How to govern the digital transformation of health services
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14110%2F19%3A00112630" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14110/19:00112630 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz165" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz165</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz165" target="_blank" >10.1093/eurpub/ckz165</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
How to govern the digital transformation of health services
Original language description
The impact of digitalization of health services has been profound and is expected to be even more profound in the future. It is important to evaluate whether digital health services contribute to health system goals in an optimal way. This should be done at the level of the service, not the 'digital transformation'. Decisions to adopt new digital health services, at different levels of the health care system, are ideally based on evidence regarding their performance in light of health system goals. In order to evaluate this, a broad perspective should be taken in evaluations of digital health services. Attainment of the broad health system goals, including quality, efficiency and equity, are objectives against which to judge new digital health services. These goals in a broad sense are unaltered by the process of digitalization. Governance should be designed and tailored in such a way to capture all relevant changes in an adequate way. When evaluating digital health services many specific aspects need to be considered. Like for other innovations and (new) technologies, such promises may or may not materialize and potential benefits may also be accompanied by unintended and/or negative (side) effects in the short or long term. Hence, the introduction, implementation, use and funding of digital health technologies should be carefully evaluated and monitored. Governments should play a more active role in the further optimization both of the process of decision making (both at the central and decentral level) and the related outcomes. They need to find a balance between centralized and decentralized activity. Moreover, the broader preparation of the health care system to be able to deal with digitalization, from education, through financial and regulatory preconditions, to implementation of monitoring systems to monitor its effects on health system performance remains important.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30304 - Public and environmental health
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
European journal of public health
ISSN
1101-1262
e-ISSN
1464-360X
Volume of the periodical
29
Issue of the periodical within the volume
OCT 2019
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
7-12
UT code for WoS article
000501730200003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85075200777