Journal of Medical Internet Research (Nov 2019)

Digital Health Consumers on the Road to the Future

  • Kukafka, Rita

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2196/16359
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 11
p. e16359

Abstract

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Digital health is uniquely positioned to transform health care. This viewpoint explores the enormous benefits for health consumers when digital-first health care is embraced. Also, it explores what risks exist if surveillance capitalism takes over health care. Further, some solutions to prepare digital health citizens for the road ahead are also discussed.