Preventive, Proactive, Productive: Digital Care for Managing Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

The following is a guest article by Subhro Mallik, SVP and Head of Life Sciences business unit at Infosys. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims more lives than any other ailment. In 2019, it accounted for about one-third of total deaths globally. CVD also takes an enormous economic toll – US$ 1 billion per day in the United States alone. What makes it worse is that more than 80 percent of cardiovascular disease is preventable. Patients have the biggest role in CVD prevention, by eliminating as many lifestyle-related risk factors as possible, such as smoking, unhealthy eating, and physical inactivity. But the healthcare system should also shift from reactive to preventive care to mitigate disease incidence. One measure that is proving efficacious in preventing and managing CVD is digital health intervention, the use of digital technologies to support the needs of the healthcare ecosystem. The field of digital health is expanding with every advance in digital technology. Smartphone apps, artificial intelligence solutions, biomedical sensors, and wearable fitness trackers are coming together in telemedicine, health education, disease prediction and management, etc. A meta-analysis conducted some years ago found that patients subjected to digital interventions reported a 39 percent reduction in adverse cardiovascular outcomes, compared to others.  What’s more, digital intervention is not only effective, it is also cost-effective in managing CVD. Digital technologies find ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Ambulatory Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Cardiovascular Disease CVD Detection Digital Healthcare Infosys Management prevention Subhro Mallik Source Type: blogs