The Digitization of Healthcare New Challenges and Opportunities
Combining conceptual, pragmatic and operational approaches, this edited collection addresses the demand for knowledge and understanding of IT in the healthcare sector. With new technology outbreaks, our vision of healthcare has been drastically changed, s
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Loick Menvielle • Anne-Françoise Audrain-Pontevia • William Menvielle Editors
The Digitization of Healthcare New Challenges and Opportunities
Editors Loick Menvielle EDHEC Business School Nice Cedex, France
Anne-Françoise Audrain-Pontevia Université du Québec à Montréal Montréal, Canada
William Menvielle Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Trois Rivières, Canada
ISBN 978-1-349-95172-7 DOI 10.1057/978-1-349-95173-4
ISBN 978-1-349-95173-4 (eBook)
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Preface
When digital is revolutionizing medical practices! IT has infiltrated the health sector and it is now beginning to have a growing influence on both doctors and patients. More than a passing trend, the health sector is undergoing a revolution which could change the way doctors and patients relate. While some companies may be adopting these changes for their own benefits, the digital revolution could be extremely positive for all of us. Today, the eHealth market is worth more than US $250 billion, with an encouraging prospect of between 10 and 25% growth according to PwC (2015). Some medical actors see this emerging market as a consequence of new uses of technologies. eHealth is seen as a solution to care access issues, but not only this. It will give patients with ch
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