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. 2022 Jun 27:2022:10.31478/202206e.
doi: 10.31478/202206e. eCollection 2022.

The Promise of Digital Health: Then, Now, and the Future

Amy Abernethy  1 , Laura Adams  2 , Meredith Barrett  3 , Christine Bechtel  4 , Patricia Brennan  5 , Atul Butte  6 , Judith Faulkner  7 , Elaine Fontaine  2 , Stephen Friedhoff  8 , John Halamka  9 , Michael Howell  10 , Kevin Johnson  11 , Peter Long  12 , Deven McGraw  13 , Redonda Miller  14 , Peter Lee  15 , Jonathan Perlin  16 , Donald Rucker  17 , Lew Sandy  18 , Lucia Savage  8 , Lisa Stump  19 , Paul Tang  20 , Eric Topol  21 , Reed Tuckson  22 , Kristen Valdes  23
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The Promise of Digital Health: Then, Now, and the Future

Amy Abernethy et al. NAM Perspect. .
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Conflict-of-Interest Disclosures: Amy Abernethy discloses employment by Verily, an Alphabet Company; employment by the U.S. FDA while this paper was being drafted; and serving as member of the Board of Directors or EQRx. Laura Adams discloses employment as Senior Advisor to the National Academy of Medicine. Meredith Barrett discloses receiving personal fees from ResMed and Propeller Health. Atul Butte discloses receiving grants and non-financial support from Progenity; personal fees and other support from NuMedii, Personalis, Assay Depot, GNS Healthcare, uBiome, and Nuna Health; grants and personal fees from NIH and Genentech; grants from L’Oreal and Samsung; personal fees and non-financial support from Merck, Lilly, Geisinger Health, and Roche; and serving as consultant to Wilson Sonsini Goorich & Rosati, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Verinata, 10x Genomics, Pathway Genomics, Guardant Health, and Gerson Lehrman Group. Elaine Fontaine discloses employment as a consultant to the National Academy of Medicine. Stephen Friedhoff discloses employment by Anthem BC while this paper was being drafted; current employment by BCNC; serving as board member to Agape Care and Medical Review Institute of America; and advisor to Rialtic. Michael Howell discloses employment and equity in Google, an Alphabet company. Kevin Johnson discloses employment by University of Pennsylvania. Peter Lee discloses employment by Microsoft. Deven McGraw discloses employment by Invitae Corporation and Ciitizen Corporation; personal fees from Datavant and All of Us Research Program; and serving as board member for CARIN Alliance and Manifest Medex. Redonda Miller discloses employment by the Johns Hopkins University. Jonathan Perlin discloses former employment by HCA Healthcare. Donald Rucker discloses former employment by the National Coordinator for Health IT; current employment by 1up Health; and personal fees from Cync Health. Paul Tang discloses employment by IBM Watson Health. Eric Topol discloses receiving personal fees from Illumnia and serving on the board of directors at Dexcom. Kristen Valdes discloses employment by b.well Connected Health.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1. Evolving Applications of Digital Technology in Health and Health Care
SOURCE: National Academy of Medicine. 2019. Digital Health Action Collaborative, NAM Leadership Consortium: Collaboration for a Value & Science-Driven Health System.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2. Infrastructure Requirements for Progress in Digital Health
SOURCE: National Academy of Medicine. 2019. Digital Health Action Collaborative, NAM Leadership Consortium: Collaboration for a Value & Science-Driven Health System.
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