The promise of digital healthcare technologies

Digital health technologies have been in use for many years in a wide spectrum of healthcare scenarios. This narrative review outlines the current use and the future strategies and significance of digital health technologies in modern healthcare applications. It covers the current state of the scientific field (delineating major strengths, limitations, and applications) and envisions the future impact of relevant emerging key technologies. Furthermore, we attempt to provide recommendations for innovative approaches that would accelerate and benefit the research, translation and utilization of digital health technologies.

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This narrative review discusses the current use and future strategies of digital health technologies in modern healthcare applications. It outlines the strengths, limitations, and applications of the scientific field and predicts the future impact of emerging key technologies. Additionally, recommendations are provided to accelerate and benefit the research, translation, and utilization of digital health technologies.