The technologies going through constant changes, such as smartphones, social networks, and the different digital platforms, are modifying the access to different systems of information and health.
Digital Health is the junction between digital technologies and health, that allows a bigger information progression and knowledge about patients, also the conditions for them to have an access to greater efficiency of health system.
The science. The medicine and the technology are closer every day, providing innovative alternatives to access recent information about each patient's health. It is also allowing doctors and patients to have an immediate relationship and expand communication within the medical field.
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) take the decision to digitize conventional procedures to provide all health care services through platforms such as:
- Medical Apps
- Telemedicine
- Data system on medical devices
- Medical devices Interoperability
- Software as Medical Device (SaMD)
This means that anyone, wherever you are, could know practically everything about your health, a condition or how to treat it; information on different treatments, opportunities and even places where they could be treated.
In addition, the emergence of new alternatives focused on health administration habits aimed at monitoring optimal conditions, bring together aspects such as reduced expenses and deficiencies, personalization and increased quality.
There is also a plan on the tools needed to modernize health services through products that guide user access and safeguard the most relevant aspects of well-being. You can read the Full Digital Health Innovation Action Plan in the following link: https://www.fda.gov/media/106331/download
In addition, a huge program is in place to regulate Digital Health strategies by helping itself in collaborations with other initiatives that share the mission of achieving greater reach towards patients.
Technology has not only changed the way communication is changing the way of life, and the way information about each person and health care is being accessed is rapidly evolving.
A clear example is the FDA's effort to combine Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning software that evolves in creating a comprehensive Digital Health ecosystem.
