The promise of digital healthcare technologies
Andy Wai Kan Yeung, Ali Torkamani, Atul J. Butte, Benjamin S. Glicksberg, Björn W. Schuller, Blanca Rodríguez, Daniel Shu Wei Ting, David W. Bates, Eva Schaden, Hanchuan Peng, Harald Willschke, Jeroen van der Laak, Josip Car, Kazem Rahimi, Leo Anthony Celi, Maciej Banach, Maria Kletečka-Pulker, Oliver Kimberger, Roland Eils, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Stephen T.C. Wong, Tien Yin Wong, Wei Gao, Søren Brunak, Atanas G. Atanasov
Abstract
Digital health technologies have been in use for many years in a wide spectrum of healthcare scenarios. This narrative review outlines the current use and the future strategies and significance of digital health technologies in modern healthcare applications. It covers the current state of the scientific field (delineating major strengths, limitations, and applications) and envisions the future impact of relevant emerging key technologies. Furthermore, we attempt to provide recommendations for innovative approaches that would accelerate and benefit the research, translation and utilization of digital health technologies.