ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Digital maturity and its determinants in General Practice: A cross-sectional study in 20 countries.
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- The Impact of Digitalization on European General Practice From the Perspective of General Practitioners: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Enhancing digital readiness and capability in healthcare: a systematic review of interventions, barriers, and facilitators.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Does System Choice Matter? Influence of Hospital Information Systems on Digital Maturity.Journal of medical systems · 2026Article
- Enhancing Care Coordination and Patient Engagement Through Electronic Medical Record Utilization in Primary Healthcare: A Mixed-Methods Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The application of digital technology in nursing quality management: a scoping review.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Digital maturity index instrument development for primary health care in Indonesia: a sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Recommendations of digital health applications to patients by Portuguese General Practitioners: a cross-sectional study.The European journal of general practice · 2025Article
- Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Digital Maturity of General Practitioner Practices: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: Acceptance, Clinical Integration, and Educational Needs in Switzerland.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Trends in the use of video consultation in general practice during COVID-19: impact of practice and country characteristics based on the international, cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Digital health technology use in Australian general practice (GP) consultations: a cross-sectional analysis of the medicine in Australia: balancing employment and life study.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Empowering Health Professionals with Digital Skills to Improve Patient Care and Daily Workflows.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Dimensions and Subcategories of Digital Maturity in General Practice: Qualitative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Digital Maturity as a Predictor of Quality and Safety Outcomes in US Hospitals: Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Observational
- Big 5 Personality Traits and Individual- and Practice-Related Characteristics as Influencing Factors of Digital Maturity in General Practices: Quantitative Web-Based Survey Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Review
- Digital Maturity and Its Measurement of General Practitioners: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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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 were collected. Digital maturity was evaluated through a framework based on usage, resources and abilities (divided in this study in its collective and individual components), interoperability, general evaluation methods and impact of digital technologies. Each dimension was rated as 1 or 0. The digital maturity score was calculated as the sum of the six dimensions and ranged between 0 to 6 (maximum digital maturity). Multivariable linear regression was used to model the total score, while multivariable logistic regression was used to model the probability of meeting each dimension of the score. Results: One thousand six hundred GPs (61% female, 68% Europeans) participated. GPs had a median digital maturity of 4 (P25-P75: 3-5). Positive associations with digital maturity were found with: male gender [ Conclusion: Our study demonstrated notable factors that impact digital maturity and exposed discrepancies in digital transformation across healthcare settings. It provides guidance for policymakers to develop more efficacious interventions to hasten the digital transformation of General Practice.
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