PATIENT - HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA
Elena Dmitrieva
Abstract
The paper gives an overview of digital health components and their role in individual and collective health including telemedicine, artificial intelligence for health, wearable devices, mobile phones and mobile health. A particular focus is given to mobile health that significantly improve health care provider - patient communication, ensure maximum coverage with minimum resources, influence behavior change communication and stimulate healthy lifestyle. Mobile health application may vary from prevention risky behavior among patients, ensuring proper treatment and rehabilitation of the patients with various form of addictions, providing information on health to various target groups. The article gives examples of such programs and their effectiveness.