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Gliklich RE, Dreyer NA, Leavy MB, et al., editors. 21st Century Patient Registries: Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide: 3rd Edition, Addendum [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2018 Mar.

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21st Century Patient Registries: Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide: 3rd Edition, Addendum [Internet].

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Four interconnected boxes are used to show the four application areas of digital health technologies. These four areas are Diagnostics, Treatment, Public Health, and Research. Within each application area, there are examples of tasks which can be accomplished through digital health technologies. Within the application area of diagnostics, the following tasks are written: point-of-care diagnostics, portable imaging, biomarker sensing, patient-reported symptoms. Within the application area of treatment, the following tasks are written: clinical decision making, chronic disease management, telehealth services, prevention and wellness, disaster support/care. Within the application area of public health, the following tasks are written: enhance service access, dissemination of health information, disease and health surveillance, medication tracking and safety. Within the application area of research, the following tasks are written: remote clinical trials, assessment and screening, treatment adherence, post-market surveillance of devices.

Figure 3-1Spectrum of application areas for digital health technologies

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