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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Digital Public Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1499510

Utilization, Challenges, and Training Needs of Digital Health Technologies: Perspectives from Healthcare Professionals

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Ruby Khan Ruby Khan 1*Sumbal Khan Sumbal Khan 2Bakht Pari Bakht Pari 3
  • 1 Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
  • 2 Khyber Girls Medical College Peshawar, Pakistan, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • 3 Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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    ntroduction: Digital health technology (DHTs), such as electronic health records (EHRs), mobile health apps, and remote monitoring systems, is revolutionizing contemporary healthcare by improving diag- nosis, patient care, and operational efficiency. Notwithstanding these developments, infrastructure, technical assistance, and personnel training remain obstacles to the successful deployment of DHTs. Methods: 500 medical experts participated in a survey to evaluate the use, advantages, and challenges of DHTs. The frequency of DHT use, the perceived advantages, and the challenges—such as technical difficulties and a lack of training—were the main topics of the data gathered. Results: The most popular technology was mobile health apps (44.4% ), followed by EHR systems and diagnostic tools (33.3%). Benefits reported included decreased administrative burden (50%) and increased diagnostic accuracy (46.2%). However, there significant obstacles were found, though: 63% of respondents said they had only received limited training, and 51.9% mentioned software bugs and network problems. Despite these obstacles, 63% of those surveyed reported increases in the effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Discussion: Our study finds a gap between the infrastructure needed for DHTs to be implemented successfully and their quick adoption. This study challenges the notion that adopting technology alone increases productivity by highlighting the importance of thorough technical assistance and staff training. These issues need to be resolved if DHTs are to be fully utilized for improved healthcare delivery and operational effectiveness.

    Keywords: mobile health apps, Electronic Health Records, Remote monitoring systems, data security, Training requirements, Digital health technologies, and healthcare personnel

    Received: 20 Sep 2024; Accepted: 07 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Khan, Khan and Pari. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ruby Khan, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

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