Continuous Health

Digital Biology, AI, and the Future Architecture of Care
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-36324-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Bio-IT and AI

This book explains the transition from hospital-centred, specialist-driven “sick-care” toward bio-digital ecosystems that are continuous, predictive, and personalised. It integrates: AI diagnostics and clinical reasoning support; digital biology and programmable therapeutics; immersive care (VR/AR, neural interfaces); gamified behaviour change and digital therapeutics; wearables/biometrics and bio-digital twins; and decentralised delivery models for emerging markets.

It provides a unified narrative and framework for leaders (health systems, regulators, payers, investors, innovators, global health actors) to understand why the transformation is happening, what technologies are converging, and how political economy and incentives determine adoption. The book is designed to be decision-useful: it clarifies the incentive conflicts blocking prevention, and it surfaces concrete governance and financing implications.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomason, Jane

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Computeranwendungen in der Technik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Computeranwendungen in Wissenschaft & Technologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

.- PART I — THE GREAT HEALTH SHIFT (Foundations).

.- Chapter 1 — The Great Health Shift: From Hospitals to Bio-Digital Ecosystems.

.- Chapter 2 — AI Medicine and the New Clinical Mind.

.- Chapter 3 — Digital Biology, Longevity, and the Programmable Body.

.- Chapter 4 — Blockchain & Tokenisation: The Coordination Layer of Future Health.

.- Chapter 5 — Wearables, Immersive Care, and the Bio-Digital Twin.

.- PART II — NEW MODELS OF CARE (Applications).

.- Chapter 6 — Gamified Prevention & Community Health Ecosystems.

.- Chapter 7 — Decentralised Clinical Trials & Real-World Evidence.

.- Chapter 8 — Personalized Medicine & Precision Health.

.- PART III — GOVERNANCE, ETHICS & ECONOMICS (System Design).

.- Chapter 9 — Ethics, Power, and Politics in the Bio-Digital Age.

.- Chapter 10 — Global Governance & The Future Health Compact: A Roadmap for the Bio-Digital Era.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Jane Thomason is an Honorary Associate Professor at University College London and a global thought leader in AI, blockchain, Web3, digital assets, and digital economy transformation. She has over 30 years’ experience across government, multilateral institutions, academia, and industry, advising central banks, ministries of finance, and international organisations on digital assets, financial system design, emerging technology governance, and digital transformation. Her work focuses on AI-native organisations, codified systems, programmable finance, digital assets, and the redesign of institutional architecture in the context of rapidly evolving digital

infrastructure. She is affiliated with the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and contributes to research and teaching at the intersection of blockchain, AI, digital finance, and public policy. She is the author and editor of multiple books, including Blockchain for Global Social Change, Applied Ethics in a Digital World, Infinite Playgrounds: Gaming as the Infrastructure of the Future, and Stablecoins and the Future of Financial Regulation, published by IGI Global in 2026. Her recent article, Ethics: Essential Infrastructure for Governance of Web3 and the Metaverse in the Age of AI, was published in Frontiers in Blockchain in April 2026. She serves as Section Chief Editor for Metaverse and Web3 at Frontiers in Blockchain and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and edited collections.