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iCHECK-DH: Guidelines and Checklist for the Reporting on Digital Health Implementations

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Published inJMIR. Journal of medical internet research, vol. 25, e46694
Publication date2023-05-10
First online date2023-05-10
Abstract

Background: 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.

Objective: 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.

Methods: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusions: 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.

Keywords
  • Digital Health Hub
  • Digital health implementation
  • Guideline
  • Health outcome
  • Implementation science
  • Knowledge management
  • Publishing standards
  • Reporting guideline
  • Reporting standards
  • Checklist
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Health Plan Implementation
  • Humans
  • Implementation Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Research Design
  • Telemedicine
Citation (ISO format)
PERRIN FRANCK, Caroline et al. iCHECK-DH: Guidelines and Checklist for the Reporting on Digital Health Implementations. In: JMIR. Journal of medical internet research, 2023, vol. 25, p. e46694. doi: 10.2196/46694
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