At eMHIC’s Congress Colloquium in November 2021, Dr Yuri Quintana, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA spoke on approaches developed to reliably evaluate eMental Health, ways to scale up eMental Health solutions and a methodology for co-creation.
Evaluation
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AccreditationAccreditation and ActivationGuidelines/ Standards
How do Digital Health Standards Assess Evidence?
by ORCHAby ORCHAAs the uptake of digital health technologies increases, so too does the need for robust digital health assessment methodologies. Evaluations of impact enable healthcare professionals and the public to make informed decisions about which technologies to use to best support…
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AccreditationAccreditation and ActivationInternational DevelopmentsLatest ResearchPopulation Health
New Orcha Report Reveals Concerning Statistics about UK’s National Mood
by ORCHAby ORCHAIn the leadup to the UK’s MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK (10-16 May, 2021), ORCHA released a new report revealing concerning statistics about the national mood 324% rise in searches for apps to help with ANGER during lockdown 221% rise in searches for FEAR…
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AccreditationActivationExpert OpinionsImplementationThought Leadership
Trust is the Journey to Digital Therapeutic Adoption
16-April-2021 Articles With over 300,000 digital health apps available in the various apps stores, how is anyone supposed to know which ones can be trusted to deliver safe and effective care to support patients in their disease journey?…
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AccreditationEthics and LawLatest ResearchThought Leadership
Why Reviewing Apps Is Not Enough: Transparency for Trust (T4T) Principles of Responsible Health App Marketplaces
The overselling of health apps that may provide little benefit and even harm needs the health community’s immediate attention. With little formal regulation, a light-touch approach to consumer protection is now warranted to give customers a modicum of information to…
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ActivationGuidelines/ StandardsInternational DevelopmentsWebsite-Based Tools and Resources
More Use of Health Apps in Mental Health Care Also Requires the Development of App Guides
MIND and GGZ’s Mental Health App Guide provides an overview of various apps that may be able to help people improve their psychological health. The app guide meets the needs of both users and caregivers. These needs have increased even…
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AccreditationEthics and LawExpert OpinionsLatest Research
‘Most Healthcare Apps Not up to NHS Standards’
by BBC Newsby BBC NewsSource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ A firm which reviews healthcare apps for several NHS trusts says 80% of them do not meet its standards. Failings include poor information, lack of security updates and insufficient awareness of regulatory requirements, said Orcha chief executive Liz Ashall-Payne.…
