van de Vijver Steven, Tensen Paulien, Asiki Gershim, Requena-Méndez Ana, Heidenrijk Michiel, Stronks Karien, Cobelens Frank, Bont Jettie, Agyemang Charles
Amsterdam Health & Technology Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Family Medicine Department, OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Digit Health. 2023 Jul 7;9:20552076231185434. doi: 10.1177/20552076231185434. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
Digital transformation in health care has a lot of opportunities to improve access and quality of care. However, in reality not all individuals and communities are benefiting equally from these innovations. People in vulnerable conditions, already in need of more care and support, are often not participating in digital health programs. Fortunately, numerous initiatives worldwide are committed to make digital health accessible to all citizens, stimulating the long-cherished global pursuit of universal health coverage. Unfortunately initiatives are not always familiar with each other and miss connection to jointly make a significant positive impact. To reach universal health coverage via digital health it is necessary to facilitate mutual knowledge exchange, both globally and locally, to link initiatives and apply academic knowledge into practice. This will support policymakers, health care providers and other stakeholders to ensure that digital innovations can increase access to care for everyone, leading towards .
医疗保健领域的数字化转型有很多机会来改善医疗服务的可及性和质量。然而，在现实中，并非所有个人和社区都能平等地从这些创新中受益。处于弱势状况、已经需要更多护理和支持的人们往往没有参与数字健康项目。幸运的是，全球众多倡议致力于让所有公民都能使用数字健康，推动了长期以来人们对全民健康覆盖的全球追求。不幸的是，这些倡议并不总是相互了解，而且缺乏联系以共同产生重大的积极影响。为了通过数字健康实现全民健康覆盖，有必要在全球和地方层面促进相互的知识交流，以连接各项倡议并将学术知识应用于实践。这将支持政策制定者、医疗保健提供者和其他利益相关者确保数字创新能够增加每个人获得医疗服务的机会，从而迈向……
