Successful Management of IT Projects in Healthcare Institutions after COVID-19: Role of Digital Orientation and Innovation Adaption
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Digital Orientation Successful Management of IT
2.2. Digital Orientation and Innovation Adaption
2.3. Innovation Adaptionand Successful Management of IT
2.4. Innovation Adaptionas Mediator
3. Methodology
3.1. Measurement
3.2. Digital Orientation
3.3. Innovation Adaption
3.4. Successful Management of IT
4. Analysis
5. Discussion
5.1. Theoretical Implications
5.2. Practical Implications
5.3. Limitations and Directions for Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable Detail | Items | Fac-L | T-Value | Alpha | CR | AVE |
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Digital Orientation | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.76 | |||
DO-1 | In our healthcare institution: We adapt the latest digital technology for the achievement of corporate and communication efficiency. | 0.82 | 15.54 | |||
DO-2 | We implement digital machines to overcome research and development costs. | 0.85 | 15.21 | |||
DO-3 | We bring into play the latest digital technologies for the management of information, such as patient, staff, and building, etc. | 0.81 | 14.54 | |||
DO-4 | Our goal is to deliver new test and treatment services through digital technology. | 0.78 | 15.74 | |||
DO-5 | Our goal is to adopt novel patterns of working. | 0.88 | 15.63 | |||
DO-6 | We used advanced digital tools to make linkages with our stakeholders and patients. | |||||
DO-7 | We used emerging technology for developing a reasonable and beneficial structure model. | 0.82 | 14.63 | |||
Innovation Adaption | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.72 | |||
IA-1 | In our healthcare institution: We adopt clear guidelines and procedures for achieving innovation. | 0.86 | 15.47 | |||
IA-2 | We observe that innovation techniques that we adopt are beneficial for health professionals. | 0.82 | 14.52 | |||
IA-3 | We find relevance degree of innovation tool for patient. | 0.76 | 15.74 | |||
IA-4 | We identify staff capacity in implementation of innovation in the hospital. | 0.74 | 15.56 | |||
IA-5 | We investigate how many experts or specialist exists that work on the latest innovative machines. | 0.84 | 14.21 | |||
IA-6 | We identify benefits and patient willingness to collaborate with innovation. | 0.82 | 15.48 | |||
IA-7 | We analyze the extent to which the financial burden of innovation is imposed on patients. | 0.76 | 14.75 | |||
Successful Management IT | 0.86 | 0.98 | 0.74 | |||
SMIT-1 | Project management success is evaluated through deviations occurring after plan implementation. | 0.84 | 15.74 | |||
SMIT-2 | For project management, a successful solution is implemented in accordance with the budget. | 0.76 | 14.53 | |||
SMIT-3 | For successful management of IT projects, a system should have high reliability. | 0.82 | 15.48 | |||
SMIT-4 | For project success, solutions should meet requirements and contribute to efficiency. | 0.78 | 14.52 | |||
SMIT-5 | IT systems work and solve the problem and also are profitable for our healthcare institution. | 0.74 | 14.64 |
Model Description | χ2 | Df | χ2/df | RMESA | GFI | CFI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model-4-Factor(Hypothesized) | 1065.52 | 465 | 2.291 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 0.96 |
Model-3-Factor | 1145.23 | 390 | 2.936 | 0.13 | 0.85 | 0.86 |
Model-2-Factor | 1295.47 | 375 | 3.455 | 0.18 | 0.74 | 0.75 |
Model-1-Factor | 1490.36 | 355 | 4.198 | 0.22 | 0.65 | 0.66 |
Variable | Mean | SD | Alpha | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Business-Age | 3.00 | 1.06 | 0.85 | 1.00 | ||||||
2 | Business-Size | 1.28 | 0.41 | 0.84 | 1.62 ** | 1.00 | |||||
3 | Respondent-Education | 1.54 | 0.48 | 0.81 | 0.014 | 0.036 | 1.00 | ||||
4 | Respondent-Experience | 1.25 | 0.42 | 0.85 | 0.035 | 0.047 | −0.142 | 1.00 | |||
5 | Digital Orientation | 3.17 | 0.34 | 0.86 | 0.104 ** | 0.016 | 0.024 | −0.11 | 1.00 | ||
6 | Innovation Adaption | 3.46 | 0.44 | 0.82 | −0.029 | 0.082 * | 0.056 ** | −0.12 | 0.325 ** | 1.00 | |
7 | Successful Management of IT | 1.25 | 0.35 | 0.83 | 0.021 | 0.001 | −0.03 | −0.03 | 0.283 ** | 0.385 ** | 1.00 |
Model | Hypothesis Description | B | F | T | Sig | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model # 01 | Digital Orientation to Successful Management of IT | 0.26 | 16.058 | 0.1245 | 0.000 | Accepted |
Model # 02 | Digital Orientation to Innovation Adaption | 0.34 | 18.054 | 0.1045 | 0.000 | Accepted |
Model # 03 | Innovation Adaption to Successful Management of IT | 0.32 | 22.756 | 0.1454 | 0.000 | Accepted |
Paths Description | Beta | T-Value | SE | Sig | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Digital Orientation to Innovation Adaption (Path a) | 0.5725 | 7.5781 | 0.0524 | 0.000 | ||
Innovation Adaption to Successful Managementof IT (Path b) | 0.3674 | 7.1245 | 0.0412 | 0.000 | ||
Digital Orientation to Successful Management of IT (Path c) | 0.2674 | 3.7415 | 0.0554 | 0.000 | ||
Digital Orientation to Successful Management of IT (Path c’) | 0.1825 | 1.3567 | 0.0557 | 0.1312 | ||
DV Model: R2 = 0.1391, F = 34.7321, p = 0.000 | ||||||
Detail | Data | Boot | SE | Lower | Upper | Sig |
DO→IA→SMIT | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.105 | 0.260 | 0.0000 |
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Tucmeanu, E.R.; Tucmeanu, A.I.; Iliescu, M.G.; Żywiołek, J.; Yousaf, Z. Successful Management of IT Projects in Healthcare Institutions after COVID-19: Role of Digital Orientation and Innovation Adaption. Healthcare 2022, 10, 2005. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102005
Tucmeanu ER, Tucmeanu AI, Iliescu MG, Żywiołek J, Yousaf Z. Successful Management of IT Projects in Healthcare Institutions after COVID-19: Role of Digital Orientation and Innovation Adaption. Healthcare. 2022; 10(10):2005. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102005
Chicago/Turabian StyleTucmeanu, Elena Roxana, Alin Iulian Tucmeanu, Madalina Gabriela Iliescu, Justyna Żywiołek, and Zahid Yousaf. 2022. "Successful Management of IT Projects in Healthcare Institutions after COVID-19: Role of Digital Orientation and Innovation Adaption" Healthcare 10, no. 10: 2005. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102005