Digital Health Innovations for Patient-Centered Care

Digital health technologies, including telehealth advancements, personalized interventions, mobile health applications, electronic patient-reported outcomes, and self-management tools, are revolutionizing how healthcare is delivered and experienced. These innovations are transforming patient-centered care paradigms by enhancing patient engagement, streamlining healthcare processes, and leading to better health outcomes. As these technologies continue to evolve, understanding their impact provides essential context for further research in this dynamic field.

This Research Topic aims to explore the transformative role of digital health innovations in reshaping patient-centered care paradigms. The collection will delve into various facets of digital health, highlighting how these advancements improve patient engagement and streamline healthcare processes. Topics of interest include the integration of telehealth into traditional care models, the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on personalized patient care, the role of wearable technology and mobile health in chronic disease management, and the use of electronic patient-reported outcomes to improve patient monitoring and feedback. Ethical considerations in deploying digital health solutions will also be addressed. Through real-world case studies and analysis of industry trends, the aim is to provide healthcare professionals with practical perspectives and actionable strategies to integrate innovative digital solutions into their practices, thereby elevating patient experience and improving healthcare delivery.

This Research Topic invites contributions that address the integration of digital health technologies in patient-centered care. We encourage submissions focusing on themes such as telehealth integration into traditional care models, the impact of AI and ML on personalized patient care, the role of wearable technology and mobile health in chronic disease management, and the use of electronic patient-reported outcomes. Additionally, discussions on the ethical considerations of deploying digital health solutions are welcome. We invite researchers to contribute to this field of knowledge by submitting Original Research, Review Articles, Case Reports, Brief Research Reports, Clinical Trials, Mini Reviews, Study Protocols, Systematic Reviews, and Technology articles that provide insights into innovative digital solutions and their practical applications in healthcare. Authors are encouraged to present evidence-based findings and actionable strategies to support the integration of digital health into clinical practice.

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Case Report
• Classification
• Clinical Trial
• Community Case Study
• Conceptual Analysis
• Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy
• Data Report
• Editorial
• ... View all formats

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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Case Report
• Classification
• Clinical Trial
• Community Case Study
• Conceptual Analysis
• Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Policy and Practice Reviews
• Policy Brief
• Review
• Study Protocol
• Systematic Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Digital Health, Patient-centered care, Telehealth, Personalized interventions

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.