Digital Health by Homero Rivas & Katarzyna Wac

Author:Homero Rivas & Katarzyna Wac
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

14. How Digital Health Will Deliver Precision Medicine

Pishoy Gouda1 and Steve Steinhubl2

(1)Division of Internal Medicine, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Room 933, 1403 - 29 Street NW, North Tower, Calgary, Canada, AB, T2N 2T9

(2)Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA

Pishoy Gouda

Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Digital health can be briefly described as the intersect between smartphone-enabled mobile computational and connectivity capabilities, but also encompass genomics, information systems, wireless sensors, cloud computing and machine learning with modern healthcare. Globally, we are seeing an increase in the desire for patients to play an active role in their healthcare management. Combined, digital technology and patient engagement, advances the possibility of providing personalised medicine. This entails tailoring the medical experience to an individual patient, based on their genetics, molecular, physiologic and cellular analysis in addition to their socio-demographics and personal history. Advancements in this field have seen digital health being incorporated into a variety of aspects of healthcare: including diagnosis, management and follow-up of patients. However, many challenges still exist preventing their disseminated use, including security concerns as well a lack of evidence base demonstrating both clinical and cost effectiveness.

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