{"title":"Core elements of national policy for digital health technology evidence and access","authors":"Megan Coder, Lacey McBride, Samantha McClenahan","doi":"10.1038/s41746-024-01209-2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Digital health technologies (DHT) offer the ability to deliver personalized care, lower barriers to access, and positively impact health outcomes. However, DHT utilization is impacted by insufficient market access pathways. A policy “full-stack”—including regulatory authorization, product value assessment, pricing and reimbursement, and patient access infrastructure—offers a framework for DHT integration into national healthcare ecosystems. Consistent clinical evidence requirements across national jurisdictions will further increase DHT scalability.","PeriodicalId":19349,"journal":{"name":"NPJ Digital Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":12.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322556/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"NPJ Digital Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-024-01209-2","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Digital health technologies (DHT) offer the ability to deliver personalized care, lower barriers to access, and positively impact health outcomes. However, DHT utilization is impacted by insufficient market access pathways. A policy “full-stack”—including regulatory authorization, product value assessment, pricing and reimbursement, and patient access infrastructure—offers a framework for DHT integration into national healthcare ecosystems. Consistent clinical evidence requirements across national jurisdictions will further increase DHT scalability.
期刊介绍:
npj Digital Medicine is an online open-access journal that focuses on publishing peer-reviewed research in the field of digital medicine. The journal covers various aspects of digital medicine, including the application and implementation of digital and mobile technologies in clinical settings, virtual healthcare, and the use of artificial intelligence and informatics.
The primary goal of the journal is to support innovation and the advancement of healthcare through the integration of new digital and mobile technologies. When determining if a manuscript is suitable for publication, the journal considers four important criteria: novelty, clinical relevance, scientific rigor, and digital innovation.