[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":415},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-the-intellectual-property-journey-of-patients-digital-health-data":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":170,"relatedBooks":319},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":32,"project_category":35,"contact_email_category":38,"yst_prominent_words":39,"class_list":48,"better_featured_image":60,"acf":97,"yoast_meta":114,"_links":117},52067,"2026-02-17T14:15:30","2026-02-17T13:15:30",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=52067&_wpnonce=b64b67361e&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-02-19T06:57:08","2026-02-19T05:57:08","the-intellectual-property-journey-of-patients-digital-health-data","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-intellectual-property-journey-of-patients-digital-health-data",{"rendered":17},"The Intellectual Property Journey Of Patients’ Digital Health Data",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>If you have used or are using a digital health device or service to gain insights about your own health, you have a digital health data trail. Whether it’s your smartwatch or that genetic sequencing you took to know about your risks for certain ailments, your personal data has been logged digitally. The latter is often used by companies providing digital health services to fine-tune their products and generate intellectual property (IP).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As users of such services, it becomes ever important to understand (or at least try to) where that data ends up and consider who should own the resulting IP. We decided to follow the digital health data trail and resulting IP through the patient journey; as the conundrums it poses will become ever more relevant in the digital health era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Generating IP from data patients already own\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let’s say you’ve had a close elderly relative who has been diagnosed with a condition such as diabetes. Concerned about your own risks of developing this condition, you take a genetic test from a company offering direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After a few weeks, they will share your genetic report, indicating your risks for diabetes as well as other conditions. This provides you a snapshot of what your future health might look like so that you can take preventative measures such as screenings or undertake lifestyle changes as appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What happens when I get my genome sequenced - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FRrTzi6C05lw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This scenario applies to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.drugdiscoverynews.com\u002Fgenetic-discrimination-and-snapchat-15482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hundreds of people\u003C\u002Fa> on a daily basis whether it’s to assess their disease risk or gain \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-global-nutrigenomics-landscape\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tailored nutrition advice\u003C\u002Fa>. In sending their genetic sample, they are providing one of their most intimate health data to a company in exchange for a service. These companies might be looking further than just providing disease risk assessments to their consumers. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In fact, 23andMe leveraged its gold mine of genetic databases of millions of individuals for drug development and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F1\u002F10\u002F21060456\u002F23andme-licensed-drug-developed-genetic-database-autoimmune-psoriasis-almirall\" target=\"_blank\">sold some of their IP\u003C\u002Fa>. While 23andMe’s customers have agreed in the terms of service to allow the use of their data and not receive any remuneration, such drugs would not have been developed without them in the first place. Now it’s even more important as they went bankrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Personal digital health tools that collect patient data\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now, if that genetic test you took indeed indicated a higher risk of you developing diabetes, you might want to take some preventative measures towards that. In addition to some lifestyle and eating habit changes, you might want to consider food logging apps or even \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F4DLIOH83S1Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 24\u002F7 glucose monitor\u003C\u002Fa> to assist in and supplement those changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The smartphone market is inundated with such options. There are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC6352016\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">over 300,000 health apps\u003C\u002Fa> targeting a myriad of health-related topics from mental health to chronic condition management. Software aside, there are also digital health devices that can measure health parameters \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Finfographics\u002Fdigital-health-sensors\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from head to toe\u003C\u002Fa>. Patients can use these to obtain personalised health data which they can use to make informed decisions about their health and lifestyle. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F04\u002F0724_digital-health-on-our-body-infographic-04-768x718.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57349\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F04\u002F0724_digital-health-on-our-body-infographic-04-768x718.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F04\u002F0724_digital-health-on-our-body-infographic-04-1536x1435.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F04\u002F0724_digital-health-on-our-body-infographic-04.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>In tandem, they continue the health data trail from external companies’ services to tools that patients carry with them throughout the day. As with DTC genetic companies, data collected from apps and wearables can even be sold to third parties or generate new IP. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, in the case of fertility tracking apps, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Faustralia-news\u002F2023\u002Fmar\u002F22\u002Ffertility-apps-collect-unnecessary-personal-data-and-could-sell-it-to-third-parties-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a study conducted in Australia\u003C\u002Fa> earlier this year found that the country’s most popular fertility tracking apps collect extensive data that is not required for the app. This includes information on aspects such as financial situation and education level which they can monetise. