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globally health care system experiencing period rapid radical change response innovative service models adopted delivery highquality care require health workforce skills support transformation new ways working aim research protocol describe research contribute developing capability health service managers digital health era enabling digital transformation within australian health care environment also explains process preparing finalizing research design methodologies seeking answers following three research questions 1 extent existing health service management digital health competency frameworks guide development competence health service managers understanding managing digital health space 2 competencies necessary health service managers acquire order effectively work manage digital health context 3 key factors enable inhibit health service managers develop demonstrate digital health competence workplace study adopted qualitative approach guided empirically validated management competency identification process using four steps 1 health management digital health competency mapping 2 scoping review literature policy analysis 3 focus group discussions health service managers 4 semistructured interviews digital health leaders first 2 steps confirm need updating current health service management curriculum address changing competency requirements health service managers digital health context two initial steps completed confirming significance study study design step 1 competency mapping found nearly half digital competencies partially addressed health management competency framework scoping review articulated competencies health service managers need effectively demonstrate digital health competence workplace findings effectively support importance current research also appropriateness proposed steps 3 4 answering research questions achieving research aim study provide insights health service management workforce performance development needs digital health inform credentialing professional development requirements guide health service managers leading managing adoption implementation digital health contemporary tool health care delivery study develop indepth understanding australian health service managers experiences views research process could applied contexts noting results need contextualization individual country jurisdictions environments derr110219651884