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Alexandra Heidel1, Christian Hagist1
1Chair of Economic and Social Policy, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany.
JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth
|September 23, 2020
Summary
Germany
Area of Science:
- Digital health
- Health informatics
- Telemedicine
Background:
- Germany pioneered the digital care act, incentivizing digital health device use.
- Physicians can prescribe certified health apps and wearables, aiming to improve patient monitoring and disease management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review literature on risks and benefits of health apps and wearables.
- To identify potential outcomes of Germany's digital care act implementation.
Main Methods:
- Scoping study of 55 articles (2015-2019) from PubMed, Google Scholar, JMIR.
- Qualitative thematic analysis of English-language publications on health apps and wearables.
Main Results:
- Key themes: effectiveness, user demographics, self-tracked data potential, and data privacy concerns.
- Identified benefits stages: initial usage, continued engagement, and data sharing within the healthcare sector.
Conclusions:
- Digital care act can enhance treatment quality via monitoring, management, and education.
- Physician involvement is crucial for adoption, especially for less digitally literate populations.
- Data privacy and transparency are critical for the act's success in Germany.
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