EVALUATION OF DIGITAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

In today's world, the healthcare sector is rapidly adapting to the process of digitization with technological ad-vancements. While this digital transformation brings numerous advantages aimed at improving and streamlin-ing healthcare services, it also presents significant legal challenges. This article aims to examine the critical relationship between digital health and law, intending to explore the global digitization process in the healthcare sector. Additionally, it comprehensively investigates both web and mobile platforms of digital health applications actively used worldwide. In the conducted research, the fundamental functionality of these applications, appointment systems, payment systems, and especially their legal frameworks are addressed. This study aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on the detailed analysis of the services offered by digital health applications, user experiences, data security, and legal compliance aspects. Understanding the best practices that private and public institutions and healthcare professionals operating in the digital health field need to adopt to comply with these complex regulations is a fundamental goal of the article.

Keywords

• Health
• Digital Health
• Digital Health Applications
• Legal Framework

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