New horizons in the role of digital data in the healthcare of older people

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There are national and global moves to improve effective digital data design and application in healthcare. This New Horizons commentary describes the role of digital data in healthcare of the ageing population. We outline how health and social care professionals can engage in the proactive design of digital systems that appropriately serve people as they age, carers and the workforce that supports them.

Key Points Healthcare improvements have resulted in increased population longevity and hence multimorbidity.

Shared care records to improve communication and information continuity across care settings hold potential for older people.

Data structure and coding are key considerations.

A workforce with expertise in caring for older people with relevant knowledge and skills in digital healthcare is important.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Masoli, J.A.H. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3794-7065 Todd, O. Burton, J.K. Wolff, C. Walesby, K.E. Hewitt, J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-1792 Conroy, S. van Oppen, J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2570-7112 Wilkinson, C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0748-0150 Evans, R. Anand, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6428-4554 Hollinghurst, J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3556-2017 Bhanu, C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3168-4172 Keevil, V.L. Vardy, E.R.L.C. Anand, A. Burton, J.K. Bhanu, C. Butler, M. Clegg, A. Collins, J.T. Conroy, S. Dodds, R. Evans, R. Harrison, S. Hewitt, J. Hollinghurst, J. Jones, D. Keevil, V.L. Masoli, J. Mitchell, L. van Oppen, J. Osterdahl, M. Quinn, T. Todd, O. Vardy, E. Walesby, K. Wilkinson, C.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
Keywords:	data; digital; frailty; older people; workforce; Humans; Aged; Delivery of Health Care; Aging; Caregivers; Communication; Longevity
Dates:	Published: 1 August 2023 Published (online): 1 August 2023
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health
Funding Information:	Funder Grant number NIHR Academy NIHR300901
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2024 12:16
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2024 12:16
Published Version:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad134
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Oxford University Press (OUP)
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1093/ageing/afad134
Related URLs:	PubMed URL
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:207896

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