Manual of Digital Health

The book is a comprehensive overview of digital health. It targets students, clinical informatics professionals, physicians, nurses, software programmers, healthcare administrators, entrepreneurs, and investors. It covers essential topics for the professionals working with or developing products and services using information technology for the healthcare sector. The book is divided into five units. The first unit, Informatics, covers the fundamentals of informatics. It includes...
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The book is a comprehensive overview of digital health. It targets students, clinical informatics professionals, physicians, nurses, software programmers, healthcare administrators, entrepreneurs, and investors. It covers essential topics for the professionals working with or developing products and services using information technology for the healthcare sector. The book is divided into five units. The first unit, Informatics, covers the fundamentals of informatics. It includes healthcare standards, clinical informatics organization, health information exchanges, health APIs, quality metrics, and data interoperability. The second unit, Analytics, covers the basics of applied data analytics in healthcare organizations. It discusses the requirements for setting up an effective analytics organization within the healthcare organization. It covers the applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and techniques to clinical medicine and healthcare administration. The third unit, Therapeutics, discusses the digital therapeutics currently on the market and those undergoing clinical trials. It also discusses mobile health apps, digital diagnostics, and digital biomarkers. The fourth unit is divided into telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. It discusses the application of telehealth for medical and surgical subspecialties, insurance reimbursement, home health, and telemedicine regulation.The fifth unit, Regulation, includes simplified information about relevant healthcare regulations from CMS and FDA, including HIPAA, HITECH Act, and TEFCA. This unit will be helpful for software engineers developing healthcare applications, technologists, and clinicians working with patients inside hospitals and clinics. The appendix includes a detailed discussion about careers in digital health for students, software developers, physicians, and nurses.