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This was exemplified in the case of period tracking app Flo. The company behind the app \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2021\u002F1\u002F13\u002F22229303\u002Fflo-period-tracking-app-privacy-health-data-facebook-google\" target=\"_blank\">shared Flo users’ private health information\u003C\u002Fa> with third-party firms such as Facebook and Google. This could enable those third parties to further improve their algorithm managing targeted ads, without the original data owners knowing about it, let alone benefit from such transactions. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Doctor-patient visits: the traditional health data generation point\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Having tracked your blood glucose level with a smart glucose sensor for some weeks, you decide to have it assessed by your physician. During the visit, the doctor will likely take a glucose measurement of their own and compare the readings with those obtained from the sensor. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Based on the assessment, medical history and physical examination, the doctor will advise on the next steps, and generate an entry in your medical record for that visit. This further extends the patient health data trail to a scenario that has been unfolding for centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"physician shortage\" class=\"wp-image-34881\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The medical data IP issue it raises pertains to who owns the medical record’s IP if the physician was the person to create it.\u003C\u002Fstrong> For example, in the case of a surgery or treatment pathway, each surgeon\u002Fphysician might adopt a particular approach based on their own reasoning with little or no input from the patient; and their decision will be added to the medical record. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The laws vary depending on countries but generally healthcare providers control and safeguard that data, while not owning the information itself. However, in certain cases, healthcare institutions will use those medical record’s IP during partnerships with tech companies for research and product development. In some cases, identifiable information \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.bloomberglaw.com\u002Fprivacy-and-data-security\u002Fgoogles-ai-health-predictions-project-beats-privacy-challenge\">might not\u003C\u002Fa> even have been adequately removed. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Such deals take place while patients themselves \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcareitnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fpatients-want-health-record-access-usability-says-sequoia-project\">are often unable\u003C\u002Fa> to easily access their own health records. There has even been \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medpagetoday.com\u002Fresource-centers\u002Fosteoporosis\u002Fwho-owns-patient-records\u002F451\">a traditional belief\u003C\u002Fa> that providing patients access to their records might be more harmful than beneficial. However, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medpagetoday.com\u002Fresource-centers\u002Fosteoporosis\u002Fwho-owns-patient-records\u002F451\">a pilot study has shown\u003C\u002Fa> that providing patients full access to their medical records not only improved patient satisfaction and education, but might also lead to significantly improved patient safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Future digital health IP will still rely on patients’ data\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Throughout the patient journey, the health data trail that ensues is a coveted commodity considering \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prnewswire.com\u002Fnews-releases\u002Fdigital-health-market-to-grow-by-usd-563-59-billion-from-2022-to-2027-the-use-of-ai-in-digital-health-is-a-market-trend---technavio-301900389.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the growing digital health market\u003C\u002Fa>. This will hold true for the future of the field as other technologies with promising healthcare applications such as artificial intelligence (AI) become more commonplace. For instance, a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC8487665\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19 health data storage deal\u003C\u002Fa> enabled tech companies to access the UK’s NHS data to test and develop their AI models, leading to an outcry over data misuse. With the rise in popularity and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fgenerative-ai-explained-its-impact-and-future-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">healthcare potentials of generative AI models\u003C\u002Fa>, health data to train these models and refine the IP will be needed and more partnerships between healthcare institutions and tech companies are to be expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, not involving or not informing the source of that data – the actual patient – will remain a contentious issue. While there might be no straight answer to IP ownership when patient data is involved, the issue has caught the attention of researchers who have \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC8487665\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposed a regulatory model\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The reality is that there is no digital health without sacrificing part of one’s health data and privacy; even if it means contributing that to someone else’s IP. \u003C\u002Fstrong>This is how we are able to get tailored health information from external services and wearable tools that can help us better manage our lifestyle. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>When a physician creates a medical record about a patient, does that belong to his intellectual property? Or does it belong to the patient? Or the healthcare institution that runs the EMR system?