On Digital Therapeutics

Abstract

Let us reconsider the criticism (Webb et al., 2010) that using the Internet to change people’s behavior, through the delivery of targeted health interventions, lacks verification of effectiveness. In light of the growing social trend of person-generated health data, questions to consider are (1) What confidence should be assigned to “digital therapeutics”? and (2) How to start the dialogue with traditional therapeutics to acknowledge this trend?