Health is one of the basic human needs, and providing quality, safe, effective and affordable healthcare services is one of the main duties of governments. Although governments are usually the biggest players in the world's health systems, they are not the only players. Especially in recent years, in most countries, the volume of financial turnover in the health sector has increased significantly.

The word e-Health was a general term in the 1990s and it was applied to all common issues between computers and medicine. In the beginning, this word was mostly used by the industry and trade sector, and its scientific use was very little. At that time, all the services that the Internet could provide for the health of the society were placed in this field. For example, Intel mentions e-Health as a joint effort by global health officials and technology, but with the expansion of the Internet's influence in societies and the increase in the tendency of users to use the Internet, digital health also underwent a huge transformation and went from a practical Public health was removed and became a sub-branch of public health. After that, many users and experts started using e-Health and electronic health became a scientific and academic word, but at first a group of scientists and experts were against the entry of this word into scientific and academic words and called it a word They thought it was purely commercial, but due to the development of the scope of application, an entry permit was issued in such a way that today, hundreds of scientific articles related to the field of electronic health can be found in Medline.

The main trends in the health sector

Digital services are one of the most important transformation factors in the healthcare industry in the digital era, and to provide continuous improvement, this industry needs transformation. The healthcare system of the future will be different, focusing on consumers, allowing citizens to take responsibility for managing their own and their families' health. With the use of digital technologies, two developments have taken place in this industry:

    Transformation in the place of treatment (from hospitals to near homes)

    Transformation in the type of treatment (from disease and treatment to prevention and management)

In the future, the most optimal method of treatment will be outpatient treatment. Homes will be an important and new place of treatment, and virtual therapy will expand access to treatment in rural areas. This issue provides a new structure for the healthcare system and requires less focus on building new facilities such as beds and more focus on services that provide improved access and quality of treatment by reducing costs. Patient-centered healthcare will place more emphasis on accessibility, using digital tools to improve productivity (by reducing the need for specialized labor), increase efficiency, and reduce costs. Globally, about $7.5 trillion is spent annually on healthcare, and this represents a lasting new opportunity for players and newcomers who have successfully built transformative digital services at scale.