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HTA Introduction

Surgical site infection (SSI) remains the most common post-operative complication, and is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and...

Approach and Scope

ASSIST aims to evaluate and define the current uses and possible roles of PGHD and mobile devices in post-operative surgical care and SSI...

Stakeholder Engagement

The process described above centered on a stakeholder engagement framework that included targeted engagement activities to solicit a wide...

Methods

The HTA process encompassed four primary activities: a landscape analysis that synthesized current evidence from the published...

Results

The landscape analysis, technical/market analysis, key informant interviews, and PSAG workshop generated insights into how PGHD captured...

Generating Recommendations

The project team and Scientific Board worked together to synthesize the information gathered during the HTA process in order to provide a...

Recommendation 1

Tools and programs that use PGHD captured via mHealth for SSI surveillance should be designed and implemented with direct involvement of...

Recommendation 2

Best practices and standards for privacy and security of PGHD captured via mHealth for SSI surveillance should be established and...

Recommendation 3

Design of tools and programs that use PGHD captured via mHealth for SSI surveillance should address the new complexities presented to...

Recommendation 4

Design of tools and programs that use PGHD captured via mHealth for SSI surveillance should acknowledge and account for the work...

Recommendation 5

To expedite the generation of evidence for using PGHD captured via mHealth for SSI surveillance, a Community of Practice should be...

Recommendation 6

For continued advancement of PGHD captured via mHealth for SSI surveillance, researchers and health systems should look to other...

Recommendation 7

Research on PGHD captured via mHealth for SSI surveillance should include the development of a database of patient-generated...

Recommendation 8

Data generated through PGHD captured via mHealth for SSI surveillance should be leveraged to better characterize the natural history of...

Recommendation 9

Implementation Science frameworks address program sustainability, scalability, and replicability, and increase the likelihood of success...

Recommendation 10

Metrics used to assess core outcomes of PGHD captured via mHealth for SSI surveillance should align with value propositions held by...

Refining and Prioritizing

The project team and the Scientific Board met in-person on October 21, 2018, during the ACS Clinical Congress in Boston, MA. The purpose...

Future Directions

This HTA and draft recommendations were prepared by the project team with guidance and feedback provided by the Scientific Board. This...

References

Gunter RL, Chouinard S, Fernandes-Taylor S, Wiseman JT, Clarkson S, Bennett K, et al. Current Use of Telemedicine for Post-Discharge...

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