scholarly journals Factoring digital health for improved outcomes in management of Non Communicable Diseases

2016 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Neera Gupta ◽  
Tushar Dixit ◽  
Vikram K.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Treatment Compliance ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
The Government

AbstractMake in India is a flagship campaign from the Government of India which is aimed at various sectors. Indian health-care system can take advantages by introducing digital technologies to health care. The possible uses of health information technology as a method to engage with people involving communicable and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are wide-ranging. Health information technology can support interventions for prevention, diagnosis, managing surveillance, disease monitoring, and treatment compliance of many conditions. Digital health can offer various technologies such as wearables that are tracked by various mobile or smartphone applications to facilitates patient engagement, self-monitoring, and implementing behavior changes in NCDs such as diabetes. By incorporating the interactive audiovisual items, the digital health tools can create greater interest and engage people from different geographies, age, gender, and culture. Currently, the common digital heath tech issues include hesitancy from doctors to adopt any new product or technology, difficulty in reaching and accessing the needy patients, cultural diversity in population, and inadequate infrastructure. The ethical issues of consent, data security, and privacy of patients need to be addressed as they are highly sensitive in nature.

Oncology in the Digital Health Age

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Paul Yu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Care Reform ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Digital Health

Health information technology is frequently cited as a fundamental driver enabling health care reform. This Perspective reviews the ways ASCO has been engaged in giving form to this vision and its own vision of the role of digital health in accelerating progress against cancer.

scholarly journals The University of Colorado Digital Health Consortium Initiative: A Collaborative Model of Education, Research and Service

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiban Khuntia ◽  
Jahangir Karimi ◽  
Mohan Tanniru ◽  
Arlen Meyers
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
The University

This article describes the initiative and actions related to establishing a Digital Health Consortium (DHC) at the University of Colorado Denver. The consortium is a part of the Center for Information Technology Innovation (CITI) in the Business School.  The objective is to augment existing information systems program offerings in health information technology with the support of industry affiliates and other partners of the university.  The CITI-DHC is an industry-academia led initiative with a mission to accelerate digital health transformation through education, research, and service. We illustrate the vision and plan for the consortium, that will be fulfilled with academic and industry stakeholders, and who will be engaged with the platform to support digital health care innovations through collaborations.  

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DIGITAL HEALTH / HEALTHTECH) START-UPS & COMPANIES IN INDIA – CHALLENGES FACED & WAY FORWARD

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-65
Author(s):  
J.Mariano Anto Bruno Mascarenha
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Indian Health ◽  
Start Ups

BACKGROUND: rd Despitebeingthe 3 LargestStartupecosystemintheworld,thenumber ofSuccessamong HealthInformationTechnology (DigitalHealth/HealthTech)Start-ups&Companies inIndiais very low. AIM: To understand the challenges that are unique to Indian Health care and how these hurdles lead to failure and also to give suggestions for a way forward SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Data available in Public Domain Regarding various startups and companies in this eld METHODS AND MATERIAL:Various Causes are analyzed and explained. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Not Used. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Startups and companies have failed because they have failed to understand the cardinal tenets of this eld and have guessed too much and arrived at wrong decisions.

scholarly journals PS1-16: The Role of Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers in Health Care Transformation

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 172-172
Author(s):  
M. Gunter ◽  
L. Dittmer-Perry ◽  
S. Carter ◽  
A. Salisbury ◽  
D. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Transformation

Analyzing the Role of Health Information Technology in Global Health Care

2017 ◽  
pp. 694-714
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health It ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Global Health Care

This chapter explains the perspectives on global health, the overview of health information technology (health IT), the applications of electronic health record (EHR), and the importance of health IT in global health care. Health IT is the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, utilization, and maintenance of information systems for the health care industry. Health IT makes it possible for health care providers to better manage patient care through the secure use and sharing of health information. Effective health IT can lower costs, improve efficiency, and reduce medical error, while providing better patient care and service. The chapter argues that utilizing health IT has the potential to enhance health care performance and reach strategic goals in global health care.

Analyzing the Role of Health Information Technology in Global Health Care

2017 ◽  
pp. 287-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health It ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Global Health Care

This chapter explains the perspectives on global health, the overview of health information technology (health IT), the applications of electronic health record (EHR), and the importance of health IT in global health care. Health IT is the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, utilization, and maintenance of information systems for the health care industry. Health IT makes it possible for health care providers to better manage patient care through the secure use and sharing of health information. Effective health IT can lower costs, improve efficiency, and reduce medical error, while providing better patient care and service. The chapter argues that utilizing health IT has the potential to enhance health care performance and reach strategic goals in global health care.

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