The digital health space refers to the integration of technology and health care services to improve the overall quality of health care delivery. It encompasses a wide range of innovative and emerging technologies such as wearables, telehealth, artificial intelligence, mobile health, and electronic health records (EHRs). The digital health space offers numerous benefits such as improved patient outcomes, increased access to health care, reduced costs, and improved communication and collaboration between patients and health care providers. For example, patients can now monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure and glucose levels from home using wearable devices and share the data with their doctors in real-time. Telehealth technology allows patients to consult with their health care providers remotely without having to travel to the hospital, making health care more accessible, particularly in remote or rural areas. Artificial intelligence can be used to analyze vast amounts of patient data to identify patterns, predict outcomes, and provide personalized treatment recommendations. Overall, the digital health space is rapidly evolving, and the integration of technology in health

Monday, May 11, 2015

mHealth and your Privacy

Patients, Doctors See Mobile Health App Benefits, but Privacy Concerns Remain

Mobile health applications can help patients better manage their health, boost the patient-physician relationship and improve health care research. However, some argue that the apps' collection of sensitive health data raises new privacy concerns.
In an iHealthBeat audio report by Ali Budner, experts discussed the benefits and privacy concerns related to the growing use of mobile health apps.
The report includes comments from:
  • Deborah Estrin, a professor of computer science at Cornell Tech and cofounder of Open mHealth;
  • Evan Muse, a cardiologist and fellow with the Scripps Translational Science Institute;
  • Deborah Peel, a psychiatrist and the founder of Patient Privacy Rights; and
  • Whitney Zatzkin, a public administrator and mobile health app user (Budner, iHealthBeat, 4/22).

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