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, it’s important to ask such questions that first might look a bit odd, but you take a second look and find a lot of interesting things in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",16,52083,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31],7079,[33,34],7861,686,[36,37],950,952,[],[40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47],1571,1617,1681,1693,1727,1803,2343,2923,[49,14,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59],"post-52067","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tmf","tag-ip-of-health-data","tag-health-data","project_category-medical-professionals","project_category-policy-makers",{"id":24,"alt_text":27,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":61,"media_details":62,"post":5,"source_url":96},"image",{"width":63,"height":64,"file":65,"filesize":66,"sizes":67,"image_meta":93},1820,1024,"2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383.png",651221,{"medium":68,"large":75,"thumbnail":81,"medium_large":86,"1536x1536":87},{"file":69,"width":70,"height":71,"mime-type":72,"filesize":73,"source_url":74},"tmf_article_383-370x208.png",370,208,"image\u002Fpng",37993,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383-370x208.png",{"file":76,"width":77,"height":78,"mime-type":72,"filesize":79,"source_url":80},"tmf_article_383-768x432.png",768,432,119659,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383-768x432.png",{"file":82,"width":83,"height":83,"mime-type":72,"filesize":84,"source_url":85},"tmf_article_383-150x150.png",150,18330,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383-150x150.png",{"file":76,"width":77,"height":78,"mime-type":72,"filesize":79,"source_url":80},{"file":88,"width":89,"height":90,"mime-type":72,"filesize":91,"source_url":92},"tmf_article_383-1536x864.png",1536,864,393101,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383-1536x864.png",{"aperture":94,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":94,"copyright":27,"focal_length":94,"iso":94,"shutter_speed":94,"title":27,"orientation":94,"keywords":95},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383.png",{"cta_type":98,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"key_takeaways":99,"related_books":106,"related_posts_footer":110,"related_posts":20},"subscribe",[100,102,104],{"title":101},"\u003Cp>As more people use digital health devices and services, a trail of health data is created. Companies, in turn, utilize this data to enhance their products, generate IP, and in some cases, monetize it by selling or sharing with third parties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":103},"\u003Cp>Concerns arise about who owns IP in healthcare, with varied laws across countries allowing data use in ways not always transparent to patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":105},"\u003Cp>As AI and digital health evolve, there’s a pressing need for regulations ensuring informed data usage, clear IP ownership, and patient data access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[107,108,109],30419,24762,24759,[111,112,113],51555,17925,51051,{"yoast_wpseo_title":115,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":116,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"The Intellectual Property Journey Of Patients' Digital Health Data","While there might be no straight answer to IP ownership when patient data is involved, the issue has caught the attention of researchers.",{"self":118,"collection":124,"about":127,"author":130,"replies":133,"version-history":136,"predecessor-version":140,"wp:featuredmedia":144,"wp:attachment":147,"wp:term":150,"curies":166},[119],{"href":120,"targetHints":121},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F52067",{"allow":122},[123],"GET",[125],{"href":126},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[128],{"href":129},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[131],{"embeddable":26,"href":132},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F16",[134],{"embeddable":26,"href":135},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=52067",[137],{"count":138,"href":139},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F52067\u002Frevisions",[141],{"id":142,"href":143},60351,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F52067\u002Frevisions\u002F60351",[145],{"embeddable":26,"href":146},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F52083",[148],{"href":149},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=52067",[151,154,157,160,163],{"taxonomy":152,"embeddable":26,"href":153},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=52067",{"taxonomy":155,"embeddable":26,"href":156},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=52067",{"taxonomy":158,"embeddable":26,"href":159},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=52067",{"taxonomy":161,"embeddable":26,"href":162},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=52067",{"taxonomy":164,"embeddable":26,"href":165},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=52067",[167],{"name":168,"href":169,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[171],{"id":113,"date":172,"date_gmt":173,"guid":174,"modified":176,"modified_gmt":177,"slug":178,"status":13,"type":14,"link":179,"title":180,"content":182,"excerpt":184,"author":186,"featured_media":187,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":188,"categories":189,"tags":194,"project_category":203,"contact_email_category":204,"yst_prominent_words":205,"class_list":209,"better_featured_image":223,"acf":262,"yoast_meta":274,"_links":276},"2026-07-27T15:05:43","2026-07-27T13:05:43",{"rendered":175},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=51051&_wpnonce=97a14c9231&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-07-27T15:05:45","2026-07-27T13:05:45","health-equity-in-the-ai-and-digital-health-era-promise-or-peril","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhealth-equity-in-the-ai-and-digital-health-era-promise-or-peril",{"rendered":181},"Health Equity In The AI And Digital Health Era: Promise Or Peril?",{"rendered":183,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>Will digital health and\u002For artificial intelligence improve health equity? This is one of the questions I most often get. Despite its seemingly straightforward nature, the answer isn’t a simple yes or no. As this is going to be a lengthy analysis, here is the TL;DR summary: yes, digital health and AI will eventually very likely improve health equity. But it will take time; and during this transition period, it might even temporarily widen the gap. What is important to understand is that health equity through digital health is not a technological matter. