Emerging ICT implementation issues in aged care

Testing an app for reporting health concerns—Experiences from older people and home care nurses

“…The lack of technical skills by the older people as well as the healthcare professionals has been described as a hindrance to the implementation and use of ICT innovations in nursing practice (Kapadia, Ariani, Li, & Ray, ; While & Dewsbury, ). Difficulties with technical issues, such as lack of Internet access, problems logging on and unreliable wireless coverage, have also been described, which has been found to decrease the participants' accessibility and interest (Jacelon et al., ; Stellefson et al., ).…”

A Business Model for Digital Healthcare Environments: An Organic Approach and a Use Case for Handling Cognitive Impairment

“…From the perspective of the patient suffering from CI, human resources that will be crucial in the establishment of the BM are health professional and caregivers (or the social worker if the patient has not relatives that support her) (Robert et al 2013). The human resource that is vital in the establishment of the BM is the specialist of digital services through which assisting people with CI (Kapadia et al 2015). From the standpoint of physical assets required to provide the service, technologies play a key role both for the patient and for the overall system (Kerssens et al 2015;Robert et al 2013;Bharucha et al 2009).…”

“…Key partnerships refers to the network of suppliers useful to improve the BM. Literature on CI suggests that some key partnership for the BM could be: (a) government; (b) research center/university; (c) local regional community (Kapadia et al 2015); (d) private organizations (König et al 2015); (e) networks between the providers of digital solutions and healthcare organizations.…”

“…Cost structure deals with relevant costs characterizing a feasible BM. Literature suggests that the main costs for a digital solution in the CI domain are the following (Kapadia et al 2015): (i) training costs; (ii) personnel costs; (iii) installation and maintenance costs; (iv) purchasing and manufacturing costs; (v) customer service costs.…”

The Effectiveness of Health Care Information Technologies: Evaluation of Trust, Security Beliefs, and Privacy as Determinants of Health Care Outcomes (Preprint)

“…Patients and healthcare providers alike, evaluate HITs in terms of the information quality, system quality, and the service quality 31,32 , all of which, are components of the DMISSM 29,30 . Beyond just HIT features, a patient's decision to use HIT also depends on nontechnical success factors and facilitating conditions such as behavioral controls and work processes 33 , HIT cost, the individual's technical background and skill set, health conditions (e.g., visual impairment), and information privacy concerns 34 . These constructs are commonly studied along with success measures of perceptions about the system, like ease of use, usefulness, and enjoyment 35 .…”