Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Aug 13, 2020
Open Peer Review Period: Aug 13, 2020 - Oct 8, 2020
Date Accepted: Apr 3, 2021
Date Submitted to PubMed: Apr 9, 2021
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Are digital technologies fit for clinical purposes? A systematic review and qualitative synthesis of information quality frameworks for digital healthcare.
ABSTRACT
Background:
Digital Health Technologies (DHTs) generate large volume of information used in healthcare for administrative, educational, research and clinical purposes. Clinical use of digital information for diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic purposes has multiple patient safety problems; some of which result from poor information quality.
Objective:
The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize an Information Quality (IQ) framework which could be used to evaluate the extent to which digital health information is fit for clinical purposes.
Methods:
We searched EMBASE, Medline, PubMed, CINAHL, Maternity and Infant Care, PsycINFO, Global Health, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, Scopus and HMIC from inception until October 2019. Multi-dimensional IQ frameworks for assessing DHTs used in clinical context by healthcare professionals were included. Thematic synthesis approach was employed to synthesize the Clinical Information Quality (CLIQ) Framework for Digital Health.
Results:
We identified ten existing IQ frameworks from which we developed the CLIQ Framework for Digital Health with thirteen unique dimensions – accessibility, completeness, portability, security, timeliness, accuracy, interpretability, plausibility, provenance, relevance, conformance, consistency and manageability; categorised into three meaningful categories – availability, informativeness and usability.
Conclusions:
This systematic review highlights the importance of IQ of DHTs and its relevance to patient safety. The CLIQ Framework for Digital Health will be useful in evaluating and conceptualizing IQ issues associated with digital health, thus forestalling potential patient safety problems. Clinical Trial: International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) CRD42018097142; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42018097142
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