Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva Digital Health Hub, Geneva, Switzerland.
J Med Internet Res. 2023 May 10;25:e46694. doi: 10.2196/46694.
Implementation of digital health technologies has grown rapidly, but many remain limited to pilot studies due to challenges, such as a lack of evidence or barriers to implementation. Overcoming these challenges requires learning from previous implementations and systematically documenting implementation processes to better understand the real-world impact of a technology and identify effective strategies for future implementation.
A group of global experts, facilitated by the Geneva Digital Health Hub, developed the Guidelines and Checklist for the Reporting on Digital Health Implementations (iCHECK-DH, pronounced "I checked") to improve the completeness of reporting on digital health implementations.
A guideline development group was convened to define key considerations and criteria for reporting on digital health implementations. To ensure the practicality and effectiveness of the checklist, it was pilot-tested by applying it to several real-world digital health implementations, and adjustments were made based on the feedback received. The guiding principle for the development of iCHECK-DH was to identify the minimum set of information needed to comprehensively define a digital health implementation, to support the identification of key factors for success and failure, and to enable others to replicate it in different settings.
The result was a 20-item checklist with detailed explanations and examples in this paper. The authors anticipate that widespread adoption will standardize the quality of reporting and, indirectly, improve implementation standards and best practices.
Guidelines for reporting on digital health implementations are important to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of reported information. This allows for meaningful comparison and evaluation of results, transparency, and accountability and informs stakeholder decision-making. i-CHECK-DH facilitates standardization of the way information is collected and reported, improving systematic documentation and knowledge transfer that can lead to the development of more effective digital health interventions and better health outcomes.
数字健康技术的实施迅速增长，但由于缺乏证据或实施障碍等挑战，许多技术仍局限于试点研究。克服这些挑战需要从以前的实施中吸取经验教训，并系统地记录实施过程，以更好地了解技术的实际影响，并确定未来实施的有效策略。
由日内瓦数字健康中心协助的一组全球专家制定了数字健康实施报告指南和清单（iCHECK-DH，发音为“I checked”），以提高数字健康实施报告的完整性。
召集了一个指南制定小组，以定义数字健康实施报告的关键考虑因素和标准。为确保清单的实用性和有效性，对其进行了试点测试，将其应用于几个真实的数字健康实施案例，并根据收到的反馈进行了调整。iCHECK-DH 的开发原则是确定全面定义数字健康实施所需的最小信息集，支持识别成功和失败的关键因素，并使其他人能够在不同环境中复制。
这是一份包含 20 个项目的清单，本文详细解释了每个项目并提供了示例。作者预计，广泛采用将使报告的质量标准化，间接地提高实施标准和最佳实践。
数字健康实施报告指南对于确保报告信息的准确性、完整性和一致性非常重要。这使得结果可以进行有意义的比较和评估，提高透明度和问责制，并为利益相关者的决策提供信息。i-CHECK-DH 促进了信息收集和报告方式的标准化，改善了系统的文件记录和知识转移，从而可以开发出更有效的数字健康干预措施和更好的健康结果。
