Digital healthcare, defined as the use of information and communication technology in the healthcare sector, is a tool that can be more cost-effective than traditional means, improve quality of care, and decrease inequalities. Although
started slowly worldwide several years ago, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the acceleration of digital transformation in healthcare. In Italy, electronic health records, online payments, and digital prescriptions, were the first digital innovations implemented across the country. Further progress has certainly been made more recently, with increasing percentages of
Telemedicine
Telemedicine played an important role during the COVID-19 pandemic, when online communication between doctors and patients became a necessity due to social distancing. As of 2022, tele-consultations, tele-reporting, and tele-visits, were the most common services provided by medical specialists in Italy. Across the country,
pharmacies have implemented telemedicine services, such as telecardiology, blood pressure telemonitoring, and telepulmonology.
Users of these kinds of services can be found especially among people with chronic diseases.
Health apps and wearables
With the steep increase in the
number of users of digital fitness and well-being apps, improving health using apps is becoming more and more common in Italy. Most
medical specialists in Italy suggest using health apps to check clinical parameters, monitor lifestyle, and improve therapeutic adherence. Among digital fitness and well-being apps, various options focusing on physical and mental health are available, with fitness apps generating the highest revenue in Italy, followed by nutrition and meditation apps. With the increasing use of fitness apps, eHealth trackers, like smartwatches, are also becoming popular.
Apple devices, followed by Xiaomi and Samsung, are the most used such devices in Italy.
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