Security: NDHM ensures the security, confidentiality, and privacy of health-related personal information.
- 4. India has several strategic objectives that guide its policies and actions. Let’s explore some of them: 1.Rapid Economic Growth: India aims to achieve sustained economic growth, improve living standards, and enhance overall prosperity. 2.National Security: Preparedness to defend against external aggression is a critical objective. India seeks to maintain territorial integrity and safeguard its citizens. 3.Multipolarity in Asia: India aspires to contribute to building a multipolar Asia, where it plays a significant role as a pole alongside other major powers. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
- 5. BENEFITS OF DIGITAL HEALTH Healthcare providers also can benefit from advances in digital health. Digital tools give healthcare providers an extensive view of patient health by significantly increasing access to health data and giving patients greater control over their health- The result is increased efficiency and improved medical outcomes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website states: "From mobile medical apps and software that support the clinical decisions doctors make every day to artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital technology has been driving a revolution in health care_ Digital health tools have the vast potential to improve our ability to accurately diagnose and treat disease and to enhance the delivery of health care for the individual." Additionally, technologies such as smartphones, social networks and internet applications offer new ways for patients to monitor their health and have increased access to information. "Together, these advancements are leading to a convergence of people, information, technology, and connectivity to improve health care and health outcomes," according to the FDA- According to the FDA digital health technologies help providers reduce inefficiencies, improve access, reduce costs, increase quality and make medicine more personalized for patients. At the same time, digital health technologies enable patients and consumers to manage and track health and wellness-related activities more efficiently. While technologies such as virtual reality (VR) tools, wearable medical devices, telehealth and 5G help improve treatment for patients, medical professionals can streamline their workflows using Al-powered systems.
- 6. CHALLENGES OF DIGITAL HEALTH The digital transformation of healthcare has raised several challenges that affect patients, medical professionals, technology developers, policymakers and others. Due to the massive amounts of data collected from a variety of systems that store and code data differently, data interoperability is an ongoing challenge. Additional challenges relate to concerns ranging from digital literacy. among patients and the resulting unequal access to healthcare to issues related to data storage, access, sharing and ownership. These concerns, in turn, raise security and privacy questions. For example, what if employers or insurers want to gather data from employees' direct-to-consumer genetic testing results? Or what if medical devices are hacked? Additional concerns relate to technology and ethics. For example, when medical robots are used, who is responsible for mistakes made during surgery: the hospital, the technology developer or manufacturer, the doctor who used the robot or someone else? • Expanded access to health care to historically marginalized communities • Decreased health care costs for both patients and providers • Improved patient health outcomes through personalized treatment plans • Increased operation efficiency at health facilities, such as hospitals • Improved diagnoses through machine learning algorithms
- 7. BENEFITS OF DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES Digital tools are giving providers a more holistic view of patient health through access to data and giving patients more control over their health. Digital health offers real opportunities to improve medical outcomes and enhance efficiency. These technologies can empower consumers to make better-informed decisions about their own health and provide new options for facilitating prevention, early diagnosis of life- threatening diseases, and management of chronic conditions outside of traditional health care settings. Providers and other stakeholders are using digital health technologies in their efforts to: • Reduce inefficiencies, • Improve access, • Reduce costs, • Increase quality, and • Make medicine more personalized for patients. Patients and consumers can use digital health technologies to better manage and track their health and wellness-related activities. The use of technologies, such as smart phones, social networks, and internet applications, is not only changing the way we communicate, but also providing innovative ways for us to monitor our health and well-being and giving us greater access to information. Together, these advancements are leading to a convergence of people, information, technology, and connectivity to improve health care and health outcomes.
- 8. As technology advances in health care, it also raises challenges and ethical considerations for policymakers. Some of the concerns include transmission of misinformation; the internet is awash with hundreds of medical sites offering all types of advice and treatment options. Many of these websites are not even operated by healthcare workers and the sources used to collect the information include Wikipedia and other non-peer-reviewed articles. Patients often subscribe to these sites believing that all the information is tme. Often patients make medical decisions without speaking to a healthcare professional and this may endanger the lives of many individuals. As this time of pandemic has demonstrated, medical and public health information and opinion from various sectors of society can easily reach the population. CONCLUSION
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- 10. I would like to express my special thank of gratitude to my teacher Ms. Mou Chakraborty Who gave me to do this wonderful project on What is Digital Health. Which also help me to know about so many new things. I really thankful to them. It increased my knowledge and skill ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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