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April, 24, 2018
The promise of digital health in Europe is undeniable. But to make this promise a reality, it is necessary to break down several barriers. Therefore, the EHP Committee on Robotics, AI & Precision Medicine recommends the following actions to make digital health technologies:
Available
Removing the structural barriers to digital health by establishing a Connected European Health Area would reliably deliver digital health services to European citizens.
Affordable
Adapting health systems to integrate digital health technologies would accelerate R&D as well as manufacturing, thus driving down the cost of new discoveries. This speeds up access for patients and will ease the burden on our health systems.
Acceptable
Ensuring that healthcare practitioners and patients are willing and able to use digital health technologies to improve prevention, diagnosis, intervention and treatment is essential.
Digital health has incredible potential, but this is meaningless if it is not available, affordable and acceptable.