Table 1.

Examples of existing health information technology evaluation frameworks.

Framework	Key characteristics	Reference
Nonadoption, abandonment, scale-up, spread, and sustainability (NASSS) framework	This framework includes the following domains: the condition or illness, the technology, the value proposition, the adopter system, the organization(s), the wider context, and the interaction and mutual adaptation between all these domains over time.	Greenhalgh et al [13]
Framework for Evaluation of Informatics Tools	This framework includes the following stages: specification and needs requirements, component development, integration of system into a clinical setting, and routine use of a system.	Kaufman et al [14]
Health Information Technology Evaluation Toolkit	This framework includes the following dimensions: articulating goals of the project, understanding stakeholders, and benefits measurement.	Cusack and Poon [15]
Health Information Systems: human, organization, and technology-fit factors (HOT-fit)	This framework focuses on the fit between technological, human, and organizational dimensions.	Yusof et al [16]
Health Information Technology Reference-based Evaluation Framework (HITREF)	This framework includes 6 dimensions: structural quality, functional quality, effects on quality processes, effects on outcome quality of care, unintended consequences, and barriers and facilitators.	Sockolow et al [18]