Information communication technologies, ubiquitous across different facets of societies globally, are increasingly central to delivery of health and social care services. The World Health Organization and European Commission have referred to these as eHealth or Digital Health. The growing literature in the space seems to agree of the potential value that Digital Health systems can bring to service delivery in particular its potential to improve quality of care delivery. This chapter focuses on Digital Health systems and the particularly important role it may play in the delivery of integrated health and social care.

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Digital Health Systems in Integrated Care

  • Carolyn Steele Gray,
  • Dominique Gagnon,
  • Nick Guldemond,
  • Tim Kenealy

摘要

Information communication technologies, ubiquitous across different facets of societies globally, are increasingly central to delivery of health and social care services. The World Health Organization and European Commission have referred to these as eHealth or Digital Health. The growing literature in the space seems to agree of the potential value that Digital Health systems can bring to service delivery in particular its potential to improve quality of care delivery. This chapter focuses on Digital Health systems and the particularly important role it may play in the delivery of integrated health and social care.