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Health Service Managers' Digital Competencies: A Conceptual Framework.
Mark Brommeyer1,2, Maxine Whittaker1, Zhanming Liang1
1College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|January 25, 2024
Summary
Developing a competent health management workforce for digital health transformation requires addressing curriculum gaps and implementing key strategies. This research explores a framework to build essential digital health leadership capabilities in Australia.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Management
- Digital Health Transformation
- Workforce Development
Background:
- Health service managers are vital for leading digital health environments.
- Workforce development for digital health requires cross-sectoral partnerships.
- A systematic framework for developing a competent health management workforce in the digital health era has been published.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore and discuss the application of a digital health workforce development framework in Australia.
- To confirm health service management workforce development needs in the digital health context.
- To analyze barriers and enablers for health service managers in the digital health environment.
Main Methods:
- Utilized an empirically validated four-step approach.
- Confirmed the paucity of Australian Health Informatics Competency Framework (AHICF) competencies in postgraduate curricula.
- Identified key strategies and factors enabling workforce development.
Main Results:
- Australian postgraduate health service management programs lack sufficient AHICF competencies.
- Five key strategies enhance health management workforce competency and capacity.
- Seven key factors enable health management workforce development in digital health.
Conclusions:
- The study highlights critical gaps in current health management education for digital health.
- Identified strategies and enablers are crucial for effective digital health leadership.
- Further analysis of barriers and enablers will inform policy and practice.
Keywords:
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