School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Health Sciences Centre, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St John's, NL A1B 3V6, Canada.
Chief Scientific Officer, BreatheSuite Inc., St John's, NL A1B 2X2, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 23;17(8):2906. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082906.
Digital health is uniquely positioned to enhance the way we detect and manage infectious diseases. This commentary explores the potential of implementing digital technologies that can be used at different stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, including data-driven disease surveillance, screening, triage, diagnosis, and monitoring. Methods that could potentially reduce the exposure of healthcare providers to the virus are also discussed.
数字健康在增强我们检测和管理传染病的方式方面具有独特的优势。本评论探讨了在 COVID-19 爆发的不同阶段实施数字技术的潜力,包括基于数据的疾病监测、筛查、分诊、诊断和监测。还讨论了可能减少医疗保健提供者接触病毒的方法。