Empower Your Wellness: What Is Digital Health and How Can It Help with Health and Weight Loss?
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Natalie Stein
CDC Lifestyle Coach, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, and expert in nutrition, public health, and healthy lifestyle choices
In this article:
- Digital health includes technology in hospitals and clinics, as well as at home. From robotics and electronic health records to telehealth and wearable devices, digital health is everywhere.
- Digital health can reduce costs, improve quality of care, increase accessibility, and support personalization of care.
- Digital health and technology are at home and used for wellness as well as for medical purposes.
- Digital health tools like Lark can help with weight loss and a healthy lifestyle by providing information, support, and personalized tips when you need them.
- Lark can support you 24/7 as you make healthy choices to lose weight and manage blood sugar, blood pressure, or other conditions from your smartphone or tablet.
What does “digital health” mean to you? It might sound like something out of reach, that only doctors with special training can use. Or maybe it sounds like complex devices or clothing that track every move, breath, and heart beat. Those are examples of digital devices, but the reality is that digital health covers a wide range of care options - including some that can support your everyday lifestyle choices to improve health and manage weight.
Digital health is anything that uses technology to support patient care. It can happen in hospitals and clinics, but it can also happen anywhere else that you may be, including via your phone. Here’s what you should know about digital health and how Lark is a digital health option that can help you reach your health and weight goals.
What Is Digital Health? Technology for Modern Medicine and Wellness
Digital health uses technology to help patients improve health, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Examples include using artificial intelligence (AI) to help diagnose conditions and robotics to perform surgeries. But if you’ve ever logged into your healthcare portal using the internet, or you’ve had a phone or video appointment with a doctor or nurse, you’ve also used digital health.
Here are examples of what digital health can include and how it can be used.
| Type of Digital Health | Core Definition | Real-World Examples & Lark Integration | ||||||||||
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| Technological Integration | The use of software, hardware, and mobile connectivity to deliver information to your device. | mHealth apps, wearable fitness trackers, and smart health devices. Information from your Fitbit, smart scale or glucose monitor may automatically appear in Lark. | ||||||||||
| Data Management | The use of data analytics and automated tracking systems to map health trends, including if you use a patient portal to check your health history or lab results. | Automated dashboards, digital food logs, and blood pressure trends over time. You can log meals, weight, and workouts in Lark! | ||||||||||
Benefits of Digital Health in HealthcareSome people worry that digital health will take away the human aspect of healthcare. They may think of robots making mistakes, or not being able to see a doctor. But the reality is that digital health can have many benefits. The Food and Drug Administration’s Digital Health Center describes some important benefits of digital health.
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