Digital technologies in the public-health response to COVID-19.
Journal
Nature medicine
ISSN: 1546-170X
Titre abrégé: Nat Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9502015
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2020
08 2020
Historique:
received:
07
04
2020
accepted:
02
07
2020
pubmed:
10
8
2020
medline:
28
8
2020
entrez:
10
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Digital technologies are being harnessed to support the public-health response to COVID-19 worldwide, including population surveillance, case identification, contact tracing and evaluation of interventions on the basis of mobility data and communication with the public. These rapid responses leverage billions of mobile phones, large online datasets, connected devices, relatively low-cost computing resources and advances in machine learning and natural language processing. This Review aims to capture the breadth of digital innovations for the public-health response to COVID-19 worldwide and their limitations, and barriers to their implementation, including legal, ethical and privacy barriers, as well as organizational and workforce barriers. The future of public health is likely to become increasingly digital, and we review the need for the alignment of international strategies for the regulation, evaluation and use of digital technologies to strengthen pandemic management, and future preparedness for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32770165
doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-1011-4
pii: 10.1038/s41591-020-1011-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1183-1192Subventions
Organisme : RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
ID : EP/R00529X/1
Pays : International
Organisme : RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
ID : EP/R018391/1
Pays : International
Organisme : RCUK | MRC | Medical Research Foundation
ID : MC_PC_19070
Pays : International
Organisme : RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC)
ID : MC_PC_19070
Pays : International
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