Digital Health Report: Technology, Software, and Telehealth Solutions

This report provides an overview of digital health technology and its application in telehealth services. It identifies the challenges faced by healthcare providers, such as time constraints in patient consultations. The report proposes the Kardia Band, a wearable ECG monitor, as an effective digital health solution to address these issues, emphasizing its convenience for both doctors and patients and its potential for cost savings. Furthermore, it explores the use of commercial off-the-shelf software, specifically Gmail and Microsoft Outlook, as tools to manage patient groups and provide remote care. The report concludes by highlighting the positive impact of digital technologies on healthcare services and the importance of integrating these tools to improve patient care and efficiency.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY........................................................................................1
2. COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SOFTWARE.....................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Digital health is being regarded as the practice of using different type of information and
communication technologies with an aim to track as well as assess the health and well-being of
an individual. In today’s scenario, the respective thing is getting greater importance. In this
regard, there are different technologies examined which is being used in today’s scenario. This
report will give description regarding digital as well as commercial off the shelf software which
will be used with an aim to take action against identified problem.
1. DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
On the basis of analysis, it is examined that lack of time to see patients is being regarded
as one of the biggest problem which is being identified in relation to Telehealth services. Further,
it has also being examined that doctors are not able to see their patients during fixed appointment
also as they have to see other patients also (Moller and et.al., 2017). Thus, with an aim to resolve
the given issue Kardia Band is being regarded as one of the most effective digital health
technology solution. It is being regarded as one of a most innovative technology which can save
the time as well as money of healthcare firm.
In this regard, it can be depicted that Kardia Band is basically the type of watch which
provides the details of ECG over phone. This band basically measures the heart rate of patients
and gives its digital information to the doctors. The given technology is convenient for both
patient as well as doctor. The respective technology will helps in resolving the main issue of
doctor which is of lack of time with the doctor to see the patients. In addition to this, the given
technology will also give opportunity to doctor with regard to diagnose the health of patient at
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the time when he/she is free from his work. For example, during the spare time doctor can read
or diagnose the health of its patients (Lupton, 2017).
However, its evaluation will be done by it when the doctor is free. Thus, the given
technology tends to provide full convenience to the doctor. In addition to this, here doctors will
also have prior information about its patients. Thus, while coming online or having face to face
interaction with its patient’s doctor will not have to waste its time in the process of diagnosis.
Besides this, the respective technology will also save lots of money of healthcare firm.
Overall, it is very correct to say that Kardia Band is being regarded as one of the most
effective solution for all the issues which are being examined in project 1 in relation to telehealth
services. However, only difficulty is that here doctors will have to convince its patients with
regard to purchase the specific band. This is because, without the given band firm cannot deliver
the healthcare services to the patients in an effectual manner. Further, the doctor should also
have Smartphone with an aim to get the details of its patients via Kardia Band.
2. COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SOFTWARE
With an aim to deal with the identified problem, it is required by healthcare firm that it
should take assistance from commercial off the shelf software. In accordance with the given
context, Gmail and Microsoft Outlook are being regarded as one of the most effective
commercial off the shelf software with regard to the identified problem. In accordance with the
given context, it is examined that in telehelath services another problem which doctors are facing
is that they are able to give their services to the urgent care need patients only. Thus, due to this
they have to ignore those patients whose care needs are not that much urgent.
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With an aim to take action against the given problem, assistance can be taken from Gmail
and Microsoft outlook related commercial off the shelf software. In this respect, it can be said
that in the respective software doctor can form varied type of groups. For example, at first it can
form the group of patients who require urgent services. In the similar way, it can also form the
group of patients who do not require urgent services. Thus, on the basis of their convenience
doctor can give services to its patients (Ajana, 2017).
In addition to this, there are some patients who can be treated by doctor via mail. Further,
the give mean will also give opportunity to doctor with regard to suggest some specific
precaution if many of the people of country is affected with the single type of disease in an
effectual way. On the other hand, it is also examined that Gmail services are also available over
phone also. Thus, with the help of given software doctor can give its services over phone also.
CONCLUSION
It can be stated that with the use of digital technologies doctors can give effective
services to its client. This will have positive impact on healthcare services also.
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