Reporting Digital Health Implementations Based on the iCHECK-DH Guidelines and Checklist: Development of an...

Area of Science:

• Digital Health Implementation Science
• Health Informatics
• Knowledge Management

Background:

• Digital health initiatives often face scalability challenges due to reporting difficulties and policy hurdles.
• The iCHECK-DH (Guidelines and Checklist for the Reporting on Digital Health Implementations) guidelines were developed to standardize reporting for digital health implementation studies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce an interactive iCHECK-DH toolkit designed to simplify reporting and knowledge dissemination for digital health implementations.
• To demonstrate the toolkit's practical utility and support for scaling digital health solutions.

Main Methods:

• The toolkit was developed iteratively, incorporating best practices for user-friendly design and expert feedback.
• A literature review and analysis of WHO documents informed toolkit design, with input from 9 international digital health experts.
• Qualitative feedback and pilot testing with a real-world system refined the toolkit's content and usability.

Main Results:

• The interactive toolkit translates iCHECK-DH guidelines into a user-friendly reporting tool with a checklist, explanations, self-assessment, and PDF report generation.
• Pilot testing confirmed the toolkit's ability to comprehensively document digital health implementations across all 9 domains and 20 checklist items.
• Usability refinements led to a 40-minute completion time for the final toolkit version.

Conclusions:

• The iCHECK-DH toolkit enhances the iCHECK-DH guidelines, offering a practical and structured approach to digital health reporting.
• The toolkit supports improved knowledge sharing and scalability for digital health interventions.
• Its successful application in a use case validates its effectiveness in real-world implementation documentation.