Table 2.

Revision of the World Health Organization classification items-health care providers.

Original		Adapted
Digital health intervention category	Item	Digital health intervention category	Item after QIRa
2.1 Client Identification & Registration	Verify client unique identity	2.1 Patient identification & registration	Verify a patient’s personal details (eg, new patient registration)
N/Ab	Enrol client for a health service or care planning activity	N/A	Make a clinical appointment
2.2 Client Health Records	Longitudinal tracking of client’s health status & services	2.2 Patient Health Records	Track a patient’s condition and/or clinical service use over time
N/A	Manage the client’s unstructured clinical records	N/A	Enter a patient’s free-text clinical progress notes
N/A	Manage the client’s structured clinical record	N/A	Record or code a patient’s condition using standardized coding, checkboxes, and dropdown menus
N/A	Routine health indicator data collection & management	N/A	Record and/or flag indicators of change in a patient’s condition
2.3 Healthcare Provider Decision Support	Provide prompts and alerts according to a specific protocol	2.3 Clinician Decision-Support	Prompt my thinking using software that supports clinical decision-making
N/A	Provide a checklist according to a specific protocol	N/A	Provide me a digital checklist of clinical procedures to follow
N/A	Screen clients by risk or, other health status	N/A	Screen my patients
2.4 Telemedicine	Consultations between remote client and healthcare provider	N/A	Conduct remote consultations
N/A	Remote monitoring of client health, or diagnostic data by healthcare provider	N/A	Remotely monitor or track a patient’s condition
N/A	Transmission of health-related data to healthcare provider	N/A	Send me data about my patient’s condition
N/A	Consultations for case-management between healthcare providers	N/A	Conduct case consultations with other clinicians
2.5 Healthcare Provider Communication	Communication from healthcare providers to supervisor	2.5 Clinician communications	Communicate with a manager or supervisor
N/A	Communication and performance feedback to healthcare providers	N/A	Provide me with feedback about my clinical performance
N/A	Transmit routine news and workflow notifications to healthcare provider	N/A	Send me routine updates and workflow notifications
N/A	Transmit non-routine health event alerts to healthcare providers	N/A	Send non-routine or unexpected health event alerts about a patient
N/A	Peer-group for healthcare providers	N/A	Utilise online peer communication groups for clinicians
2.6 Referral Coordination	Coordinate emergency response and transport	N/A	Coordinate emergency responses and/or transport for a patient
N/A	Manage referrals between points of service with health sector	N/A	Manage health services referrals or reports (eg, to other clinicians)
N/A	Manage referrals between health and other sectors	N/A	Manage referrals or reports to external bodies eg, government services
2.7 Health Worker Activity Planning & Scheduling	Identify clients in need of services	2.7 Clinician workflow coordination	Identify patients in need of a health service
N/A	Schedule healthcare provider’s activities	N/A	Schedule my clinical activities
2.8 Healthcare Provider Training	Provide training content to healthcare providers	2.8 Clinician training	Provide me with training or educational content
N/A	Assess capacity of healthcare providers	N/A	Assess my clinical capacity, or performance
2.9 Prescription & Medication Management	Transmit or track prescription orders	N/A	Track prescription orders
N/A	Track clients’ medication consumption	N/A	Track patient’s medication consumption
2.10 Laboratory & Diagnostic Imaging Management	Report adverse drug events	2.10 Pathology & Imaging Management	Report adverse medication events
N/A	Transmit diagnostic result to healthcare providers	N/A	Send me diagnostic imaging results (eg, scans)
N/A	Transmit and track diagnostic orders	N/A	Track diagnostic imaging orders
N/A	Capture diagnostic results from digital devices	N/A	Capture diagnostic results from digital devices
N/A	Track biological specimens	N/A	Track pathology eg, blood tests

^aQIR: qualitative item review.

^bN/A: not applicable.