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i'm joined now by peter hosking is professor of medical information technology at the university of applied sciences in arts and daughter good to have you with us. i mean digital health now of course seems more relevant than than ever is this just a face due to the pandemic or do you see an ongoing trend here i don't want morning yes i think it is consequent to please state your on this show that's a trend using more violence and sending britney also technically add on's for the daily management of heresy issues started about 2005 and pandemic only employer employee for the knowledge and experience which huge value contribution that technology can bring id for its care but in fact the trend i think will go and also after putting him right i mean the digital health as a concept that isn't totally new how widespread is it now what are the trends that we should watch out for. i think i all over the wild world did this used and we have maybe 4 or 4 main trends 1st many countries on the way to instead loose nationally and splat problems for fast opera for better cooperation and coordination between their