Critical Issues in E-health Sustainability

摘要：

INTRODUCTIONThe cost of healthcare is increasing exponentially worldwide. The adoption and diffusion of e-health and the application of Internet and Communication Technology (ICT)in healthcare is growing at a rapid rate in an attempt to find cost effective methods of providing quality healthcare.Both European and US governments are making e-health a priority on their agendas.However,few,if any,discuss the critical issues of the sustainability and feasibility of e-health models.We attempt to fill this critical void by presenting a macro framework that identifies the key components of a generic e-health system and identifying factors playing a role in the assessment of e-health sustainability.

关键词： e-health sustainability e-business model competitive forces healthcare

作者: Nilmini Wickramasinghe

作者单位: Center Management Medical Technology Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 60661

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 第八届武汉电子商务国际会议(The Eighth Wuhan International Conference on E-Business)

会议地点: 武汉

会议语种:英文

页码: 641-648

在线出版日期: 2009-05-30（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）