This article examines the challenges of broad adoption of digital solutions within the healthcare industry and why evidence is so critical for advancement of digital health technologies. It then illustrates how emerging nonprofits are positioned to help the ecosystem overcome these challenges and to catalyze the process of matching the right evidence-based solution to the right clinical challenge.

Over the last several years, there has been rapid growth of digital technologies attempting to transform healthcare. Unique features of digital medicine technology lead to both challenges and opportunities for testing and validation. Yet little guidance exists to help a health system decide whether to undertake a pilot test of new technology, move right to full-scale adoption or start somewhere in between.

You’ve no doubt seen cross-industry analogies designed to help you understand the latest breaking digital solution within a healthcare setting. Think “insert sexy disrupting tech venture” of healthcare.

Digital injustice is occurring across the country: digital solutions intended to increase health care access and quality often neglect those that need them most.