Full Description
Providing a comparison between context in Europe and the US, this volume investigates the digital transformation of health systems, comparing strategies for digital development while identifying both key innovations and future challenges.
The book covers a wide spectrum of topics, from explaining the nature of individual innovations to an analysis of demand-side and supply-side barriers, including funding issues and technological access. It also explores where digitalization is already playing an important role, for example, in clinical trials and disease modeling.
Concluding with guidance for policy recommendations, this important book will interest students, scholars, and practitioners across health and social care, medicine, and beyond.
Contents
INTRODUCTION PART 1. DIGITAL INNOVATION IN HEALTH: SETTING THE SCENE 1. Nature of Digital Health Innovation: Mapping the Research Field 2. Digital Readiness in Healthcare: Comparative Analysis of EU and US Resources and Capabilities 3. Funding of the Digital Health Transformation in the United States: Comparative Study of Venture Capital and Initial Public Offering PART 2. DIGITALIZATION OF HEALTH SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM POLAND 4. Digital Health Index in Poland: A Comparative Perspective 5. Teleconsultations in Poland: Will the COVID-Driven Popularization of Teleconsultations Turn into a Long-Lasting Strategy? PART 3: DIGITALIZATION IN MEDICAL RESEARCH PRACTICE 6. Adaptation of Time Series Analysis to Central Statistical Monitoring of Clinical Trials: A Pilot Study 7. Generalized Diffusion Model to Understand and Predict Viral Spread CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
