Digital maturity and its determinants in General Practice: A cross-sectional study in 20 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The extent to which digital technologies are employed to promote the delivery of high-quality healthcare is known as Digital Maturity. Individual and systemic digital maturity are both necessary to ensure a successful, scalable and sustainable digital transformation in healthcare. However, digital maturity in primary care has been scarcely evaluated.

Objectives

This study assessed the digital maturity in General Practice (GP) globally and evaluated its association with participants' demographic characteristics, practice characteristics and features of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) use.

Methods

GPs across 20 countries completed an online questionnaire between June and September 2020. Demographic data, practice characteristics, and features of EHRs use wer

SUBMITTER: Teixeira F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9880412 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature