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.