A newly published scoping review in Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) examines the assessment criteria used to evaluate Digital Health Interventions (DHIs) focused on healthcare providers, addressing a critical gap in digital health implementation and scale.
Rather than proposing yet
another tool, this study synthesizes existing evaluation approaches and advances a unified, multidimensional framework to guide more consistent, evidence-based decision-making.
What this paper tackles
• The lack of standardized criteria for evaluating DHIs used by healthcare providers
• A
comprehensive review of evaluation frameworks published between 2019–2024
• Identification of ten core assessment domains, including data governance, usability, health impact, sustainability, and global context
Instead of focusing solely on adoption or technical performance, the review emphasizes holistic evaluation—recognizing that effectiveness, trust, and
long-term sustainability are equally critical for real-world impact.
What makes this citable?
• Addresses a system level challenge in digital health implementation
• Synthesizes fragmented evaluation approaches into a unified framework
• Grounded in rigorous
scoping review methodology
• Highly relevant for policymakers, health system leaders, implementers, and digital health researchers
• Contributes to the evidence base for clinician centered digital health design and assessment
Interested in applying this framework or exploring the findings?
Readers are invited to review the full article and assess how the proposed criteria can inform evaluation, procurement, and implementation of DHIs.
Read the article: https://doi.org/10.30953/thmt.v10.629
Authors:
Issam El Kouarty, MD
Samia El Hilali, MD
Abdelmajid Sahnoun, MD
Majdouline Obtel, PhD
This is peer-reviewed, citable research contributing to the development of more effective, sustainable, and provider centered digital health interventions.
