ReviewNPJ digital medicine2019
Digital health: a path to validation.
Review in NPJ digital medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 263 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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263 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy stratification of digital health modalities in home-based cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to digital health tool adoption for hypertension management: systematic review of qualitative studies.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Smartphone Application-Based Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Individuals With Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Applications of digital health technologies and artificial intelligence algorithms in COPD: systematic review.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Pooled it
- Smartphone apps for mental health: systematic review of the literature and five recommendations for clinical translation.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- The intelligent lift: Artificial Intelligence's growing role in plastic surgery - a comprehensive review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Success Factors of Growth-Stage Digital Health Companies: Systematic Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Collection and Analysis of Adherence Information for Software as a Medical Device Clinical Trials: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
- Mobile Safety Alarms Based on GPS Technology in the Care of Older Adults: Systematic Review of Evidence Based on a General Evidence Framework for Digital Health Technologies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Mechanisms of Popular Mobile Apps for Individuals With Depression: Systematic App Search and Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Assessing the usability of wearable devices to measure gait and physical activity in chronic conditions: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of a Mobile App on Prehospital Medication Errors During Simulated Pediatric Resuscitation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2021Trial
- Assessing digital health curriculum needs: a mixed-methods study of student and faculty perspectives in a Singapore medical school.Medical education online · 2026Article
- Is Digital Healthcare Better Than None? The Digital Health Technology Dilemma in Low-Income Countries.Asian bioethics review · 2026Article
- Digital bioethics: exploring an emerging field.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2026Article
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- Application of AI in Hypertension Health Education: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Assessment of a Digital Health Platform Using Web Analytics and User Experience Measurements: Quantitative Study Based on RE-AIM.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Exploring digital health user engagement: General app usage patterns from a clinical trial with the mLab App.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Empowering Quality of Life Monitoring and Self-Management in Bipolar Disorder: Pilot Evaluation of the PolarUs App.Bipolar disorders · 2026Article
203 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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6 authors.
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Abstract
Digital health solutions continue to grow in both number and capabilities. Despite these advances, the confidence of the various stakeholders - from patients and clinicians to payers, industry and regulators - in medicine remains quite low. As a result, there is a need for objective, transparent, and standards-based evaluation of digital health products that can bring greater clarity to the digital health marketplace. We believe an approach that is guided by end-user requirements and formal assessment across technical, clinical, usability, and cost domains is one possible solution. For digital health solutions to have greater impact, quality and value must be easier to distinguish. To that end, we review the existing landscape and gaps, highlight the evolving responses and approaches, and detail one pragmatic framework that addresses the current limitations in the marketplace with a path toward implementation.
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