Table 3 Excerpt of the coding tree – Theme “Emerging uses of digital technologies to enhance care delivery”
Category | Sub-category | Summary |
|---|---|---|
Support of work processes | Optimization of processes | Digital technologies support work processes, while reducing temporal (and possibly economic) burden among HCP |
Facilitation of care through joint documentation | ||
Time savings through use of digital technologies | ||
Communication | Faster and more efficient exchange of information | Digital technologies support and intensify communication between HCP as well as between HCP and patients and their relatives, while reducing information losses. |
Fewer communication losses | ||
More effective collaboration through digital meetings | ||
Patient-centered care | Improved quality of care | Digital technologies contribute to improved quality of care and strengthen patient-centered care by connecting health care professions/institutions and providing diagnostic and therapeutic options. |