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The Future of Digital Health – Views from Inside the Industry

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Regarding the rise of Amazon as a digital corporation and huge game changer in the market, “if we don’t think this is going to happen in healthcare, you’re living in the 1920s – because it is,” says Dr. Curtis Lowery, Director of the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. Digital health (i.e.

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Gen Z and Millennials: What They Want from Healthcare

MeMD

The pandemic pushed digital health to new heights – and there’s no going back. Employees who grew up with devices in their hands are more comfortable talking to a mental health provider via video than in person. shows a full 50% of psychiatry visits are now virtual. The Demand for Virtual Care.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For example, in Germany, digital health application access is regulated by the digital healthcare act (DVG: Digitale-Versorgung-Gesetz) from 2019, making it easier also for patients to cover benefits from digital health, since insurances are required to pay for applications with certain specifications. References.