Economics of digital health care

Acronym

E-DigiHealth

Description of the granted funding

The health care industry is undergoing an unprecedented digital transformation in many countries. Despite the rapid expansion of digital health services, evidence on their real-world impacts remains limited. This research project examines the economic and social effects of adopting new digital technologies in health care. Using large individual-level datasets and modern statistical methods, we evaluate the effects of digital health care services on health care utilization, access, and service delivery. Moreover, we study how patients and providers engage with these new services and whether digital tools genuinely improve patient outcomes. The research aims to provide novel evidence to guide the implementation of new digital health technologies and optimize digital health care delivery at the operational, clinical, and policy levels.
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Starting year

2026

End year

2030

Granted funding

Lauri Sääksvuori Orcid -palvelun logo
493 156 €


Role in consortium of the Academy of Finland

Leader

Other consortium parties

Partner
University of Turku (375699)
455 011 €

Funder

Research Council of Finland

Funding instrument

Academy projects

Decision maker

Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities
11.06.2026

Other information

Funding decision number

375698

Fields of science

Economics

Research fields

Kansantaloustiede