Are organisations prepared for e-health implementation to respond to pandemic influenza?


Autoria(s): Li, Junhua; Seale, Holly; Ray, Pradeep; Tariq, Amina; MacIntyre, Raina C.
Data(s)

2013

Resumo

E-health can facilitate communication and interactions among stakeholders involved in pandemic responses. Its implementation, nevertheless, represents a disruptive change in the healthcare workplace. Organisational preparedness assessment is an essential requirement prior to e-health implementation; including this step in the planning process can increase the chances of programme success. The objective of this study is to develop an e-health preparedness assessment model for pandemic influenza (EHPM4P). Following the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), 20 contextual interviews were conducted with domain experts from May to September 2010. We examined the importance of all preparedness components within a fivedimensional hierarchical framework that was recently published. We also calculated the relative weight for each component at all levels of the hierarchy. This paper presents the hierarchical model (EHPM4P) that can be used to precisely assess healthcare organisational and providers' preparedness for e-health implementation and potentially maximise e-health benefits in the context of an influenza pandemic. Copyright © 2013 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/93930/

Publicador

Inderscience Publishers

Relação

DOI:10.1504/IJBET.2013.055373

Li, Junhua, Seale, Holly, Ray, Pradeep, Tariq, Amina, & MacIntyre, Raina C. (2013) Are organisations prepared for e-health implementation to respond to pandemic influenza? International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 11(3), pp. 215-230.

Direitos

Copyright 2013 Inderscience Publishers

Fonte

Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Public Health & Social Work

Palavras-Chave #Analytic hierarchy process #E-health #Pandemic #Preparedness assessment
Tipo

Journal Article