ArticleClinical and translational science2025
Bridging Implementation Gaps in Digital Health: A Translational Research Imperative for Equitable Healthcare Innovation.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Usability and Workflow Integration of a Machine Learning-Derived Neonatal Risk Predictor in Kenyan Neonatal Units: Multisite User-Centered Pilot Evaluation.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Using Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Digital Health Tools for Wound Management: A Scoping Review.International wound journal · 2026Article
- Reporting of Telehealth Implementation in Cystic Fibrosis: Scoping Review Using a Novel Theory-Based Evaluation Lens.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Governance pathways for scaling neonatal risk stratification tools in LMIC health systems: a multi-site qualitative study in Kenya.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Bridging Implementation Gaps in Digital Health: A Translational Research Imperative for Equitable Healthcare Innovation.Clinical and translational science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Digital health technologies' potential to democratize healthcare access appears constrained by implementation challenges that may reproduce existing inequities. This paper examines systemic barriers potentially impeding translation, suggesting prevailing frameworks inadequately address structural determinants. Despite substantial investment, limited FDA approvals for digital-derived endpoints indicate possible regulatory-innovation disjunctures, while constrained funding and incomplete reimbursement structures systematically exclude essential services. We propose a precision implementation framework repositioning implementation science as integral to technological development, potentially challenging linear translational paradigms. This approach emphasizes examining sociotechnical systems, organizational readiness variations, and community-specific contexts. Whether digital health mitigates or exacerbates disparities likely depends on reconceptualizing implementation as socio-organizational transformation requiring regulatory harmonization, sustainable economic models, and equity-centered engagement.
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