Impact of Digital Health Technologies and Digital Transactions on Healthcare Practitioner and Patient Behaviour: Perspective from India and United Kingdom

Abstract

Being a health care professional in the twenty-first century is incredibly demanding. The increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses, a shortage of medical personnel, an increase in administrative chores, the rising expense of medical care, and increased life expectancy pose enormous challenges for medical professionals. The expanding prominence of digital health has driven this transition. Digital health refers to more than just technical advancement; it also profoundly alters the physician-patient relationship and treatment environments. The negative features appear to exceed the favourable elements in the shift to digital health adoption in medical practise. Only a few examples exist where hospitals, policymakers, and payers provide adequate incentives to enhance the adoption of important technology. Government driven initiatives like Digital India, Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, UPI payments need awareness on guidelines and policies. Health care is a complicated system, and many revolutionary innovations remain prohibitively expensive. Furthermore, there is a resistance among co workers to accept the digital healthcare and many patients do not rely upon it.