Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway.
Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway.
Int J Med Inform. 2021 May;149:104422. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104422. Epub 2021 Feb 19.
The aim of the study is to analyse an initiative from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to facilitate the dissemination of global standards and guidelines through digital health packages, which can strengthen the capacity of countries to monitor the SDGs. Digital health packages include data standards, guidance on data analysis, specifications for analytical dashboards for a specific health area, including a configuration of these standards for a widely used software platform.
This is a multi-year case study, in which the authors have actively participated in the various aspects of development, implementation and evaluation of the digital health packages initiative.
We discuss the key innovations of the digital health package approach: First, the development process, which is based on flexible standards and an integrated approach across health programmes. Second, how the digital health packages combine several related types of standards into one package, including configurations for a widely used software platform supported by strong global and regional technical teams.
This study shows a novel approach to dissemination of standards, through a digital platform. Currently, 40 countries have adopted one or more of the digital health packages in their national health information system.
本研究旨在分析世界卫生组织（WHO）的一项倡议，通过数字卫生包促进全球标准和指南的传播，从而增强各国监测可持续发展目标的能力。数字卫生包包括数据标准、数据分析指南、特定卫生领域分析仪表板的规范，以及为广泛使用的软件平台配置这些标准。
这是一项多年的案例研究，作者积极参与了数字卫生包倡议的各个方面的开发、实施和评估。
我们讨论了数字卫生包方法的关键创新：首先，开发过程基于灵活的标准和跨卫生计划的综合方法。其次，数字卫生包如何将几种相关类型的标准组合成一个包，包括为广泛使用的软件平台配置，该平台得到强大的全球和区域技术团队的支持。
本研究展示了一种通过数字平台传播标准的新方法。目前，40 个国家已在其国家卫生信息系统中采用了一个或多个数字卫生包。
