Prospects for a Digital Healthcare
Abstract
The aim of the research is to identify characteristics of the digital transformation process and the potential for its advancement in the healthcare industry. The author investigates current challenges in determining the specific use of advanced digital technologies in medicine, as well as the specific legal framework in the digitalization of domestic health care. Additionally, the analysis explores the potential of utilizing contemporary technologies to establish value-based healthcare and optimize the health system's focus on patient interests. The author employs a comprehensive analytical research methodology, a comparative legal approach to analyzing the legal dimensions of digital health care regulation. He also utilizes the method of modeling process of digitalization and the prospects for technological advancement in healthcare field, including identification of potential threats and risks associated with extensive use of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), bioengineering, and digital twins. These technologies aid in the development of personalized treatment strategies tailored to the unique characteristics of each patient by analyzing genomic data, as well as large volumes of biometric and other patient-related data from both patients and healthcare institutions. As a result, the author concludes the modern healthcare system is at the brink of revolutionary transformation due to the rapid integration of digital technologies. This emerging paradigm in healthcare, known as digital healthcare, presents unique opportunities for the development of the healthcare industry and necessitates legal regulation and responsible use of these new digital medical technologies. These technologies provide fundamentally new possibilities for diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, development of novel medications, and a personalized approach to patient care. Digital technologies are not merely modernizing traditional treatment methods, but are fundamentally altering the way human society delivers medical care, and have a significant impact on healthcare development. In the future, it is envisaged to establish a full-functional digital healthcare ecosystem, which will be understood as a digitally integrated information technology infrastructure (including the interchange of medical data) utilized by all healthcare institutions, regulatory bodies, service providers, and patients.
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