Digital Health and Technology Adoption

The pursuit of the goal of ‘All for Health’ can be enabled by the adoption of ‘Digital Health’ and ‘Technology’ in all levels of care which can facilitate greater cooperation between health sectors and across different health systems. This chapter will review the development of e-health into the era of ‘Digital Health’ with the emphasis on technological advancement in connected patient care concerning health improvement, health protection, consumer participation as well as improvement of health service effectiveness and efficiency. Case studies from Australia and Hong Kong are used to highlight the rationale, importance, policy, and implementation issues of adopting digital technologies and innovative models of care that contribute to achieving healthcare goals in different health system contexts. Together with the advocation of ‘Smart City’ and ‘Smart Health’ by a lot of countries, government initiatives and commitments from key stakeholders are the important factors that facilitate this international movement. Similarly, a well-developed specialised digital health workforce and the competence of health services managers and health infor-mation managers in supporting the health system in transitioning into the era of ‘Digital Health’ are critical. A holistic approach in developing the workforce that can lead and manage digital health transformation is also discussed.