Today, the emerging field of connected or digital healthcare is a reality. Connected healthcare is revolutionizing the industry by making diagnosis, treatment, and prevention widely accessible at a low cost. This will soon shift from fee-based to value-based care. With advancements in wireless technology, digital healthcare has set the stage for significant industry disruption. Digital health promises affordable, highly efficient, and easily accessible patient solutions.
In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:
Digital transformation trends in the healthcare sector
Applications of digital eHealth-Care —remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and behavior modification
Digital eHealth-Care ecosystem
Typical challenges and need for a robust digital QA framework
An illustrative customer journey validation of patients using wearables