Evaluating digital health products

Evaluating digital health products

PHE updated 19 May 2021

• Resources to help anyone developing or running a digital health product to conduct an evaluation.
• Step-by-step guide
• Evaluation during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
• Methods library

Guidance: Rapid evaluation of digital health products during the COVID-19 pandemic

Guidance: Rapid evaluation of digital health products during the COVID-19 pandemic
PHE 13 May 2020

• The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the rapid implementation of many digital health products. This page explains why it is important to evaluate these products and what evaluation approaches might work best in these circumstances.
• Part of a guide to evaluating digital health products.

Medtech Early Technical Assessment (META) Tool©

Medtech Early Technical Assessment (META) Tool©

NICE Scientific Advice (with support from Greater Manchester Academic Health Science Network, their delivery partner TRUSTECH and Devices for Dignity)

• The META Tool© is is an online platform that helps developers of medical technologies optimise their product development plans. It provides a structured framework to help identify gaps in a product’s evidence base and the potential next steps to help bring the product to market.
• The META Tool© is designed to support facilitator-led consultations between Medtech developers and organisations that support and advise the life sciences industry.

Med-Tech Landscape Review

Med-Tech Landscape Review
AHSN Network 26 February 2019

• An essential guide for companies looking to successfully develop and roll out innovations in the MedTech industry - medical devices, equipment and digital tools, this report features case studies, statistics and practical advice for navigating each step of the MedTech Innovation pathway.
• This guide has been produced because the AHSN national network thought that there might be an opportunity to adopt a systematic and coordinated national approach to supporting MedTech innovation, building on the support provided by the 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) to the NHS and to industry. The guide provides signposting to some key organisations who can offer up-to-the-minute advice. 
• Blog post by Piers RIckets (Chief Executive at Eastern AHSN) on the MedTech sector.