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The role of digital transformation in addressing health inequalities in coastal communities: barriers and enablers
Healthcare systems worldwide are striving for the “quadruple aim” of better population health and well-being, improved experience of care, healthcare team well-being (including that of carers) and lower system costs. By shifting the balance of care from reactive to preventive by facilitating the int...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10498291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37711604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1225757 |
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description | Healthcare systems worldwide are striving for the “quadruple aim” of better population health and well-being, improved experience of care, healthcare team well-being (including that of carers) and lower system costs. By shifting the balance of care from reactive to preventive by facilitating the integration of data between patients and clinicians to support prevention, early diagnosis and care at home, many technological solutions exist to support this ambition. Yet few have been mainstreamed in the NHS. This is particularly the case in English coastal areas which, despite having a substantially higher burden of physical and mental health conditions and poorer health outcomes, also experience inequalities with respect to digital maturity. In this paper, we suggest ways in which digital health technologies (DHTs) can support a greater shift towards prevention; discuss barriers to digital transformation in coastal communities; and highlight ways in which central, regional and local bodes can enable transformation. Given a real risk that variations in digital maturity may be exacerbating coastal health inequalities, we call on health and care policy leaders and service managers to understands the potential benefits of a digital future and the risks of failing to address the digital divide. |
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spelling | pubmed-104982912023-09-14 The role of digital transformation in addressing health inequalities in coastal communities: barriers and enablers Asthana, Sheena Prime, Samantha Front Health Serv Health Services Healthcare systems worldwide are striving for the “quadruple aim” of better population health and well-being, improved experience of care, healthcare team well-being (including that of carers) and lower system costs. By shifting the balance of care from reactive to preventive by facilitating the integration of data between patients and clinicians to support prevention, early diagnosis and care at home, many technological solutions exist to support this ambition. Yet few have been mainstreamed in the NHS. This is particularly the case in English coastal areas which, despite having a substantially higher burden of physical and mental health conditions and poorer health outcomes, also experience inequalities with respect to digital maturity. In this paper, we suggest ways in which digital health technologies (DHTs) can support a greater shift towards prevention; discuss barriers to digital transformation in coastal communities; and highlight ways in which central, regional and local bodes can enable transformation. Given a real risk that variations in digital maturity may be exacerbating coastal health inequalities, we call on health and care policy leaders and service managers to understands the potential benefits of a digital future and the risks of failing to address the digital divide. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10498291/ /pubmed/37711604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1225757 Text en © 2023 Asthana and Prime. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Health Services Asthana, Sheena Prime, Samantha The role of digital transformation in addressing health inequalities in coastal communities: barriers and enablers |
title | The role of digital transformation in addressing health inequalities in coastal communities: barriers and enablers |
title_full | The role of digital transformation in addressing health inequalities in coastal communities: barriers and enablers |
title_fullStr | The role of digital transformation in addressing health inequalities in coastal communities: barriers and enablers |
title_full_unstemmed | The role of digital transformation in addressing health inequalities in coastal communities: barriers and enablers |
title_short | The role of digital transformation in addressing health inequalities in coastal communities: barriers and enablers |
title_sort | role of digital transformation in addressing health inequalities in coastal communities: barriers and enablers |
topic | Health Services |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10498291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37711604 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1225757 |
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