Digital Interventions in the Health Sector: Country Cases and Policy Discussions

Well-designed digital healthcare interventions can provide quality, more efficient medical care. The high-level policy insights on digitalization and healthcare discussed in this note could support IMF engagement with country authorities on macro-critical health-related issues.
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Volume/Issue: Volume 2023 Issue 004
Publication date: October 2023
ISBN: 9798400251030
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Economics- Macroeconomics , Economics / General , Health , digitalization , social spending , public policy

Summary

This note discusses, through selected country case studies, how digital health records and telemedicine can improve delivery quality, access to underserved populations, and resource utilization in healthcare. In addition, it shows how digital disease surveillance tools can identify outbreaks and track the spread of diseases, while novel digital platforms can facilitate patent licensing and international pooled procurements for better drug access in developing countries. Ensuring safe and well-regulated collection and use of healthcare data, as well as facilitating standardization and interoperability of digital infrastructure in different sectors is critical for the success of these interventions.