The impact of eHealth use on general practice workload in the pre-COVID-19 era: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, eHealth has received much attention as an opportunity to increase efficiency within healthcare organizations. Adoption of eHealth might consequently help to solve perceived health workforce challenges, including labor shortages and increasing workloads among primary care professionals, who serve as the first point of contact for healthcare in many countries. The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the impact of general eHealth use and specific eHealth services use on general practice workload in the pre-COVID-19 era.

Methods

The databases of CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, IEEE Xplore, Medline ALL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched, using combinations of keywords including 'eHealth', 'workload', and 'general pra

SUBMITTER: Keuper J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11414290 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature