Digital Transformation of Healthcare System
A special issue of Systems (ISSN 2079-8954). This special issue belongs to the section "Systems Practice in Social Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 301
Special Issue Editor
Interests: health system innovation and transformation; supply chain; automotive health and safety; child occupant safety in vehicles; injury prevention
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Healthcare systems worldwide are undertaking a profound digital transformation. This Special Issue moves beyond isolated technology studies to adopt a holistic, systems-level perspective focused on the impact and outcomes that digital transformation is achieving in global health systems. We seek rigorous research that critically evaluates the implementation, outcomes, and value of this transformation.
Key areas of focus include advancing digital health transformation at scale, identifying systemic barriers, applying system approaches for sustainable change, and ensuring human-centered design that achieves measurable impact and outcomes for both patients and providers.
We also welcome investigations into digital minimalism, the quality of digital work environments for the health workforce, and the measurable impact of transformational change of health systems, enabled by digital health strategies. Our goal is to advance frameworks and scalable strategies that guide effective, equitable, and human-centric digital futures in healthcare.
Prof. Dr. Anne Snowdon
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- digital health transformation evaluation
- digital health transformation outcomes or value
- digital health transformation barriers
- system approaches to digital health transformation
- digital health benefits or outcomes
- digital transformation implementation
- human-centered digital health
- health system digitalization
- digital minimalism
- quality of digital work environments
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