Implementation Barriers and Facilitators

Benefits

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Staff workload was the most commonly cited barrier to digital health implementation in rural settings. — A systematic review of the scope and impact of rural primary healthcare innovations using digital health technology
• Limited internet connectivity, billing challenges, and difficulty sustaining recruitment were pragmatic barriers to implementation. — A systematic review of the scope and impact of rural primary healthcare innovations using digital health technology
• Digital health interventions substantially reduced patient travel costs and time, with flow-on reductions in time away from work for patients and carers. — A systematic review of the scope and impact of rural primary healthcare innovations using digital health technology
• Billing rules, internet connectivity standards, and technical support are the most pressing policy-level barriers to digital health adoption. — A systematic review of the scope and impact of rural primary healthcare innovations using digital health technology
• Process standardisation, practitioner endorsement, and team-based interprofessional care models were identified as key implementation facilitators. — A systematic review of the scope and impact of rural primary healthcare innovations using digital health technology
• One smoking cessation programme reported substantially higher provider costs per patient who successfully quit compared with usual care. — A systematic review of the scope and impact of rural primary healthcare innovations using digital health technology