Revolution or evolution? An analysis of E-health innovation and impact using a hypercube model.
This study utilises a hypercube innovation model to analyse the changes in both healthcare informatics and medical related delivery models based on the innovations from Tele-healthcare, electronic healthcare (E-healthcare), to mobile healthcare (M-healthcare). Further, the critical impacts of these E-health innovations on the stakeholders: healthcare customers, hospitals, healthcare complementary providers and healthcare regulators are identified. Thereafter, the critical capabilities for adopting each innovation are discussed.
Wu
Jen-Her
JH
Department of Information Management and Institute of Healthcare Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70 Lien-hai Rd, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan. jhwu@mis.nsysu.edu.tw
Huang
An-Sheng
AS
Hisa
Tzyh-Lih
TL
Tsai
Hsien-Tang
HT
D003199:Computer Systems; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D013624:Taiwan