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the long term, the critical question we need to answer is: does the introduction of technologies into healthcare, as part of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this cultural revolution\u003C\u002Fa>, increase or decrease people’s access to healthcare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, the introduction of technology should enhance access to healthcare. It assumes repetitive tasks, expedites onboarding for patients (making it simpler and quicker for them to receive aid from the moment a problem arises), and consequently liberates human resources, which has long been the healthcare systems’ bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, the caveat here is that these advantages will only be accessible to those who can access the technology. \u003Cstrong>Thus, the health equity gap is fundamentally a tech gap\u003C\u002Fstrong>. And this tech gap is in itself a wealth and an education gap. Therefore, at the end of the day, we are confronted with an enormously profound social issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>My team and I are working on the first part: facilitating a world where health equity issues are addressed through technology, which I believe is the most effective approach. But I\u002Fwe don’t have the means to influence the second part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwill-digital-health-widen-or-close-the-health-inequity-gap\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">earlier analysis of digital health equity\u003C\u002Fa>, I defined health equity as the state of affairs when everyone can attain their full potential for health and well-being. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Imagine that digital health terminates the zip-code lottery\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Ideally, we all should live in a world where your health isn’t determined by your zip code, the amount of wealth you possess, or your level of education. Technology – specifically, digital health and artificial intelligence (AI) – is the principal architect of this equitable health utopia. Sounds fascinating, doesn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, transforming this vision into reality is a complex challenge. Technology’s role in healthcare can both enhance and potentially limit people’s access to healthcare services. Let’s explore this paradox further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While we can work diligently to enhance health equity via technology, addressing wealth and education gaps, critical prerequisites for effective technology adoption, is beyond our immediate control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>To put it bluntly, no matter how advanced the cardiological screening features are on the latest smartwatches, they are useless if their price exceeds an individual’s \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fworldpopulationreview.com\u002Fcountry-rankings\u002Fmedian-income-by-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>monthly or even annual wage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>. The theoretical promise of an early alarm will never become a reality.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Can your smartwatch send you to the hospital?\" class=\"wp-image-30731\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F213_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to relate to this challenge? \u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The complex nature of this problem becomes obvious if you try to understand how different actors think about this phenomenon and what solutions they propose. Depending on where the specific stakeholder stands, their point of view – and their suggestions will be radically different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, the consulting firm, McKinsey, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mckinsey.com\u002Findustries\u002Flife-sciences\u002Four-insights\u002Fdigital-health-an-opportunity-to-advance-health-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">analyses the issue from a business angle\u003C\u002Fa>, offering accurate insights and valuable tips for companies grappling with this issue. However, these insights don’t mitigate the challenges faced by those who can’t afford the technology or services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The World Health Organization (WHO) posits this challenge as a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Feurope\u002Fpublications\u002Fi\u002Fitem\u002FWHO-EURO-2022-6810-46576-67595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital health literacy issue\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While this is also correct, we need to take a step back as people do need the technology to use it, and if they don’t, their skill (or lack) of digital health literacy makes no difference. However, I like this conclusion from the WHO: “Yet a focus on digital approaches may inadvertently widen existing inequities in health if known inequalities in access, use and engagement with digital technology are not considered and addressed.” Also interesting is WHO’s conclusion that most studies do not take the complex nature of digital health equity into account and typically observe just one variable. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fbooks\u002FNBK580635\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">textbook chapter\u003C\u002Fa> also handles the case by focusing on the tech side – which again creates the same vacuum: we are leaving people without tech behind. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In response, several digital health equity frameworks have been proposed, such as the one presented in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41746-022-00663-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature Digital Medicine in 2022\u003C\u002Fa>. These frameworks underscore the digital determinants of health, which play a significant role in amplifying or mitigating health disparities in the digital age. For instance, an individual without a reliable internet connection or access to a device cannot benefit from the digital health revolution, regardless of how patient-centric or well-designed the healthcare application might be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35099\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_279-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some projects are attempting to bridge the digital divide. For example, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.miragenews.com\u002Fgood-things-happening-to-support-digital-health-531756\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital health literacy initiative\u003C\u002Fa>, funded by the Australian Digital Health Agency, has trained and resourced 232 digital health mentors. Through their “Health My Way” program, community organizations teach digital health literacy skills, improving digital inclusion. As a result, 80% of participants reported increased digital health literacy skills and confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Many lives and percentage points of GDP are at stake\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The stakes of health inequity are high, and the socioeconomic implications are substantial. According to a report by the World Economic Forum in 2019, poor health costs the U.S. economy about $3.2 trillion per year from premature deaths and the loss of productive potential associated with diseases. