Digital Patient Journey: From Prevention to Follow-Up and the Importance of Standardization
Digital Patient Journey – From Prevention to FollowUp | SanteNet
Summary
The digital patient journey encompasses the entire process, from prevention and symptom recording through diagnosis, treatment, and remote monitoring. Ensuring structured and reusable health data throughout this continuum is key to maximizing healthcare value.
Details
A digital patient journey covers the full path from prevention (e.g., vaccinations) and symptom capture to triage, booking, consultation, diagnostics, treatment planning, discharge, and follow-up. For this process to be seamless, standardized data exchange is essential. The system must generate structured data for various elements: a clinical encounter, observations/diagnostic reports, medication requests, etc. Achieving interoperability requires multiple standards working together. FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is highlighted as crucial for modern health data exchange. Complementary standards include SNOMED CT and LOINC for standardized clinical terminology, DICOM for medical imaging, and ICD-10 for diagnosis classification. By integrating these diverse technical standards, the system can eliminate issues like patients repeating information or systems operating in silos, thereby enabling continuous and personalized care.
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