Connected Health: Status and Trends

Dear Colleagues,

Connected health describes a technology-enabled model of healthcare delivery whose goals are focused on providing patient care in the most proactive and efficient manner possible. It refers to a health management model where devices, algorithms, and services are focused on patients’ needs to improve how healthcare services are delivered. Connected health encompasses terms such as telehealth, wearable technology, and electronics alongside advanced computing techniques to ensure timely, flexible, quality health management services and improve chronic care. Connected health services can contribute to a reduction in healthcare costs, improved patient–clinician interaction, and optimization of the “patient journey”, while supporting preventative health and self-care.

This Special Issue will facilitate an extensive overview of the status and trends in connected health, as well as an examination of the state of the art in connected healthcare technologies. It incorporates all types of connected health research where the implementation of technology, services, assessment, or monitoring that could facilitate the improvement of healthcare has been described or examined.

Dr. James Connolly
Guest Editor

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