HealthIT Answers January 23, 2021
By Gopal Khanna, MBA, Director, AHRQ
What does a digital revolution mean for patient health? How will investments in data and technology transform the way healthcare is delivered in the United States? What new research and scientific evidence do we need to improve the delivery of care?
Our healthcare system is at a crossroads. Over the last 5 years, advances in mobile devices, software, digital displays, sensors, cameras, and other data collection and location-aware technologies have created tremendous opportunities for healthcare providers and policymakers to gain a broader, deeper understanding of patients’ health and health behaviors. We now live in a world with an abundance of raw information at health experts’ disposal, and an abundance of new insights to be...