Health technology assessment for digital technologies that manage chronic disease: a systematic review.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8508113 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-6348 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02664623 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Technol Assess Health Care Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Cambridge, England ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, c1985-
    • Subject Terms:
      Digital Technology* ; Technology Assessment, Biomedical*; Chronic Disease ; Humans
    • Abstract:
      Objective: A growing number of evaluation frameworks have emerged over recent years addressing the unique benefits and risk profiles of new classes of digital health technologies (DHTs). This systematic review aims to identify relevant frameworks and synthesize their recommendations into DHT-specific content to be considered when performing Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) for DHTs that manage chronic noncommunicable disease at home.
      Methods: Searches were undertaken of Medline, Embase, Econlit, CINAHL, and The Cochrane Library (January 2015 to March 2020), and relevant gray literature (January 2015 to August 2020) using keywords related to HTA, evaluation frameworks, and DHTs. Included framework reference lists were searched from 2010 until 2015. The EUNetHTA HTA Core Model version 3.0 was selected as a scaffold for content evaluation.
      Results: Forty-four frameworks were identified, mainly covering clinical effectiveness (n = 30) and safety (n = 23) issues. DHT-specific content recommended by framework authors fell within 28 of the 145 HTA Core Model issues. A further twenty-two DHT-specific issues not currently in the HTA Core Model were recommended.
      Conclusions: Current HTA frameworks are unlikely to be sufficient for assessing DHTs. The development of DHT-specific content for HTA frameworks is hampered by DHTs having varied benefit and risk profiles. By focusing on DHTs that actively monitor/treat chronic noncommunicable diseases at home, we have extended DHT-specific content to all nine HTA Core Model domains. We plan to develop a supplementary evaluation framework for designing research studies, undertaking HTAs, and appraising the completeness of HTAs for DHTs.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Chronic disease; Digital health; Evaluation frameworks; Health technology assessment; Remote monitoring
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20210526 Date Completed: 20211025 Latest Revision: 20211025
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1017/S0266462321000362
    • Accession Number:
      34034851