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Acta Biomed. 2021 Nov 29;92:e2021529. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS7.12405.

Digital health in the management of allergic diseases.

Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis

Stefano Pattini, Giuseppe Pingitore, Fabio Cardinale, Amelia Licari, Michele Miraglia Del Giudice, Mauro Calvani, Elena Chiappini, Claudio Cravidi, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Giampaolo Ricci, Marzia Duse, Salvatore Tripodi

Affiliations

  1. Allergist-Clinical Immunologist, Pediatric Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of the Mother, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. [email protected].
  2. Pediatrician and Allergist, Rome. [email protected].
  3. Department of Pediatrics, Giovanni XXIII Pediatric Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. [email protected].
  4. Pediatric Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy - Pediatric Unit, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. [email protected].
  5. Department of woman, child and of general and specialized surgery, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy. [email protected].
  6. UOC di Pediatria. Azienda ospedaliera S. Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy. [email protected].
  7. Infectious Disease, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Firenze, Italy. [email protected].
  8. Agenzia Tutela della Salute, ATS (National Healthcare System), Pavia, Italy. [email protected].
  9. Pediatric Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Pediatric Unit, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. [email protected].
  10. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
  11. Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. [email protected].
  12. Allergology Service Policliclinico Casilino, Rome, Italy. [email protected].

PMID: 34842591 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v92iS7.12405

Abstract

In recent years there has been an important implementation in the medical field of both Mobile Health, such as the use of mobile communication devices, and of other telemedicine tools in general, with the aim of supporting the supervision of diseases from the moment of the first diagnosis to the therapeutic follow-up. In fact, Digital Health can also have a very positive impact on the management of allergic patients, who are known to have the greatest need for regular monitoring, simplifying contact between doctor and patient, but there is still a need to improve implementation regulations, define certification programs and adequate reimbursement systems, as well as to guarantee a high level of attention to the protection of sensitive data. The hope is that one positive outcome of the Covid-19 pandemic will be an acceleration, by all stakeholders involved, of the process of the modernization of health care.

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