KMID : 1146320180060020095
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Journal of Health Technology Assessment 2018 Volume.6 No. 2 p.95 ~ p.99
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International Trends of Digital Health and It¡¯s Political Implication for Health Technology Assessment
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Choi Sol-Ji
Cha Sun-Mi Yoo Keun-Joo Hong Seok-Won Park Chong-Yon
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Abstract
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As technologies develop, the digital health sector is gradually expanding. Internationally, the global summit for Digital Health named Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP) was launched in 2018. Many countries are participating in GDHP and share their policy experiences on digital health and find the ways to cooperate with participating countries (13 countries, including South Korea, and Hong Kong). This article reviewed the international trends in digital health policy environment and evidence assessment focusing on GDHP activities, and derived implications for health technology assessment of digital health. Consequently, to assess the intervention effects of digital health is very complex and the assessment should be considered multidimensional aspects (social, clinical, and technical). In addition the patient experience should be assessed qualitatively. Health technology assessment (HTA) should assess the effect of digital health policies to changes in health care systems resulting from the application of advanced technologies related to the 4th Industrial Revolution. Digital health is also related to new HTA, HTA of existing technologies, and R&D on the promising health technology. Therefore, it is necessary to review the trends of the technology¡¯s management policy consistently through the HTA of digital health.
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KEYWORD
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International trends, Digital health policy, Health technology assessment, Global Digital Health Partnership
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