title: The role of information and communication technology in the transformation of the healthcare business model: a case study of Slovenia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Slovenian healthcare business model (BM) has largely failed to integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) into its operational context, instead maintaining its rigid structure and traditional 'way of doing business'wo managers of public clinics).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings present a roadmap for the redefinition of BM elements and the transformation of the Slovenian healthcare BM. It includes the specific reconfiguration of BM actors and their interactions, and the application of advanced ICT solutions, which could facilitate more effective utilisation of healthcare resources and promote an improved delivery of healthcare services and products.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presented development approach and derived conceptual solution could be transferable to other countries with similar socio-economic characteristics and comparable healthcare systems, subject to certain adjustments and inclusion of national specifics.
authors.affiliation: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Administration Institute for Informatisation of Administration, Ljubljana SLOVENIA.
authors.forename: Dalibor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stanimirovic
authors.affiliation: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Administration Institute for Informatisation of Administration, Ljubljana SLOVENIA.
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vintar
mesh_terms: D063025:Health Information Management / Q000592:standards*; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000592:standards*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017524:Slovenia