Digital Health Interventions (DHIs) are rapidly reshaping healthcare delivery, yet evaluation remains inconsistent, making it challenging for providers and institutions to identify high-quality solutions.
A newly published scoping review in Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) examines
the criteria used to assess DHIs with a focus on healthcare providers. The study consolidates diverse approaches into a structured, multidimensional framework that can guide future evaluation, adoption, and implementation.
What this study examines
- Current assessment approaches for digital health interventions
targeting clinicians
- Ten key domains for evaluation, including data governance, usability, technical functionality, patient-centered impact, sustainability, and global context
- Methodological rigor using PRISMA-ScR guidelines and a comprehensive database search
- Insights into aligning DHI evaluation
with practical, real-world clinical needs
Rather than emphasizing results from individual DHIs, the study provides a reproducible, actionable framework that can standardize assessment and support evidence-based adoption of digital health tools.
Why this work is citable
- Addresses a critical gap: lack of standardized evaluation criteria for DHIs
- Offers a multidimensional, provider-focused framework applicable across health systems and technologies
- Provides a reference for researchers, healthcare institutions, and policymakers designing, implementing, or evaluating
digital interventions
- Serves as a foundation for future studies on effectiveness, sustainability, and quality assurance in digital health
Curious about the ten key evaluation areas and how this framework can guide implementation? The full review is available for in depth exploration.
Read the article (DOI):
https://doi.org/10.30953/thmt.v10.629
Authors:
Issam El
Kouarty, MD; Samia El Hilali, MD; Abdelmajid Sahnoun, MD; Majdouline Obtel, PhD
This peer reviewed, citable research advances the methodology for assessing and implementing high quality, sustainable digital health interventions for healthcare providers.
