Readiness for Delivering Digital Health at Scale: Lessons From a Longitudinal Qualitative Evaluation of a National Digital Health Innovation Program in the United Kingdom.
Marilyn R LennonMatt-Mouley BouamraneAlison M DevlinSiobhan O'ConnorCatherine A O'DonnellUla ChettyRuth AgbakobaAnnemieke BikkerEleanor GrieveTracy L FinchNicholas WatsonSally WykeFrances S MairPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2017)
Although there is receptiveness to digital health, barriers to mainstreaming remain. Our findings suggest greater investment in national and local infrastructure, implementation of guidelines for the safe and transparent use and assessment of digital health, incentivization of interoperability, and investment in upskilling of professionals and the public would help support the normalization of digital health. These findings will enable researchers, health care practitioners, and policy makers to understand the current landscape and the actions required in order to prepare the market and accelerate uptake, and use of digital health and wellness services in context and at scale.