Digital Health Technologies: Mobile Apps, EHR, Telemedicine & More

This presentation discusses the various digital health technologies like mobile apps, EHR, telemedicine, and more that are used by patients, consumers, and health professionals to improve healthcare outcomes. It also highlights the benefits of technology in medical and healthcare, such as making people aware of chronic diseases and providing diagnosis reports to patients. The presentation concludes that technology plays a crucial role in the healthcare industry.

Week 11 Module 6
Digital Health Technologies

Table of contents
 Introduction
 Mobile health applications
 Electronic health records
 Telemedicine
 Technologies used by patients
 Technologies used by consumers
 Technologies used by health professionals
 Age group and target audience
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
 There are various benefits of technology
in medical and healthcare of patients. As
it helps in making people aware about
chronic disease and on time it can take
consultation from doctor.
 It provides with diagnosis report of
patients and by they can identify disease
and get medicine to cure disease

Mobile health applications
 The role of technology in healthcare is
unforgettable and it provides tons of
benefits when it come to healthcare. It has
reshaped at how individual looks at
patient care, making more effective
hospital management and discovering
better drugs by conducting research.

Electronic health records
 This technology helps in sharing
information with doctors and patients. It
facilitates in minimum diagnosis error
and becomes easier for doctor to give
right treatment.

Telemedicine
 This technology helps in communicating
with doctors and patients in a virtual way.
It is cost effective means to consult in
doctor.

Technologies used by patients
 Healthcare technology is used by most of
the people in order to track day to day
health related behaviour. It can be used in
various ways in order to make people fit
and fine. Health care mobile applications
are used by patients in order to track
activities.

Technologies used by consumers
 Electronic health records are used by both patients and health professionals so that they can
make better decision by analysing previous data. It is useful in providing correct treatment
to patients so that they can be cured from chronic and fatal disease.

Technologies used by health professionals
 Telemedicine provides two way communication between patients and doctors in order to
make it more convenient. By opting this technology, patients can consult to doctors in a
virtual way and makes more convenient for people who are not comfortable to go into
doctor's chamber.

Age group and target audience
 The identified technologies which have been
discussed in detail in this report appeal to a diverse
set of patients and people who belong to different
age groups.
 Across the entire lifespan of a human, they go
through various stages which begins as a toddler and
goes up all the way to being a senior citizen

Conclusion
 From the above presentation, it was concluded that technology plays a crucial role in
healthcare industry. By this patients can be diagnosed in an effective manner by collecting
information from digital records.

References
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 Dorsey, E.R. and Topol, E.J., 2020. Telemedicine 2020 and the next decade. The Lancet,
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 Gauthier, C., Bastianutti, J. and Haggège, M., 2018. Managerial capabilities to address digital
business models: The case of digital health. Strategic Change, 27(2), pp.173-180.
 Godfrey, A. and Stuart, S. eds., 2021. Digital Health: Exploring Use and Integration of
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