디지털 치료제의 개요

Abstract

Digital therapeutics are defined as “deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions to pa-tients which are driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage, or treat medi-cal conditions.” Advances in information and communication technology, artificial intelli-gence, big data, and digital therapeutics are attracting attention in the healthcare market. Limited access to medical care due to the global epidemic of COVID-19 and the increasingdemand for medical care from chronic disease patients owing to the aging of the populationhave facilitated the expansion of interest in digital health care. As the market size grows, thereare currently more than 60 digital therapeutics that have been approved by US Food and DrugAdministration, but digital therapeutics are still at an early stage in the market that is not fullyestablished. In this article, we will briefly review the outline of digital therapeutics, the cur-rent landscape, future perspectives, and applications of digital therapeutics in the field of oto-laryngology.