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Roadmap to Successful Digital Health Ecosystems: A Global Perspective, Second Edition, explores the transformative integration of digital health technologies to enhance healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of digital health, focusing on next-generation systems and the role of artificial intelligence in creating efficient healthcare ecosystems. The revised content covers topics such as regional implementation experiences, workforce management, and precision healthcare. New chapters highlight advancements in digital health technologies, case studies from Jamaica and Africa, and strategies for addressing fragmentation in healthcare systems. The book emphasizes ethical AI use and proactive, integrated healthcare approaches. For the academic audience, this revision serves as an essential resource, compiling cutting-edge research and practical applications that inform best practices in digital health. It equips researchers, educators, and practitioners with the knowledge needed to navigate the complexities of digital health ecosystems and drive innovation in their fields.

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Author:   Evelyn Hovenga (CEO and Director, eHealth Education Pty Ltd, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia) ,  Heather Grain, PhD. (School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443440731

ISBN 10:   0443440735
Pages:   795
Publication Date:   27 March 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Successful Digital Health 1. Digital Health Transformation Section 2: Clinical Data 2. Governance – Little and Big Data 3. Governing Domain Knowledge and Use 4. User Interface - Design and Navigation Section 3: Health Data 5. Strengthen the Management of Vital Statistics 6. National Frameworks Section 4: Supportive Global/National Infrastructures 7. Digital Health Ecosystem Requirements 8. Standards and Interoperability 9. Platform Ecosystem Approach 10. Management and Governance Mechanisms 11. Legislative/Policy Support 12. Knowledge Management Section 5: Information Systems, Devices, and Connectivity 13. Local Use of Informatics 14. Health System Connectivity 15. Promote Interconnectivity and Interoperability Section 6: Educating the Workforce 16. Digital Use Training 17. Modelling 18. Using Models to Design Applications Section 7: Digital Transformation 19. openEHR Specifications 20. Establish Institutional Networks 21. Establish Multi-Sectoral Collaboration 22. Technical and Scientific Information 23. Global and National Change Management Section 8: Evaluation and Benefits Realisation 24. Standard Assessment/Evaluation Tools and Methods 25. Current and Future Vision

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Evelyn Hovenga, RN, PhD, FACS, FANC, FIAHSI, currently manages eHealth Education, an RTO, and the not-for-profit Global eHealth Collaborative (GeHCo) and continues to work as a digital health consultant. She retired as Professor of Health Informatics in 2007, following a 25-year career in this discipline with a focus on standards development as these apply to EHRs, semantic interoperability, and terminology and is Honorary Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education, University College London (http://www.chime.ucl.ac.uk/). Evelyn started her career as a registered nurse; has health executive, public service, educational and research experience; obtained a PhD in Health Administration (Nursing Informatics); initiated and hosted the first National Health Informatics Conference (HIC) in Melbourne in 1993; is one of the founders of HISA and the Australasian College of Health Informatics; and is a founding fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (FIAHSI), Geneva. She is also widely published. Evelyn is an honorary member of the International Medical Informatics Association’s Nursing Informatics SIG as a result of representing Australian nurses from 1984 for many years, as a member and Past Chair of this group. Heather Grain, ADip HIM, Dip TDD, GDip IS, MHI, FAIDH, FMU, FIAHSI, possesses international expertise in developing, implementing, and managing digital health systems and data governance. A leader in electronic health record systems, she has worked across multiple countries and held significant roles in health informatics at organizations such as ISO, HL7, and SNOMED International. Currently, she leads the Information Governance Ad Hoc Group for ISO TC215. As an educator, Heather has guided many into health informatics, developing courses for eHealth Education and several universities. She designed the Electronic Health Records Online Learning (eHRoL) clinical coding simulation and training tool for the Global eHealth Collaborative (GeHCo). With a strong understanding of both the practical and theoretical aspects of digital health, she emphasizes the importance of data harmonization to reduce costs and improve healthcare outcomes, while working to advance skills and education strategies in digitally supported healthcare.

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