(éco 121) Connected health: a democratic tool for access to care for all or a smoke screen?

This column, published in eco121 in February by Loick Menvielle, starts with this thought: "With a growth rate of approximately 60% per year and a market estimated at 78 billion euros worldwide (Statista, 2022), connected health represents a field that holds many hopes. It is no longer rare to see a large number of health and well-being applications for patients flourish, to help them manage their illnesses and improve their daily lives. Although digital technology can be considered as a tool that is easy to understand and accessible to all, we must question its real scope, especially in light of a growing phenomenon: illiteracy, which affects 17% of the population in France (Insee, 2019), that is to say nearly 13 million people who have difficulty understanding digital tools..."

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