Technology and Universal Health Coverage
Examining the role of digital health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19550895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Wilson (0000-0002-6800-6447, World Bank, corresponding author), Aziz Sheikh (0000-0001-7022-3056, University of Edinburgh), Marelize Görgens (0000-0002-9258-1767, World Bank), Katherine Ward (0000-0001-9296-4330), Katherine N Ward (0000-0001-9887-343X, World Bank), World Bank |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | 16006-16006 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2047-2978 • E-ISSN: 2047-2986 |
| Publisher | International Society of Global Health (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.7189/jogh.11.16006 |
| PMID | 34912559 |
| OpenAlex | W4200583767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 2 |
While there is tremendous promise to leverage technology for UHC, it will require smart, context-specific policies and programming with ample flexibility to adapt as needs and opportunities change - and with robust safeguards to protect privacy, data security, and equity. The health sector, by its very nature of being data intensive, lends itself to the use of technology for analytics to improve health outcomes, respond to public health crises, and efficiently and equitably allocate resources. The first imperative in considering the use of digital health to expand UHC is to remember that digital health is a means to an end, and only one of the available means. Efforts leveraging digital health to move along that path to universality have taken many forms: to increase the number of people reached, to provide enhanced service coverage, and to reduce the financial burdens on individuals in need of health care. Making use of digital health interventions is an evolving process, not a one-time decision point. It is context specific and needs a clear vision to move from pilot interventions to scaled implementation. Technology can be a key tool in achieving UHC but its use has to be strategic, judicious, and cognizant of issues around privacy and patient rights
Business · Computer security · Digital health · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Health technology · Internet privacy · Political science · Process management · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Computer Science · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Primary Care and Health Outcomes
Universal health coverage
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |