Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2019 Jan;35(1):1-4. doi: 10.1017/S0266462318003720. Epub 2019 Feb 4.
Digital health technologies (DHTs) such as health apps are rapidly emerging as a major disruptor of health care. Yet there is no well-established process of decision making for selecting DHTs that are worthy of investing resources in their validation to determine whether they are ready (safe, effective, and not too costly) for health related use. We report here on an Ontario-based initiative to support such decision making. Specifically, we developed a decision-making algorithm that uses approved criteria including the strategic direction of the health research institute and the hospital, and availability of resources. The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario has adapted our approach for other hospitals. We hope that other healthcare organizations, in and beyond Ontario, will consider this and alternative approaches, and that research will be conducted to evaluate such approaches.
数字健康技术（DHTs），如健康应用程序，正在迅速成为医疗保健领域的主要颠覆者。然而，目前还没有建立完善的决策流程来选择值得投入资源对其进行验证以确定其是否准备好（安全、有效且成本不高）用于与健康相关的用途的 DHTs。我们在此报告了一项基于安大略省的举措，以支持此类决策。具体来说，我们开发了一种决策算法，该算法使用了包括健康研究机构和医院的战略方向以及资源可用性等已批准的标准。安大略省学术医院理事会已经为其他医院采用了我们的方法。我们希望安大略省内外的其他医疗机构能够考虑这种方法和其他替代方法，并开展研究来评估这些方法。
