I was a co-author of this paper published in PLOS One. We aimed to explore the digitally engaged physician’s knowledge and attitudes towards digital health technologies and the transformation of the doctor-patient relationship. We did this by doing qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 11 digitally engaged physicians from 9 countries. We asked them about the role of digital health and technology in the medical practice and their everyday challenges, the ideal physician-patient relationship, and skills and competencies needed for working with e-patients and visions about the future of the medical practice. The interviewed physicians state that digital health solutions could create a deeper doctor-patient relationship: knowledgeable patients are a huge help in the joint work effort and technology is the main tool for creating a more involved and responsible patient. Medical professionals in the future might rather get a role as a translator between technical data and the patient; as a guide in the jungle of digital health. However, the interviewed physicians also noted that digital transition today is more beneficial to patients than to their doctors. #digitalhealth #futureofhealthcare #study …see more