Week 2 - Digital Health Technologies

Question 1

What is Digital Health Technology?

Answer 1

• overarching term used today to describe application and communication technologies in health sector
• ranges from administrative to delivery
• the use of information and communication technologies for health

Question 2

what is Eysenbach’s definition of eHealth?’’

Answer 2

• emerging intersection of medical informatics, public health and business, referring to health services delivered or enhanced via the internet and related technologies
• not just technical development but also a state of mind to improve health care using information/communication technologies

Question 3

True or False: the definition of eHealth is consistent

Answer 3

False