Page 236 - International Perspectives on Effective Teaching and Learning in Digital Education

Manuel Lillo-Crespo

ones with digital tools during their education but also providing them with a
holistic perspective that could be inclusive for cultural aspects. By urging Eu-
ropean Member States to promote the digitalization of their health systems
including the training of their health professionals, the last regional action
plan provides a framework that aims at:

1. recognizing digital technologies as a key determinant of health, both
directly and through their interactions with traditional health determi-
nants;
. developing guidance and building capacity for the digitalization of he-
alth systems;
3. transforming health systems and strengthening prevention and well-
-being;
4. promoting an appropriate enabling environment and foundations for
digital health transformation, ensuring equity and building trust;
5. engaging with key partners and leveraging regional networks to foster
digital health development and innovation and promote knowledge-
-sharing; and
6. promoting evidence-informed investments and facilitating the imple-
mentation, evaluation and scale up of digital solutions.

Therefore, all the digital learning initiatives designed for and used with
health professionals across Europe should be understood under this frame-
work submitted by the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the World Health
Organization (WHO) European Region 2023–2030 (World Health Orgaanization,
) which is characterised for being culturally sensitive and congruent.
Prior to the WHO initiatives for Europe exposed until now, The Health In-
formation Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 9
in the United States (US) sparked the long-awaited adoption of electronic
health records (EHRs) by healthcare systems across the country and eventual-
ly the development of patient portals, allowing patients online access to key
elements of their medical charts. Nowadays high percentages of hospitals
in the US and Europe use a government-certified EHR, allow their patients
to view health information online and train their staff also in a digitalised
and personalised way. HITECH additionally spurred private industry invest-
ment in digital health, including mobile health, wearable devices, remote
patient monitoring (RPM), and telehealth. Since 9 HITECH has developed
a comprehensive Framework for Digital Health Equity, detailing key digital
determinants of health (DDoH), to support the work of digital health tool cre-

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