Managing patient-centered healthcare development in the light of cloud computing
A qualitative study of how stakeholder information sharing and communication can add value to the life of frail older adults in Sweden
Abstract
In a change situation characterized by growing aging populations, rising costs, decreasing resources
there is a growing interest in the facilities provided by cloud computing for the development of e-
Health and a patient-centered healthcare process. Though, the inter-organizational characteristics of
the situation challenge management to align many technological, organizational, functional, and
cultural issues. Therefore, the aim of this study was to contribute to management of patient-centered
healthcare development and thus, to the good life of frail older adults. The investigation was
conducted through an empirical study based on an extensive literature review. The primary data was
collected from interviews with seven professionals with long experience within healthcare system,
decision makers and providers. Secondary data was derived from two reports; the first report
reflected the life of frail older adults and the second explained national e-health ambition in Sweden.
The result showed that there are contrasting views on development of healthcare, weak
communication among different levels of professional stakeholders regarding e-health and patientcentered
healthcare process and little understanding of knowledge needed for dealing with the
change situation and managing patient-centered healthcare development. Conclusions, however
suggests that management could be enriched and find new inspiration by implementing theoretically
underpinned guidelines for stakeholder information sharing and communication.
Degree
Master theses
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Date
2013-09-13Author
KHISRO, JWAN
Keywords
alignment
change management
cloud computing
communication
infrastructure
IT-architecture
patient-centered healthcare
stakeholders
Series/Report no.
ISSN: 1651-4769
20013:077
Language
eng