Pan American Health Organization. (2020) Digital health: a strategy to maintain health care for people living with noncommunicable diseases during COVID-19. Washington DC: Pan American Health Organization. Factsheet no. 11.
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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death and disability worldwide. Effective management of these chronic conditions depends largely on continuous, responsive, accessible, and quality services and successful patient engagement and self-management. Digital health, and in particular telemedicine visits, electronic records, and electronic prescriptions, have already demonstrated having advantages in successfully ensuring continuity of care, especially when services are disrupted, as well as monitoring and evaluating interventions for NCDs.
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Patient / client care management
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Treatment and maintenance > Treatment factors
N Communication, information and education > Telehealth / Telemedicine / mHealth / eHealth
N Communication, information and education > Digital technology
VA Geographic area > United States
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