[Digital Health Innovation in Gastroenterology]

While digital health is changing the way we perform medicine, implementation of novel diagnostic or therapeutic approaches into clinical practice remains challenging. In this paper we discuss strategies and problems that need to be addressed to enable the translation of new technologies. With its broad spectrum of diseases and procedures the field of gastroenterology offers a perfect test bed for digital innovation. Two clusters of excellence funded by the German Research Foundation focus on data driven personalized therapeutic strategies for oncological and autoimmune diseases. On experimental level digital innovations in endoscopy and for ultrasound-guided interventions are being developed. In endoscopy artificial intelligence-driven decision support systems for adenoma detection have been developed that show promising results in clinical trails. However, for future development it will be crucial to follow an interdisciplinary approach with medical professionals and patients guiding the innovation process. Therefore digital health literacy will need to be implemented in medical education. In the academic field a strong cooperation of clinicians, patients, computer scientists and engineers will be essential.