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The need for a socio-technical analysis in E-health: the case of the PCEHR

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posted on 2013-04-01, 00:00 authored by Imran MuhammadImran Muhammad, S Y Teoh, Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Healthcare systems around the globe are facing a number of challenges. Thus Increasing focus is being placed on constructing appropriate healthcare reforms which are attempting to address how to tackle these challenges. A critical enabler in these reforms is the adoption of an e-health solution. Such e-health solutions are not only expensive and complex endeavours, but also have far reaching implications. Given that the implementation and adoption of these e-health solutions is so important, not to mention also requiring a substantial investment in various resources such as time and money, it is therefore essential to ensure their success. The following proffers a socio-technical analysis as an appropriate strategy to ensure more successful outcomes. An exemplar case study of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR), the chosen e-health solution by the Australian government is provided to illustrate the benefits such an analysis might provide.

History

Journal

International journal of e-health and medical communications

Volume

4

Issue

2

Article number

5

Pagination

65 - 79

Publisher

IGI Global

Location

Hershey, Pa.

ISSN

1947-315X

eISSN

1947-3168

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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2013, IGI Global