4.11 Implications for practice
- Digital health solutions can support health workers to deliver clinical care in more efficient and effective ways.
- Identified theories and frameworks can be applied to understand digital health implementation and how to successfully implement and sustain digital health innovation.
- There are opportunities to use digital health and information systems to reduce costs, increase safety and provide access to geographically remote locations or provide the convenience of clinical consultations in the home.
- When implementing digital health solutions a focus on reducing waste, considering energy use and disposal of reusable items in a sustainable way is critical to a health industry that is a large producer of greenhouse gas emissions.
- The future of digital health is exciting, with new technologies, applications and algorithms that can transform and sustain the delivery of health and social care services.
