Health Sciences 4120A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Digital Health, Robot-Assisted Surgery, Patient Participation
28 Apr 2020
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Assessing the impact of digital transformation of health services. Opinion on assessing the impact of digital transformation of health services. One factor that influences the performance of european health systems is the process of health services becoming digitalized. This could have significant consequences for the future of health systems and healthcare delivery. The benefits of digitalization of health services outweighs the costs that are associated with this process. Digital technologies offer opportunities to identify needs and deliver health care,with the potential to significantly transform health care services and health system goals. The consequences of the implementation of digital health services varies on a case-by-case basis. When digital health services are designed with a purposeful approach and are implemented in a way that is cost-effective, they can result in improved health outcomes and sustainability of health care systems. There is not always a need for digital health services while systems do not always need them.
