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Challenges and conditions for successfully implementing and adopting the telematics infrastructure in German outpatient healthcare: A qualitative study applying the NASSS framework.

Kim Nordmann, Stefanie Sauter, Marie-Christin Redlich, Patricia Möbius-Lerch, Michael Schaller, Florian Fischer

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Kim NordmannBavarian Research Center for Digital Health and Social Care, Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Kempten (Allgäu), Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-9603
Stefanie SauterBavarian Research Center for Digital Health and Social Care, Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Kempten (Allgäu), Germany.
Marie-Christin RedlichBavarian Research Center for Digital Health and Social Care, Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Kempten (Allgäu), Germany.
Patricia Möbius-LerchBavarian Research Center for Digital Health and Social Care, Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Kempten (Allgäu), Germany.
Michael SchallerBavarian Research Center for Digital Health and Social Care, Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Kempten (Allgäu), Germany.
Florian FischerBavarian Research Center for Digital Health and Social Care, Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Kempten (Allgäu), Germany.

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Background: Germany's healthcare system provides high-quality, universal health coverage to almost all residents. However, a major challenge lies in the strong separation of healthcare structures, which hinders efficient interprofessional and intersectoral communication and collaboration. The mandatory nationwide implementation of the telematics infrastructure may offer a solution to enhance healthcare professionals' communication and collaboration. Objective: Our study aims to elicit participants' perceptions of and attitudes towards the implementation and usage of the telematics infrastructure in fostering interprofessional communication and collaboration between home-care nursing services and general practitioner practices. Methods: We conducted interviews with seven members of general practitioner practices and 10 in home-care nursing services. Using thematic content analysis, we identified five themes, of which four along with 10 subthemes were integrated into Greenhalgh et al.'s 'nonadoption, abandonment, scale-up, spread and sustainability' framework. Results: Participants recognised the potential of digital technology to enhance interprofessional communication and collaboration. However, this potential largely depended on individual healthcare actors' willingness to seek information, invest and adapt. Attitudes towards the telematics infrastructure varied widely from hopeful confidence to outright rejection. Home-care nursing services generally viewed the telematics infrastructure with optimism, while general practitioners expressed reservations, particularly due to technological disruptions, lack of user-friendliness, and organisational structures. Conclusion: Our findings highlight the potential of digital technology to enhance interprofessional communication. Successful implementation of technological innovations, however, goes beyond technological aspects and involves social, political and organisational processes. Future implementation strategies for such innovations in healthcare should involve users early and ensure clear communication.

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ambulant carecollaborationcommunicationeHealth strategygeneral practitionerhealth telematicsNurses

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