A Smart Healthcare Systems Framework

Author

Demirkan, Haluk

Author_Institution

Milgard Sch. of Bus., Univ. of Washington, Tacoma, WA, USA

Volume

15

Issue

5

fYear

2013

fDate

Sept.-Oct. 2013

Firstpage

38

Lastpage

45

Abstract

A cost-effective and sustainable healthcare information system relies on the ability to collect, process, and transform healthcare data into information, knowledge, and action. However, in implementing such systems, healthcare providers face many complex and unique challenges. This article proposes a systematic framework for conceptualizing data-driven and mobile- and cloud-enabled smart healthcare systems. With adoption of smart healthcare systems, healthcare organizations can provide cost-effective quality healthcare services with less IT set-up costs and reduced risk.

Keywords

cloud computing; health care; medical information systems; mobile computing; IT set-up costs; cloud-enabled smart healthcare system; data-driven-enabled smart healthcare system; healthcare data collection; healthcare data processing; healthcare data transformation; healthcare information system; healthcare organizations; healthcare services; mobile-enabled smart healthcare system; risk reduction; smart healthcare system framework; Biomedical monitoring; Cost benefit analysis; Information systems; Medical information processing; Medical services; Risk assessment; healthcare; information systems; information technology; smart healthcare systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

IT Professional

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1520-9202

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MITP.2013.35

Filename

6515977