This clear-sighted volume introduces the concept of disruptive cooperation- transformative
partnerships between the health and technology sectors to eliminate widespread healthcare
problems such as inequities waste and inappropriate care. Emphasizing the most pressing
issues of a world growing older with long-term chronic illness it unveils a new framework for
personalized integrative service based in mobile technologies. Coverage analyzes social
aspects of illness and health clinically robust uses of health data and wireless and wearable
applications in intervention prevention and health promotion. And case studies from digital
health innovators illustrate opportunities for coordinating the service delivery business
research science and policy sectors to promote healthier aging worldwide.Included among the
topics: Cooperation in aging services technologies The quantified self wearables and the
tracking revolution Smart healthy cities: public-private partnerships Beyond silos to data
analytics for population health Cooperation for building secure standards for health data
Peer-to-peer platforms for physicians in underserved areas: a human rights approach to social
media in medicine Disruptive Cooperation in Digital Health will energize digital health and
healthcare professionals in both non-profit and for-profit settings. Policymakers and public
health professionals with an interest in innovation policy should find it an inspiring
ideabook.
