Balancing Innovation and Safety When Integrating Digital Tools Into Health Care
Authors: Andrew D. Auerbach, Aaron Neinstein, Raman Khanna
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters16 October 2018Balancing Innovation and Safety When Integrating Digital Tools Into Health CareAndrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH, Aaron Neinstein, MD, and Raman Khanna, MDAndrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPHUniversity of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (A.D.A., A.N., R.K.)Search for more papers by this author, Aaron Neinstein, MDUniversity of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (A.D.A., A.N., R.K.)Search for more papers by this author, and Raman Khanna, MDUniversity of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (A.D.A., A.N., R.K.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0409 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Dr. Barr correctly outlines the many and varied approaches in which digital health tools will become digital diagnostics and therapeutics. As we described in our commentary, we agree that the model of a digital diagnostics and therapeutics committee would need to consider all of the factors that Dr. Barr recapitulates, including data security, clinical usefulness, and the effect on frontline caregivers. We also agree that other technologies surrounding EHRs—such as software applications that support telemedicine, population health and remote monitoring, and consumer-focused applications that are prescribed and managed by a clinician—would probably fall under such a model if ...References1. Auerbach AD, Landefeld CS, Shojania KG. The tension between needing to improve care and knowing how to do it. N Engl J Med. 2007;357:608-13. [PMID: 17687138] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Dahabreh IJ, Kent DM. Can the learning health care system be educated with observational data? JAMA. 2014;312:129-30. [PMID: 25005647] doi:10.1001/jama.2014.4364 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (A.D.A., A.N., R.K.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-3108. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoBalancing Innovation and Safety When Integrating Digital Tools Into Health Care Andrew D. Auerbach , Aaron Neinstein , and Raman Khanna Balancing Innovation and Safety When Integrating Digital Tools Into Health Care Jayne Barr Metrics Cited byThe Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Digital Health–Seeking Behavior: Big Data Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Google TrendsEconomic Evaluation of Pharmacist-Led Digital Health Interventions: A Systematic Review[email protected]: Through a Telemedicine Co-production and Co-learning JourneyDigital Solutions for Community and Primary Health Workers: Lessons From Implementations in AfricaEffective and Collegial Governance of Digital Tools in Health Care 16 October 2018Volume 169, Issue 8Page: 592KeywordsDiagnostic techniquesDigital healthDisclosureFallsHealth careHealth care providersHealth promotionPatientsSafetyTelemedicine ePublished: 16 October 2018 Issue Published: 16 October 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...