Digitalisation in hospitals in COVID-19 times: A case study of the Czech Republic

In COVID-19 times, the healthcare system needs more financial and other resources for covering all necessary medical products and services. On the other hand, we have observed pressure on the effectiveness and optimisation of resources in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Digitalisation represent...

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Published inEconomies Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 1 - 15
Main Authors Zimmermannova, Jarmila, Pavlik, Lukas, Chytilova, Ekaterina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI 01.03.2022
MDPI AG
Subjects
benefits
Business models
Case studies
Consumption
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
digitalisation
Drug use
Economic impact
Electronic documents
Employees
equipment/facilities
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Health facilities
hospital
Hospitals
Households
Information systems
Innovations
optimisation of resources
Patient safety
Performance evaluation
Planning
Professionals
savings
Supply chains
Czech Republic
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Summary:In COVID-19 times, the healthcare system needs more financial and other resources for covering all necessary medical products and services. On the other hand, we have observed pressure on the effectiveness and optimisation of resources in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Digitalisation represents an important source of information for various levels of management in hospitals. The main aim of our research is the identification of the benefits of digitalisation of medical devices in hospitals in COVID-19 times, focusing on a case study of the Czech Republic. For our methodological approach, a literature review, data analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were used. The case study presents the changes to the equipment/facilities use in years 2019 and 2020 in a selected hospital in Prague and the impact of COVID-19 on such use of resources. Management and financial issues are discussed, together with recommendations for healthcare sector management. As a result, economic benefits are represented mainly by various kinds of savings and optimisation of both processes and employees. On the other hand, it is not easy to identify all possible savings, as some of them can be in non-financial expression.
ISSN:2227-7099
2227-7099
DOI:10.3390/economies10030068