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Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research

Date Submitted: Mar 20, 2025
Open Peer Review Period: Mar 20, 2025 - May 15, 2025
Date Accepted: May 29, 2025
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

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

Liyanage A, Irfaan S, Moonesinghe L, kasturiaratchi K, Franck CP, Hussein R

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

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e74235

DOI: 10.2196/74235

PMID: 40779756

PMCID: 12334105

An Interactive Toolkit for Reporting Digital Health Implementations Based on the iCHECK-DH Guidelines and Checklist

  • Anuradha Liyanage; 
  • Shakira Irfaan; 
  • Loshan Moonesinghe; 
  • Kaushalya kasturiaratchi; 
  • Caroline Perrin Franck; 
  • Rada Hussein

ABSTRACT

Background:

Despite their potential, many digital health implementations fail to scale beyond pilot stages due to reporting challenges, stakeholder disengagement, and policy barriers. To improve documentation and knowledge sharing, the iCHECK-DH guidelines have been developed by global experts and implemented by Journal of Medical Internet Research as the required reporting standard for implementation reports.

Objective:

This study introduces an interactive iCHECK-DH toolkit designed to streamline reporting, facilitate knowledge sharing, and support scalability, demonstrating its practical application through a use case.

Methods:

The iCHECK-DH toolkit was developed through an iterative process informed by best practices for creating user-friendly toolkits. A multidisciplinary team designed the toolkit using the Fillout platform for its intuitive interface. It underwent expert reviews and pilot testing, with a real-world Family Planning Stock Management System in Sri Lanka serving as use case. The findings further refined the toolkit’s practicality and informed final improvements.

Results:

The interactive toolkit successfully translated the iCHECK-DH guidelines into a structured digital health implementations reporting tool, refining navigation, terminology, and usability based on feedback. Pilot testing confirmed its practicality and effectiveness, leading to targeted improvements.

Conclusions:

The iCHECK-DH toolkit complements the iCHECK-DH guidelines, enhances their functionality, and demonstrates their usability through a practical use case. It provides a structured approach to digital health reporting, supporting scalability and knowledge sharing in real-world implementations.


 Citation

Please cite as:

Liyanage A, Irfaan S, Moonesinghe L, kasturiaratchi K, Franck CP, Hussein R

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

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e74235

DOI: 10.2196/74235

PMID: 40779756

PMCID: 12334105

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