We invite you to include as summer reading suggestion two significant articles by Rebecca Mathias, Peter McCulloch, Anastasia Chalkidou, and Stephen Gilbert in npj Digital Health.

The first article, titled “Digital Health Technologies Need Regulation and Reimbursement that Enable Flexible Interactions and Groupings,” delves into the challenges in implementation and the current limitations in frameworks for the regulation, health technology assessment, and reimbursement. Digital Health Technologies (DHTs) are increasingly being utilized across a wide array of medical scenarios. This article discusses the emerging trend of combining individual DHTs, each with its own clinical use case and regulatory approval, into cohesive packages designed to perform specific clinical tasks within defined settings. Examples of these groupings include suites of devices for remote monitoring and smart clinics.

The second article in their series, “How Can Regulation and Reimbursement Better Accommodate Flexible Suites of Digital Health Technologies?“, explores the necessary adaptations to this new technological paradigm while ensuring patient safety and fair value. The article describes how regulatory, and reimbursement frameworks can be adapted to better support these innovative technologies.

These articles offer valuable insights and recommendations for the evolving landscape of digital health, emphasizing the importance of adaptive regulatory and reimbursement frameworks.