The actual directions of digital development of health care system

The article presents results of analysis of current trends, challenges and prospects of health care digitization. The key directions of digital transformation are considered: telemedicine, implementation of e-medical records, application of AI, Big Data analysis, patient remote monitoring. The statistical data confirming growth of digitization of health care at the international and national levels, including national experience of Russia, are presented. The special attention is paid to challenges of digitization, including cybersecurity issues, insufficient digital literacy of medical personnel and complexity of normative legal regulation. In conclusion, importance of integrated approach, of interaction of the state, medical institutions and IT companies for effective implementation of digital technologies is emphasized. It is concluded that digitization of health care is both a challenge and a unique opportunity to modernize medicine.