Alignment of Key Stakeholders' Priorities for Patient-Facing Tools in Digital Health: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is widespread agreement on the promise of patient-facing digital health tools to transform health care. Yet, few tools are in widespread use or have documented clinical effectiveness.

Objective

The aim of this study was to gain insight into the gap between the potential of patient-facing digital health tools and real-world uptake.

Methods

We interviewed and surveyed experts (in total, n=24) across key digital health stakeholder groups-venture capitalists, digital health companies, payers, and health care system providers or leaders-guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

Results

Our findings revealed that external policy, regulatory demands, internal organizational workflow, and integration needs often take priority ov

SUBMITTER: Lyles CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8430871 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature