Digital health and quality of care in Primary Health Care: an evaluation model.

Introduction: The implementation of technologies in Primary Health Care with monitoring and evaluation of the quality of health care is fundamental to direct the access and quality of health care in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. Our objective was to develop a model for evaluating digital health interventions in primary care, considering its impact on first contact, longitudinality, integrality and coordination in health.

Methodology: This is an exploratory methodological study of a qualitative nature.

Provision of Digital Primary Health Care Services: Overview of Reviews.

Background: Digital health is a growing field, and many digital interventions have been implemented on a large scale since the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly in primary health care (PHC). The development of digital health interventions and their application in PHC are encouraged by the World Health Organization. The increased number of published scientific papers on this topic has resulted in an overwhelming amount of information, but there is no overview of reviews to summarize this evidence.

How to help countries improve resilience during a pandemic: an example of a Rapid Exchange Forum.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic demanded quick exchanges between experts and institutions supporting governments to provide evidence-based information in response to the crisis. Initially, there was no regular cross-country forum in the field of population health. This paper describes the set-up and benefits of implementing such a forum.

European Health Information Portal: a one-stop shop for health information.

Background: Timely and high-quality population-level health information is needed to support evidence-informed decision-making, for planning and evaluation of prevention, care and cure activities as well as for research to generate new knowledge. FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) principles are one of the key elements supporting health research and making it more cost-effective through the reuse of already existing data. Currently, health data are in many countries dispersed and difficult to find and access.