Nursing Informatics science and practice integrates nursing, its info and knowledge, and their management, with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to promote the health of people, families and communities worldwide”.

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in

support of health and health-related fields.

The broad scope of Digital Health includes categories such as mobile health (mHealth), health information technology (IT), wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, and personalized medicine. These technologies can empower consumers to make better-informed decisions about their own health and provide new options for facilitating prevention, early diagnosis of life- threatening diseases, and management of chronic conditions outside of traditional care settings.

Review: lecture 10: digital health