What is it about?
A review of current applications of eHealth technologies including internet access, apps, AI, and wearables that are increasing access to care, improving diagnoses and treatment, and revolutionizing health care delivery globally.
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Why is it important?
This book provides a timely overview of how eHealth innovations are expanding access to quality healthcare and improving health outcomes around the world. It highlights important developments that are making healthcare more equitable, efficient, and personalized.
Perspectives
As a researcher in this field, I'm fascinated by the potential for eHealth technologies to transform medicine and public health. The dramatic advances covered in this article, from AI diagnostic tools to remote patient monitoring, represent significant steps toward a future where top-tier care is available to all. While challenges like privacy, regulation, and physician adoption remain, the benefits already demonstrated make me optimistic about the promise of eHealth to improve care globally. This is an exciting time to be involved in digital health.
Thomas F Heston MD
University of Washington
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This page is a summary of: eHealth - Making Health Care Smarter, August 2018, IntechOpen,
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.71820.
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