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You cant manage what you cant imagine: The Digital Health Checklist-Risk Management (DHC-RM) Tool to enhance participant protections in digital health research

2026-02-24 health policy Title + abstract only
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Digital health technologies are powerful-enhancing data collection, participant engagement, and personalized health interventions-yet their rapid proliferation has outpaced guidance for research participant protection. Current practice assists researchers in identifying risks but provides limited support for comprehensive risk management. To address this gap, we developed the Digital Health Checklist-Risk Management (DHC-RM) Tool, which integrates the established Digital Health Checklist with ap...

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