Advances in Digital Health Technologies
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 2453
Special Issue Editors
Interests: AI ethics; intelligent systems for healthcare; wearable sensors; machine learning
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Interests: Machine learning; robotics; intelligent systems for healthcare
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid advancement of digital technologies is transforming healthcare systems. The integration of artificial intelligence, wearable devices, and interconnected medical technologies is reshaping how health data is collected, analyzed, and utilized. Key themes include the enhancement of diagnostic accuracy, the personalization of treatment plans, and the facilitation of remote patient monitoring. Nevertheless, this evolution is also associated with complex challenges related to privacy, safety and security; ensuring transparency and explainability in systems; and upholding the core principles of fairness, responsibility, accountability, and trust. To fully harness the potential of digital health, it is essential to deepen our understanding of how these technologies interact with clinical practice and patient outcomes, supported by rigorous scientific research and ethical frameworks.
This Special Issue seeks high-quality original papers that focus on recent advances in digital health technologies, emphasizing their development, implementation, and impact on healthcare delivery. We welcome contributions that explore novel AI applications, IoMT systems, wearable innovations, data security solutions, and ethical or regulatory considerations.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in healthcare diagnostics and treatment planning;
- Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and sensor networks for patient monitoring;
- Wearable health devices and real-time data acquisition;
- Data security, privacy protection, and cybersecurity in digital health;
- Integration of digital health tools in clinical workflows and telemedicine;
- Personalized medicine and digital therapeutics enabled by technology;
- Big data analytics, interoperability, and standards for health information exchange;
- Human–AI collaboration and trust in automated healthcare systems.
Dr. Lourdes Martínez-Villaseñor
Prof. Dr. Hiram Ponce
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- digital health
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning,Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)
- wearable health devices
- patient monitoring
- data privacy
- cybersecurity
- explainable AI (XAI)
- transparency in AI
- health equity
- ethical AI
- personalized medicine
- digital therapeutics
- clinical decision support
- health data analytics
- interoperability
- regulatory compliance
- telemedicine
- human–AI interaction
- trustworthy AI
- healthcare innovation
- big data in healthcare
- responsible AI
- healthcare technology integration
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