Technology-enhanced practice competencies: scoping review and novel model development

IntroductionWith technology routinely integrated into healthcare, it is essential that practitioners obtain skills in the numerous competencies required. Unfortunately, literature to guide use remains inconsistent and fragmented. The current scoping review identified technology-enhanced practice com...

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Main Authors: Jonathan G. Perle, Dilip N. Chandran, Emily Brezler, Michelle Coleman, Julia Deziel, Patrick Nahhas, Gabrielle McDonald, Jason F. Jent
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
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Emily Brezler
Michelle Coleman
Julia Deziel
Patrick Nahhas
Gabrielle McDonald
Jason F. Jent
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description IntroductionWith technology routinely integrated into healthcare, it is essential that practitioners obtain skills in the numerous competencies required. Unfortunately, literature to guide use remains inconsistent and fragmented. The current scoping review identified technology-enhanced practice competencies for healthcare practitioners among peer-reviewed literature.MethodsA review of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycInfo, Global Index Medicus, and Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science was conducted between November 2022 and March 2023.Results10,583,799 articles were identified, with 109 included in the final review. Seventeen primary competencies were identified with ethics (77.1%), legality (68.8%), and data security (65.1%) among the top three.ConclusionsAlthough multiple technologies across specialties were identified, limited literature comprehensively defined technology-enhanced practice competencies to guide practitioner education. To address this gap, the Intersectional Technology Education and Competency in Healthcare (iTECH) Model was created to clarify educational targets for the use of technology in healthcare practices. Model development and finding applications are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-b486dbcaa98a4c8bbde33803ef97471a2025-08-20T02:18:29ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Digital Health2673-253X2025-04-01710.3389/fdgth.2025.15715181571518Technology-enhanced practice competencies: scoping review and novel model developmentJonathan G. Perle0Dilip N. Chandran1Emily Brezler2Michelle Coleman3Julia Deziel4Patrick Nahhas5Gabrielle McDonald6Jason F. Jent7Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United StatesDepartment of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United StatesWest Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United StatesWest Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United StatesWest Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United StatesDepartment of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United StatesIntroductionWith technology routinely integrated into healthcare, it is essential that practitioners obtain skills in the numerous competencies required. Unfortunately, literature to guide use remains inconsistent and fragmented. The current scoping review identified technology-enhanced practice competencies for healthcare practitioners among peer-reviewed literature.MethodsA review of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycInfo, Global Index Medicus, and Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science was conducted between November 2022 and March 2023.Results10,583,799 articles were identified, with 109 included in the final review. Seventeen primary competencies were identified with ethics (77.1%), legality (68.8%), and data security (65.1%) among the top three.ConclusionsAlthough multiple technologies across specialties were identified, limited literature comprehensively defined technology-enhanced practice competencies to guide practitioner education. To address this gap, the Intersectional Technology Education and Competency in Healthcare (iTECH) Model was created to clarify educational targets for the use of technology in healthcare practices. Model development and finding applications are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1571518/fulltelehealthtelemedicinetechnologycompetencytrainingeducation
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Technology-enhanced practice competencies: scoping review and novel model development
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