New Opportunities for Digital Health to Thrive

摘要

Digital health can be defined simply as the concept of health care meeting the Internet. In practical terms, this consists of (1) a wearable (or implanted) sensor with wireless communication, (2) a smartphone to receive the information, and (3) software (known as a mobile application or an app) to process the information. Overall, a common function of digital health technology is to provide some type of picture or interpretation of the data, or decision support, or in some cases, even an automatic action in the body triggered by the software.