The Use of Digital Health in the Detection and Management of COVID-19

Meshari F. Alwashmi
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Meshari F. Alwashmi: School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Health Sciences Centre, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St John’s, NL A1B 3V6, Canada

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-7

Abstract: Digital health is uniquely positioned to enhance the way we detect and manage infectious diseases. This commentary explores the potential of implementing digital technologies that can be used at different stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, including data-driven disease surveillance, screening, triage, diagnosis, and monitoring. Methods that could potentially reduce the exposure of healthcare providers to the virus are also discussed.

Keywords: digital health; mHealth; infectious disease; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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