Special Issue "Digital Innovation and Transformation in Healthcare"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 September 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Assoc. Prof. Rogier van de Wetering
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Sciences Faculty, department of Information Sciences, Open University the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands
Interests: how organizations can gain organizational benefits from IS/IT alignment, dynamic capabilities, big data, and enterprise architecture competencies and capabilities
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Dr. Rachelle Bosua
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Sciences Faculty, Department of Information Sciences, Open University the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands, Sr. Honorary fellow, School of Computing & IS, The University of Melbourne
Interests: privacy and knowledge leakage related to the use of ITs, design, adoption, and use of IT artefacts in different settings (e.g., healthcare, work teams, platforms, SMEs, and innovative ecosystems
Prof. Dr. Daan Dohmen
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Faculty of Management, department of Management Sciences, Open University the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands
Interests: leadership; digital transformation; implementation of E-health; remote monitoring; digital health; reimbursment models
Prof. Dr. Cornelis Boerma
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Faculty of Management, department of Management Sciences, Open University the Netherlands, Heerlen, the Netherlands
Interests: health policy and systems; health entrepreneurship and innovation; health outcomes and economics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Modern healthcare organizations (HCOs) face increasing pressure from patients, medical professionals, allied healthcare providers, and regulators to improve healthcare service delivery and become sustainable. HCOs are challenged to handle numerous organizational, operational, and administrative challenges, while simultaneously capitalizing on emerging technologies and digital innovations. Digital transformation (DT) in healthcare through health informatics (HI) and health information technologies (HITs) can contribute to enhancing the quality of clinical services, expand the accessibility of care, and reduce operational costs. We believe that digital transformation is crucial in creating sustainable healthcare systems and HCOs.

HI in combination with HITs, such as electronic patient/medical records (EPRs/EMRs), artificial intelligence, social media, mobile apps, big data, decision-support systems, and the Internet of Things (IoT), may significantly improve the quality of healthcare service delivery. The integration of HI and HITs is instrumental for the DT of HCOs, which, in turn, may radically remove the many layers of healthcare practice, including the healthcare delivery silos, by improving the interaction between medical professionals, patients, and other stakeholders. In addition, effective DT resulting from the implementation of new healthcare delivery and business models in hospitals can significantly improve patient experiences, leading to higher quality, accessiblility, and affordable healthcare service delivery.

This Special Issue focuses on DT in healthcare, with a focus on practice and new digital innovations and solutions that could shape sustainable healthcare practices in years to come. We welcome a wide variety of original and high-quality papers, including conceptual and empirically validated work (see our topic list). This CFP aims to attract original studies that push the frontiers of DT in HOCs, and substantially extend existing work practices and service delivery in healthcare.

Assoc. Pro Rogier van de Wetering
Dr. Rachelle Bosua
Prof. Dr. Daan Dohmen
Prof. Dr. Cornelis Boerma
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • digital innovation
  • digital transformation
  • health information technology
  • sustainable healthcare technology
  • patient-centered IS/IT innovations
  • IT-enabled clinical decision-support
  • E-health
  • healthcare ecosystem
  • big data analytics
  • artifical intelligence
  • sustainable healthcare business models
  • sustainable healthcare
  • digital healthcare agility
  • online systems for mental healthl
  • online health communities
  • health economics

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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