Medicine 2.0 : Implications of Connected Medical Devices & Digital Healthcare

Empowered by the latest technology, patients today expect to be more actively involved in their own health matters. As healthcare providers embraces new digital connectivity options as part of this Medicine 2.0 era, Loetitia Jabri considers the broader implications – such as what happens to any data being collected.

New options to connect with information, help and care services in the digital age mean that patients are now increasingly empowered and open to playing a more active role in their own healthcare.

In this new era, dubbed Medicine 2.0, emerging uses of advanced technology include the digitalisation of diagnosis, and disease prevention through the use of wireless/mobile health solutions including smartphone apps, wearables, gamification and remote monitoring.