New position paper “Digital Transformation of Healthcare”

Digital health solutions have the potential to make healthcare more equitable. 

However, it is important to keep in mind that digital health solutions should be adapted to the different needs and abilities of patients, not the other way around. Technology should not replace human contact in healthcare but should be a tool to improve the quality of healthcare for all patients, regardless of their socioeconomic conditions or geographic location.

Equalizing the availability and quality of healthcare not only improves individual and overall levels of health but also has beneficial effects on the wider economy: good health and quick and effective treatment allow patients to live active and productive lives. Improvements in global health have contributed to about a third of overall economic growth in advanced economies over the past century. To sustain this growth rate, digital health solutions must be designed to reach previously excluded or underrepresented groups.

AmCham’s recommendations for a fairer and more efficient digital transformation of healthcare are available here.