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Therefore, investigating readiness for digitalisation across European regions may inform strategies required to accelerate the process.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study explores organisational readiness for digitalisation in healthcare in four different countries\/regions: Catalonia (Spain), South Denmark, Italy, and Slovenia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An exploratory descriptive qualitative study was conducted and reported according to the COREQ guidelines. Focus groups and individual interviews with 74 healthcare professionals (HCP) and healthcare managers (HCM) from four partner countries\/regions were carried out, recorded, transcribed, and thematically analysed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Four themes summarised organisational readiness for digitalisation, including barriers, facilitators, and drivers of digital transformation: \u201cOrganisational Readiness for Digitalisation: Between Potential and Persistent Gaps\u201d; \u201cConvincing Design: Intuitive Technologies for Sustainable Change\u201d; \u201cBarriers to Change: Structural, Cultural, and Professional Obstacles\u201d; and \u201cThe Drivers of Transformation: Technological and Organisational Levers for Progress\u201d.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Organisational readiness is shaped by the interplay of technological, organisational, and professional factors. 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