Accelerating the uptake of digital solutions by the health and care workforce in the WHO European Region

Overview

Digital health technologies (‎DHTs)‎ are becoming an integral part of successful and sustainable health service delivery in every Member State of the WHO European Region. Despite increasing evidence of their impact in optimizing the capability of the health and care workforce, enabling access to health services, and improving patient empowerment and quality of care, the adoption of DHTs by the workforce has been slow and faces significant challenges. Research indicates that multifaceted barriers to increasing DHT use by the workforce are related to infrastructure, training, time, workload, ethics, and legal and technical factors. These barriers were consistently identified, irrespective of the level of care or type of technology employed.