Planning and Monitoring Tool for a Responsible and Sustainable Digital Health System
Digitalisation of the health sector has huge potential to address unmet health needs. However, we must ensure that we digitalise in a way that minimises harm to the environment, otherwise human health could be adversely affected.
Along with exploring the more obvious technical and procedural considerations, the aim of this tool is to emphasise how prioritising data sufficiency and the mitigation of rebound effects are critical. Please click on the links to better understand these two concepts then click on the button below to start using this tool.
This tool will propose some questions that you or the people collaborating with you (IT professionals, suppliers) should address in planning and managing a digital health system. The questions will explore the following areas:
Key Areas of Focus
Procurement
Considerations in procuring equipment and services to minimise environmental impacts
Data Management
Considerations around the management and processing of data to minimise environmental impacts
Sustainability Regulations
Organisational approaches to minimising environmental impacts of ICT
Monitoring
Monitoring and measuring environmental impacts of digital health systems