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mckinsey.com\u002Fmgi\u002Foverview\u002Fin-the-news\u002Fpoor-health-reduces-global-gdp-by-15-percent-each-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This report estimated\u003C\u002Fa> that poor health reduces global GDP by 15% each year. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the flip side, equalizing healthcare access and quality has healthful effects on the economy at large. Digital technology could narrow the health equity gap by simplifying complex medical processes and removing travel barriers to healthcare access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Figures indicate that underrepresented and\u002For disadvantaged (poor, rural, minority, women, LGBTQ, etc) groups have significantly less access to all the cutting-edge solutions digital health offers. Thus the gap is not only not closing, but it’s rather further widening right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-768x432.png\" alt=\"AI bias algorithm artificial intelligence people patients race population\" class=\"wp-image-41809\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FAI-bias.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the right policies, incentives, subsidies and education, digital health will aid these underrepresented groups, and not just them. It could also help with problems like the “diagnostic odyssey,” a term that describes the long, often arduous journey that individuals with rare conditions undertake before they meet the right specialist. According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, this odyssey averages five years in the United States. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We need money, money and goodwill in policies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All things considered, we can conclude that, in theory, digital health and AI offer significant potential to improve health equity, even though this goes beyond being just a technological issue. These advantages might not be immediately accessible to everyone, but over time, they will become increasingly mainstream – as did many breakthrough technologies throughout the centuries from electricity through washing machines to mobile phones. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, it’s important to acknowledge a potential pitfall. If the main motivation of policymakers\u002Finsurance companies and other stakeholders for increased digitization of healthcare is to cut costs and withdraw resources freed up by technology adoption, we will end up in a place where access isn’t improved for anyone. The result? Technology simply becomes a tool for cost-cutting rather than an agent of change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So here are my takeaways: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Digital health elevates health equity, but only for those with access to technology.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The digital health revolution itself won’t change this status quo; that’s not its mission or target audience.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>To leverage digital health to enhance health equity, we must improve digital equity – a task for policymakers and politicians.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>If we don’t redirect the human resources and capacities liberated by digital health and AI towards improving care, and instead choose to cut positions to save on operational costs, the system will ultimately see no improvements even if all previous conditions are met.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n",{"rendered":185,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Health equity through digital health and AI is not a technological matter, but a socioeconomic one that needs to be addressed accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,51075,{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,190,191,192,193],504,496,489,494,[195,196,197,198,199,200,201,202],6989,7815,7817,1355,134,144,207,313,[36,37],[],[206,41,42,207,208],5323,1719,4707,[210,14,50,51,52,53,54,55,211,212,213,214,215,216,217,218,219,220,221,222,58,59],"post-51051","category-artificial-intelligence","category-health-sensors-trackers","category-personalized-medicine","category-telemedicine","tag-digital-health-literacy","tag-health-equity","tag-digital-health-equity","tag-health-literacy","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-digital-health","tag-medicine",{"id":187,"alt_text":27,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":61,"media_details":224,"post":113,"source_url":261},{"width":225,"height":226,"file":227,"filesize":228,"sizes":229,"image_meta":260},1920,1080,"2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366.png",133563,{"medium":230,"large":236,"thumbnail":242,"medium_large":247,"1536x1536":248,"2048x2048":254},{"file":231,"width":232,"height":233,"mime-type":72,"filesize":234,"source_url":235},"tmf_article_366-370x208.png","370","208","58425","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-370x208.png",{"file":237,"width":238,"height":239,"mime-type":72,"filesize":240,"source_url":241},"tmf_article_366-768x432.png","768","432","143888","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-768x432.png",{"file":243,"width":244,"height":244,"mime-type":72,"filesize":245,"source_url":246},"tmf_article_366-150x150.png","150","20824","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-150x150.png",{"file":237,"width":238,"height":239,"mime-type":72,"filesize":240,"source_url":241},{"file":249,"width":250,"height":251,"mime-type":72,"filesize":252,"source_url":253},"tmf_article_366-1536x864.png","1536","864","333798","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-1536x864.png",{"file":255,"width":256,"height":257,"mime-type":72,"filesize":258,"source_url":259},"tmf_article_366-2048x1152.png","2048","1152","472398","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":94,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":94,"copyright":27,"focal_length":94,"iso":94,"shutter_speed":94,"title":27,"orientation":94},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_366.png",{"cta_type":98,"cta_color":27,"related_books":263,"related_posts_footer":265,"related_posts":20,"subtitle":27,"key_takeaways":269},[108,264,107],37033,[266,267,268],50859,22987,33799,[270,272],{"title":271},"\u003Cp>Will digital health and\u002For artificial intelligence improve health equity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":273},"\u003Cp>Yes, digital health and AI will eventually very likely improve health equity. 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