Information Science

Digital Health

Use of digital technologies in medicine and other health professions to manage illnesses and health risks and to promote wellness; includes the use of WEARABLE DEVICES; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; TELEMEDICINE; and PERSONALIZED MEDICINE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Use of digital technologies in medicine and other health professions to manage illnesses and health risks and to promote wellness; includes the use of WEARABLE DEVICES; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; TELEMEDICINE; and PERSONALIZED MEDICINE.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Health, Digital
  • Digital Health Technology
  • Digital Health Technologies
  • Health Technologies, Digital
  • Health Technology, Digital

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2024

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Previous Indexing

  • Telemedicine (1998-2023)

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  1. L01w.313w.375w
  2. L01w.462w.500w.847w.125w
  3. N04w.590.374w.178w
  4. N05.300w.291w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Digital Health. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000097103. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000097103
  2. Digital Health. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_health
  3. Digital Health. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5276090