In modern society, when digital technologies enable individuals to track health statistics such as human's daily activity and vital signs, new applications, systems, and designs are creating new opportunities for health.For example, applications for healthcare data collection and processing, systems of body area networks, and designs of wearable devices are emerging in healthcare.Embedding digital technologies into healthcare will allow providers to: 1) focus on the individual elements of caring, judgment and emotional intelligence; 2) support cooperative care with individuals; 3) improve health outcomes; 4) enhance patient-doctor relationships; and 5) enable a critical shift to prevention, wellness and self-care across the lifespan.
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