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Table 4

Experts' perceptions of factors influencing the impact of digital healthcare on healthcare workforce needs

Subcategories (n = 31)	Categories (n = 8)	Main categories (n = 3)
Beginning of the care process Enhancing assessments	Care process	Impacts within healthcare organisations
Resources for following alerts Resources for tracking information Smarter resourcing Flexible resourcing Organising resources Enabling needs-based use of resources	Resource management
Decreasing needs in time Decreases need in specialty areas Increased need for services Need for primary-level healthcare workers Needs between professions will shift Needs will change within a specialty	Changing needs
Professions that will understand technology and content New professions for maintaining systems Digital care path developers Digi mentors Digital solution developers	New professions	Impacts on healthcare professions
Multiskilled people Data analysis skills Technical skills and ability to notice mistakes Using information for management	New skills	Impacts on healthcare professions
Access to care Access to healthcare professionals Speed of access	Access	Impacts via patients
Awareness of health status Awareness of methods Increasing self-care because of awareness	Awareness
Capability to use digital healthcare Capability for individual access to information	Capabilities

Subcategories (n = 31)	Categories (n = 8)	Main categories (n = 3)
Beginning of the care processEnhancing assessments	Care process	Impacts within healthcare organisations
Resources for following alertsResources for tracking informationSmarter resourcingFlexible resourcingOrganising resourcesEnabling needs-based use of resources	Resource management
Decreasing needs in timeDecreases need in specialty areasIncreased need for servicesNeed for primary-level healthcare workersNeeds between professions will shiftNeeds will change within a specialty	Changing needs
Professions that will understand technology and contentNew professions for maintaining systemsDigital care path developersDigi mentorsDigital solution developers	New professions	Impacts on healthcare professions
Multiskilled peopleData analysis skillsTechnical skills and ability to notice mistakesUsing information for management	New skills	Impacts on healthcare professions
Access to careAccess to healthcare professionalsSpeed of access	Access	Impacts via patients
Awareness of health statusAwareness of methodsIncreasing self-care because of awareness	Awareness
Capability to use digital healthcareCapability for individual access to information	Capabilities

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