Current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation: a narrative review
Digital health is a field that aims to improve patient care through the use of technology, such as telemedicine, mobile health, electronic health records, and artificial intelligence. The aim of this review is to examine the challenges and potential solutions for the implementation and evaluation of...
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| author | Hassan Mumtaz Muhammad Hamza Riaz Hanan Wajid Muhammad Saqib Muhammad Hamayl Zeeshan Shaheer Ellahi Khan Yesha Rajendrabhai Chauhan Hassan Sohail Laiba Iman Vohra |
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| description | Digital health is a field that aims to improve patient care through the use of technology, such as telemedicine, mobile health, electronic health records, and artificial intelligence. The aim of this review is to examine the challenges and potential solutions for the implementation and evaluation of digital health technologies. Digital tools are used across the world in different settings. In Australia, the Digital Health Translation and Implementation Program (DHTI) emphasizes the importance of involving stakeholders and addressing infrastructure and training issues for healthcare workers. The WHO's Global Task Force on Digital Health for TB aims to address tuberculosis through digital health innovations. Digital tools are also used in mental health care, but their effectiveness must be evaluated during development. Oncology supportive care uses digital tools for cancer patient intervention and surveillance, but evaluating their effectiveness can be challenging. In the COVID and post-COVID era, digital health solutions must be evaluated based on their technological maturity and size of deployment, as well as the quality of data they provide. To safely and effectively use digital healthcare technology, it is essential to prioritize evaluation using complex systems and evidence-based medical frameworks. To address the challenges of digital health implementation, it is important to prioritize ethical research addressing issues of user consent and addressing socioeconomic disparities in access and effectiveness. It is also important to consider the impact of digital health on health outcomes and the cost-effectiveness of service delivery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6119fe540d094d92899b16087b021b732024-03-14T10:51:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Digital Health2673-253X2023-09-01510.3389/fdgth.2023.12039451203945Current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation: a narrative reviewHassan Mumtaz0Muhammad Hamza Riaz1Hanan Wajid2Muhammad Saqib3Muhammad Hamayl Zeeshan4Shaheer Ellahi Khan5Yesha Rajendrabhai Chauhan6Hassan Sohail7Laiba Iman Vohra8Department of Public Health, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Public Health, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baroda Medical College, Gujrat, IndiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi, PakistanDigital health is a field that aims to improve patient care through the use of technology, such as telemedicine, mobile health, electronic health records, and artificial intelligence. The aim of this review is to examine the challenges and potential solutions for the implementation and evaluation of digital health technologies. Digital tools are used across the world in different settings. In Australia, the Digital Health Translation and Implementation Program (DHTI) emphasizes the importance of involving stakeholders and addressing infrastructure and training issues for healthcare workers. The WHO's Global Task Force on Digital Health for TB aims to address tuberculosis through digital health innovations. Digital tools are also used in mental health care, but their effectiveness must be evaluated during development. Oncology supportive care uses digital tools for cancer patient intervention and surveillance, but evaluating their effectiveness can be challenging. In the COVID and post-COVID era, digital health solutions must be evaluated based on their technological maturity and size of deployment, as well as the quality of data they provide. To safely and effectively use digital healthcare technology, it is essential to prioritize evaluation using complex systems and evidence-based medical frameworks. To address the challenges of digital health implementation, it is important to prioritize ethical research addressing issues of user consent and addressing socioeconomic disparities in access and effectiveness. It is also important to consider the impact of digital health on health outcomes and the cost-effectiveness of service delivery.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1203945/fullsocioeconomic disparities in healthtelemedicineartificial intelligenceprivacypandemicshumans |
| spellingShingle | Hassan Mumtaz Muhammad Hamza Riaz Hanan Wajid Muhammad Saqib Muhammad Hamayl Zeeshan Shaheer Ellahi Khan Yesha Rajendrabhai Chauhan Hassan Sohail Laiba Iman Vohra Current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation: a narrative review Frontiers in Digital Health socioeconomic disparities in health telemedicine artificial intelligence privacy pandemics humans |
| title | Current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation: a narrative review |
| title_full | Current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation: a narrative review |
| title_fullStr | Current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation: a narrative review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation: a narrative review |
| title_short | Current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation: a narrative review |
| title_sort | current challenges and potential solutions to the use of digital health technologies in evidence generation a narrative review |
| topic | socioeconomic disparities in health telemedicine artificial intelligence privacy pandemics humans |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1203945/full |
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