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<\/a><\/p>\nIf you are not familiar with the meaning of the phrase \u201c digital health\u201d,…<\/p>\n
you may think it is about being aware of the time you spent on any of your devices and how to reduce the scrolling, TV shows binge-watching, etc.<\/p>\n
What digital health is actually about, is the use of technology in order to help people improve their health and wellness.<\/p>\n
Introduction<\/h2>\n
We live in a world that revolves around an increasing number and kinds of technologies.<\/p>\n
It all started with the radio, then television came along, the computer, the smartphones\u2026<\/p>\n
After our everyday lives and our relationships even have been digitized, it has come the time for the digitalization of our health as well.<\/p>\n
The aims of digital health are not unambiguous.<\/p>\n They include preventing disease, helping patients monitor and manage chronic conditions, lower costs of healthcare provision and making medicine more tailored to individual needs.<\/p>\n These aims may be beneficial not only for patients but also for healthcare providers.<\/p>\n It is hoped that individuals will be able to improve their lifestyle and maintain good health for longer…, if<\/p>\n …they gather more data on markers of their health, such as activity level or blood pressure.<\/p>\n Consequently, fewer visits to the physician will be needed.<\/p>\n Another benefit of digital health tools is the help they could provide in the identification of a new illness or the worsening of an already existing one.<\/p>\n This will also enable doctors to take measures in the early courses of the disease and eventually shorten its length or ease the symptoms before it is too late.<\/p>\n So it can be said that digital health will improve the quality of life of the patient, as well as reduce the total cost of a person\u2019s healthcare.<\/p>\n The leading companies in the IT sector are, of course, aiming to be leaders in the digital health area too.<\/p>\n Their strategies though are a bit different from one another.<\/p>\n It is thought that Google has the most far-sighted strategy.<\/p>\n It is not the only one among its rivals that launched health-tracking wearable gadgets – the Google Wear and the health platform Fit.<\/p>\n Alphabet unites Google businesses and is focused on health.<\/p>\n It has a few companies which are completely devoted to the improvement of quality of life and longevity.<\/p>\n Google is also putting a serious effort into artificial intelligence for healthcare.<\/p>\n It is using it to identify eye disease from scans, which are usually read by doctors.<\/p>\n It already has a platform for health services and apps.<\/p>\n Besides, the functionality of the Apple Watch was expanded in order to make it more health-focused.<\/p>\n ECG detection feature for example.<\/p>\n However, Apple focuses primarily on monitoring.<\/p>\n The company has recently bought a medication delivery company and has plans to change the way healthcare is delivered in the US by building its own health platform.<\/p>\n Last but not least Microsoft and IBM are mostly focused on developing artificial intelligence which can be used to help doctors.<\/p>\n IBM Watson already helps physicians diagnose different types of cancer.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Microsoft is developing the platform Azure that can help with the precise selection of medicines.<\/p>\n The biggest trend in digital health right now is probably all the wearable gadgets like FitBit, Apple Watch, and other smart bands.<\/p>\n With the launch of such technologies and mobile health apps, people can easily gather data on their activity level.<\/p>\n For example, a number of steps, minutes of exercise.<\/p>\n This data can be stored and compared, as well as shared.<\/p>\n Furthermore, digital health can be used not only to measure \u201clifestyle health\u201d but to manage diseases as well.<\/p>\n An off-the-shelf connected blood pressure cuff can show the blood pressure levels of its user and identify what changes in everyday life are beneficial.<\/p>\n Also which medications improve the control over the condition.<\/p>\n Glucose monitors are also a thing – this way diabetics can track their blood sugar over time and know-how effective their diets and medications are.<\/p>\n Another opportunity which the further development of digital health can provide is to cut the cost of the appointments with the doctor.<\/p>\n Emergency room visits and even hospital admissions of people with these conditions.<\/p>\n It is expected that companies would want to benefit from all the data they have.<\/p>\n Health is a huge industry and it is an expensive one. Naturally, patients are looking for ways to save money.<\/p>\n This can happen not by treating, but by preventing disease.<\/p>\n Some conditions can, to a large extent, be controlled or prevented by measures taken in everyday life.<\/p>\n Such are high blood pressure, type II diabetes, raised cholesterol.<\/p>\n This is the role wearable gadgets play.<\/p>\n They enable people to track their activities, exercise, weight and have a better overlook on their health in general.<\/p>\n More innovations in the digital health area are yet to come.<\/p>\n But what we have for now – for example, all the wearable gadgets – helps us easily maintain a healthy lifestyle by all the data it gives us.<\/p>\n Suffering from an illness like high blood pressure can also be improved by digital health technologies.<\/p>\n They will surely improve the quality of life of the patients.<\/p>\n It will save them costs for healthcare as well.<\/p>\n But we should never forget that smartphones, apps, or even artificial intelligence can not replace the visits to the doctor.<\/p>\n Like blood tests and the examination devices.<\/p>\n Health is most important and should be taken seriously.<\/p>\n Always, when having worries about it, seek out professional help!<\/p>\n The software<\/a> we developed is other innovations in digital health.<\/p>\n Iris<\/a> is software that makes monitors more healthy for the eyes.<\/p>\n It automatically adapts to the light around you reduces the blue light<\/a> emitted from your screen for better sleep<\/p>\n Iris<\/a> software removes flicker<\/a> and other harmful emissions from your monitor.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Author: Ilina Stoyanova<\/p>\n Sources: <\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n 10 Tips How To Have Healthy Eyes<\/a><\/p>\n 14 tips to make your monitor healthier for your eyes<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWhat does digital health aim for?<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe different paths taken<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0Apple\u2019s endeavors are rooted in the present by providing apps and services.<\/h6>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAmazon is not inferior to its rivals.<\/h6>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0The efforts of Microsoft and IBM<\/h6>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nTrends and opportunities<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWhich problems are to be solved by digital health?<\/h2>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
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\nWhat is digital health? Everything you need to know about the future of healthcare<\/a>
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