Digital Health Collaborative Launched to Raise the Bar on Evidence and Value for Digital Health Solutions

NEW YORK —

Fourteen leading healthcare and consumer organizations have joined the Digital Health Collaborative, a new organization working to advance digital health evidence and adoption. The Collaborative brings together provider groups, purchasers, and end users committed to evidence-based, cost-effective, equitable digital health solutions, and initial activities are expected to include a national purchaser survey, grantmaking, and convenings. 

The Collaborative is supported by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI), an initiative of the Peterson Center on Healthcare that independently evaluates digital health solutions to determine their clinical effectiveness and budget impact for purchasers, such as payers, providers, and employers on behalf of patients.

“The Digital Health Collaborative is raising the bar for guidance, research, and resources that can accelerate the adoption of solutions that work and are worth it,” said Meg Barron, managing director of engagement and outreach at PHTI. “From a first-of-its-kind survey of digital health purchasing to making grants that advance evidence efforts, the Digital Health Collaborative is moving the industry forward at a critical crossroads.”

Digital health technologies are needed more than ever, but despite progress, purchasers are overwhelmed with determining the solutions that can best meet their needs. The Collaborative will share collective learnings and collaborate on needed research and programs to help raise confidence and adoption in digital health.

Initial Collaborative members include:

Additionally, the Digital Health Collaborative, through support from PHTI, will offer a Research and Impact Fund for aligned research and programs. The first grant was provided to DiMe for its Integrated Evidence Plans for Digital Health Products project to help developers align digital health products with purchaser evidence requirements.

The Collaborative’s work parallels and is separate from PHTI’s independent evaluations that assess the clinical benefits and economic impact of digital health technologies, as well as their effects on health equity, user experience, privacy, and security.

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About the Digital Health Collaborative

The Digital Health Collaborative includes representatives from leading healthcare and consumer organizations who are committed to “raising the bar” for evidence and value in digital health technology. Through research, grant funding, and regular convenings, the Collaborative advances the development and scaling of evidence-based, efficient, and equitable digital health solutions to improve outcomes and lower costs. The Collaborative is funded by the Peterson Health Technology Institute, an independent organization that evaluates the clinical benefits and economic impact of digital health solutions, as well as their effects on health equity, privacy, and security. The Digital Health Collaborative is not involved in PHTI’s digital health technology evaluations or assessment decisions. For more information, please visit PHTI.com/digital-health-collaborative.

About the Peterson Health Technology Institute

The Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) provides independent evaluations of innovative healthcare technologies to improve health and lower costs. Through its rigorous, evidence-based research, PHTI analyzes the clinical benefits and economic impact of digital health solutions, as well as their effects on health equity, privacy, and security. These evaluations inform decisions for providers, patients, payers, and investors, accelerating the adoption of high-value technology in healthcare. PHTI was founded in 2023 by the Peterson Center on Healthcare. For more information, please visit PHTI.com.