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To describe professionals' perceptions of the management of digital competence sharing in healthcare and associated background factors.
A descriptive cross-sectional study.
The study used an online survey involving 227 healthcare professionals from three public and one private healthcare organisation in Finland. Data was collected using the management of digital competence sharing (MDCS) instrument and analysed using descriptive statistics, independent sample t-tests and one-way ANOVA.
Based on the professionals' perceptions, the overall management of digital competence sharing was weak. They perceived the highest level of creation of a friendly and safe digital organisational atmosphere while the lowest level of provision of resources and opportunities for digital competence sharing. Background factors, including gender, age, work experience in healthcare, organisation and clinical environment, showed statistically significant differences in how professionals perceived the management of digital competence sharing.
The results emphasised the need for increased managers' attention to digital competence development, prioritising and supporting digital competence sharing among healthcare professionals.
The results can be utilised in healthcare management to enhance the digital competence sharing among healthcare professionals and the use of existing digital competence to benefit the work community.
The importance of digital competence is increasing among healthcare professionals, but at the same time, they perceive inadequate management support in this area. This study revealed limited management of digital competence sharing in healthcare organisations, particularly among older professionals and those in inpatient and primary care settings. These results can be applied in managers' training to support and promote digital competence among healthcare professionals.
The STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist.
There is no patient or public contribution.
To describe and enhance the understanding of healthcare professionals' perceptions of future leadership in digital healthcare.
A qualitative descriptive study.
The data were collected remotely between February and November 2022 through semi-structured interviews. A total of 26 healthcare professionals were interviewed individually or in focus group interviews at the university hospital and university in Finland. The data were analysed using inductive content analysis.
Results revealed seven main categories that described the professionals' perceptions of future leadership in digital healthcare: building a future-oriented healthcare, strengthening a digitally minded organisational culture, being interactive in a digital environment, leading sustainably in digital healthcare, leading expertise in digital healthcare, leading collaboratively in digital healthcare and using artificial intelligence in leadership in digital healthcare.
Future leadership in digital healthcare will be about leading people in a humane way. Leaders will be at the forefront of digital solutions, sharing their expertise and enabling stakeholders' engagement. Through collaboration, future leaders will be building a future-led digital health system.
Digital healthcare is improving due to the implementation of new digital solutions and the possibility of artificial intelligence. Thus, leaders' competencies in digital healthcare need to be further developed through education and guided by policy to meet the expectations of future professionals, nurses and customers.
No patient or public contribution.
The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist was used in the reporting.
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