Healthcare, in general, is a multi-dimensional system that includes many working parts such as the patient, healthcare workers, stakeholders, health system organization, insurance companies, healthcare facilities/organizations, and the Government. With that in mind, it is important that strategic planning is done. Strategic health planning involves creating objectives and setting goals for where a healthcare organization would like to go in the future and then constructing a plan to achieve these objectives. With strategic planning, it is important to take into consideration the rapid changes in technology.
Refine an understanding of strategic planning and digital health.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:
1) What are the fundamentals of digital health (provide an example with an explanation of their uses), and why is it important?
2) Discuss how strategic planning varies from healthcare to business.
3) How does strategic planning affect advances in digital health?
4) Discuss in detail what type of leadership is needed to bring forth strategic planning for digital health.
5) Discuss the importance of regulating digital health.
