A Self-help Tool to Facilitate Implementation of eHealth Initiatives in Health Care (E-Ready): Formative Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

eHealth interventions have the potential to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of health care. However, research has shown that implementing eHealth in routine health care practice is difficult. Organizational readiness to change has been shown to be central to successful implementation. This paper describes the development and formative evaluation of a generic self-help tool, E-Ready, designed to be used by managers, project leaders, or others responsible for implementation in a broad range of health care settings.

Objective

The aim of this study is to develop and evaluate a tool that could facilitate eHealth implementation in, for example, health care.

Methods

A first version of the tool was generated based on implementation theory (E-Ready 1.0). A

SUBMITTER: Dannapfel P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804954 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature