Digital Health
Digital health encompasses the use of digital technologies, tools, and platforms to improve health outcomes and healthcare delivery. This includes electronic-health-records, telemedicine, health monitoring applications, wearable devices, and data analytics systems that support clinical decision-making and patient engagement. The field represents a convergence of healthcare practice, information technology, and public health initiatives aimed at making healthcare more accessible, efficient, and data-driven.
Recent developments include the FDA utilizing agentic-ai in regulatory processes and the expansion of digital therapeutics into specialized clinical domains. Key bibliographic resources and clinical practice guidelines include:
- Clinical Practice for Nurses and Mental Health Professions, edited by Rhonda L. Wilson (Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2026. ISBN 978-3-032-32552-5). This text addresses digital therapeutics and digital health in nursing and mental health practice, covering clinical use, safety, education, and workforce development. See Digital Health Therapeutic Innovation for detailed bibliographic context.
- Integration of digital health strategies into nursing curricula and mental health workflows to address workforce development needs.
- Continued emphasis on regulatory frameworks for digital therapeutics, aligning with WHO global strategic frameworks and DHWA Whitepaper definitions.
- Ongoing analysis of implementation research (Hourani et al.) and clinical trial trends (Jiang et al.) to evaluate efficacy and safety in diverse patient populations.