TeleHealth paradigm for Kuwait's healthcare

Technological developments have shed optimistic light on the future of telecommunications in healthcare. However, problems still prevail in the healthcare industry and the need for an effective solution in a rapidly evolving technological environment is imperative in the coming years. This paper def...

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Published inJournal of enterprise information management Vol. 16; no. 3/4; p. 229
Main Authors Akber, Abdullah, Gough, Tom
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2003
Subjects
Architecture
Grounded theory
Health care delivery
Health care expenditures
Health care industry
Health informatics
Health services
Information systems
Information technology
Internet
Medical records
Studies
Surveillance
Telemedicine
Kuwait
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Summary:Technological developments have shed optimistic light on the future of telecommunications in healthcare. However, problems still prevail in the healthcare industry and the need for an effective solution in a rapidly evolving technological environment is imperative in the coming years. This paper defines the problem within healthcare delivery worldwide and theoretically explores a typical medical scenario in Kuwait, utilising the grounded theory method. It traces the social processes within medical work and network and attempts to understand the underlying relationships between the two. Analysis of the scenario leads to an understanding of the concepts and categories, enabling the interpretation of a theory that forms the basis of an architectural model, resulting in the proposition of a new telehealth paradigm, the pay-per-use concept. The research question focuses on the appropriateness of such a concept for the healthcare industry. The paper anticipates that the proposed new conceptual framework will be the evolving IT solution in healthcare delivery.
ISSN:1741-0398
1758-7409