Identifying Where the Values Come from IT-Innovations in Health and Social Care

Abstract

Studies aimed to capture the effects of IT-innovations in health and social care have shown that there is a gap between expected and factual outcomes. Many decision makers feel the need to articulate an ideal end-state for their organiza-tions. Striking the balance between novelty and believability of such an ideal end-state is often tricky and they become neither satisfied with the ideal not the visioning. In this study, we explore the contribution of IT-innovations to health and social care. The results showed that coherence between context and IT-innovation is important to capture effects and outcomes. Being coherent rather than visionary contributes to identify where you are, as an organization, and to capture effects and outcomes that “make sense” in the context in question. The paper makes an exposition from the model building, algorithm design to performance analysis and contributes to the academic prosperity in Intelligent In-formation Management The knowledge generated is expected to provide input when identifying goals that IT-investments are supposed to achieve

Perspective Chapter: Digital Assistive Technologies

“…Articles aiming to resolve purely clinical situations were not included. We adapted a model developed in a previous study to capture maturity and levels of advancement of eHealth applications to group DAT examples [15]. The examples were then associated with some of the area they aimed to support (accessibility, connectedness, engagement, and/or efficiency) and to the functions to which they contribute: cognition and sensory functions, mobility, daily living, communication, education, recreation, and/or sport.…”

“…• Absence of educational programs to train users and personnel the supply or distribution of services is in place. The accessibility of DAT cannot be guaranteed, and the use of products and services depends on socio-economic, technical, and cultural variables as well as geographical differences [14,15,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

“…In parallel, concepts such as smart homes, intelligent homes, assistive technology, welfare technology, and ambient assisted living have flourished and are used to index research and development contributions aimed at supporting activities or services that address the requirements of individuals with impairments. Further, the use of digital assistive technologies has been described as an enabler integrating services and facilities that support and connect individuals [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. During the last two years, a series of action plans have been developed to accelerate the development of online services.…”

EHealth Investment Appraisal in Africa: A Scoping Review

“…To arrive at these benefits it should consider outcomes across the health and social contexts in which eHealth is implemented, acknowledging the different stakeholders it is intended to benefit, each of which may have a different perspective on value and benefits. 27 , 28 …”

“…To arrive at these benefits it should consider outcomes across the health and social contexts in which eHealth is implemented, acknowledging the different stakeholders it is intended to benefit, each of which may have a different perspective on value and benefits. 27,28 Recent initiatives such as the Digital Investment Implementation Guide (DIIG) 29 exemplify the feeling of urgency regarding understanding the eHealth investment process. However limitations to current tools exist, including DIIG, in terms of the breadth of issues considered, the depth of appraisal of each issue and the applicability and utility of tools for non-economist decision makers.…”