Editorial: Digital health and prescribing: declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future

Ongoing challenges of off-label prescribing

“…The rapid growth of digital health makes large-scale postmarketing medicine safety and effectiveness studies more feasible. 4 , 21 By addressing evidence gaps specific to vulnerable patient groups, such as children and pregnant women, these studies have potential to inform applications to update medicine approvals.…”

Editorial: National Medicines Policy 2.0—what’s changed and what’s next?

“…Digital health is at the backbone of modern healthcare systems. 4 The refreshed NMP emphasises the need to adopt and embrace validated, secure, interoperable digital health technologies to drive improvements in access, quality, safety and efficiency, and promote continuity of medicines management. 3…”

Letter to the Editor: Digital health: dashboards, dashboards everywhere

“…The editorial on digital health and prescribing effectively highlights the potential for digital innovation, including the visual representation of analytics, to assist with current healthcare challenges. 1 Digital dashboards, in the correct circumstances, can display evidence-based key performance indicators (such as for stroke), 2 and improve outcomes. 3 However, dashboards can also misdirect attention and resources.…”

“…As mentioned in our editorial, many challenges surround the uptake of clinical analytics, including increased cognitive load on clinicians and the potential for bias in the way information is displayed. 1a However, health care without visibility of real-time data is increasingly unsustainable. As healthcare organisations continue their journey along the horizons of digital transformation, incorporation of co-design methodologies and implementation science are gaining momentum.…”