Author: Tom Jones

Modelling Digital Health Impact Framework (DHIF) for Digital Health Initiatives

Part of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Digital Health Impact Framework(DHIF) project is the application of DHIF model in four digital health initiatives: Strategic Affordability Model Immunization Information Systems (IIS) Model – Country Level Immunization Information Systems (IIS) Model – Urban District Immunization Information Systems (IIS) Model – Rural District In these models, they used…
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Illustrative models for the Digital Health Impact Framework (DHIF)

User manuals with lots of examples can be helpful. The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Digital Health Impact Framework (DHIF)User Manual is a combination of techniques and examples taken from six illustrative models: SMS for maternal and child health mHealth for telemedicine for a current patient catchment area mHealth for telemedicine with an expanded catchment areas…
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Join a short course on Digital Health Impact Framework!

Investing in digital health brings together a wide range of issues, complexities, assumptions, and estimates. Modeling these at early decision stages is essential to test, understand and manage digital health. The Digital Health Investment Framework (DHIF) User Manual, an Asian Development Bank initiative provides a methodology. Using it needs eHealth modelers to develop their skills in…
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How can Developing Member Countries benefit from the Digital Health Impact Framework?

Digital health investment decisions need many variables for decision takers to assess and manage. For example, the relationship between socio-economic impacts, especially benefits for all stakeholder types, and affordability can be taken. For the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Developing Member Countries (DMC), affordability is crucial. Digital health that does not deliver its planned benefits carries…
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