Time to act mature-Gearing eHealth evaluations towards technology readiness levels.

Digit Health

eHealth Group, Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede, The Netherlands.

Published: July 2022

It is challenging to design a proper eHealth evaluation. In our opinion, the evaluation of eHealth should be a continuous process, wherein increasingly mature versions of the technology are put to the test. In this article, we present a model for continuous eHealth evaluation, geared towards technology maturity. Technology maturity can be determined best via Technology Readiness Levels, of which there are nine, divided into three phases: the research, development, and deployment phases. For each phase, we list and discuss applicable activities and outcomes on the end-user, clinical, and societal front. Instead of focusing on a single perspective, we recommend to blend the end-user, health and societal perspective. With this article we aim to contribute to the methodological debate on how to create the optimal eHealth evaluation design.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9280845PMC
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