While smartphone apps and other digital health tools have the clear potential to increase both quality of and access to care, actual successful implementation remains limited. Challenges often encountered in seeking to use apps in care include selecting safe/effective tools, spending clinical time troubleshooting technology instead of discussing health matters, and lack of time to check and review constant streams of data these digital tools can produce. In this ‘From Research to Clinical Practice’ piece, we focus on how a new care team member, the digital navigator, can help overcome these barriers through conducting evidence‐based app evaluation to help in selecting the right apps, troubleshooting technology outside of visits to improve the therapeutic alliance during, and finally summarizing digital data to facilitate clinical care that focus on actionable data.

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数字导航器在护理中实施智能手机和数字工具

尽管智能手机应用程序和其他数字健康工具具有提高护理质量和获得护理的机会的明显潜力，但实际成功实施仍然有限。在寻求使用护理应用程序时经常遇到的挑战包括选择安全/有效的工具、花费临床时间对技术进行故障排除而不是讨论健康问题，以及缺乏时间检查和审查这些数字工具可以产生的持续数据流。在这篇“从研究到临床实践”的文章中，我们重点关注新的护理团队成员（数字导航员）如何通过进行基于证据的应用程序评估来帮助克服这些障碍，以帮助选择正确的应用程序，在就诊之外排除技术故障改善期间的治疗联盟，并最终总结数字数据，以促进专注于可操作数据的临床护理。