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Efforts follow various paths and are closely intertwined with health system and organizational configurations. Problems persist in both uptake and use. This study explores the digitalization trajectories of academic health centers (AHCs) to understand tensions between organizational and government strategies and their impact on digital development.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>AHCs play a leadership role within health systems in data-driven improvement. This retrospective case study draws on documentary, observational, and interview data to compare digitalization efforts over 3 decades in 4 AHCs in the province of Quebec (Canada).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>At system level, strategy shifted from supporting multilayered development that encouraged bottom-up initiatives in the first decade of the 2000s, to harmonizing clinical information systems in a highly prescriptive manner after 2010. AHCs experienced the shift differently according to concurrent impacts of health system restructuring, and internal choices around electronic health record (EHR) systems and implementation priorities. Digital maturity remained low in all 4 AHCs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Coordination between system strategies and organizational strategies in AHCs was neglected in early digital development in Qu\u00e9bec and improved only after an intense period of prescription and resistance. Confrontation highlighted tensions around different objectives at AHC and system level, competing missions within AHCs, and trade-offs between relying on commercial EHRs and developing publicly owned systems, all of which ultimately influence EHR implementation.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The different experiences of focal organizations with digitalization underline the importance of adapting national strategies and providing support to implementers, building on acquired strengths, and arriving at the right balance of guidance from the top and autonomy to develop innovative capacities.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jamia\/ocaf077","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,5]],"date-time":"2025-06-05T11:42:53Z","timestamp":1749123773000},"page":"1286-1298","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Policy 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