{"title":"Digital Transformation Readiness Factors in Healthcare.","authors":"Dudu Bilgiç, Hatice Camgöz Akdağ","doi":"10.1080/00185868.2021.2002745","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recently, technological transformation has led to critical innovations in the health sector. Hospitals can provide much better services via digital transformation. However, the desired result cannot be achieved due to the lack of organizational preparation for digital transformation. This article has introduced criteria to measure the readiness for digital transformation, and the analysis of these criteria was performed using Explanatory and Confirmatory Factor analysis. The proposed structure includes 21 items under five factors: Management Support, Current Status Tracking, Corporate Culture, Resource Reservation and Service Management. Exploring the factors for Digital readiness will be a guide for researchers, hospitals and practitioners.</p>","PeriodicalId":55886,"journal":{"name":"Hospital Topics","volume":"101 3","pages":"199-207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Hospital Topics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00185868.2021.2002745","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Recently, technological transformation has led to critical innovations in the health sector. Hospitals can provide much better services via digital transformation. However, the desired result cannot be achieved due to the lack of organizational preparation for digital transformation. This article has introduced criteria to measure the readiness for digital transformation, and the analysis of these criteria was performed using Explanatory and Confirmatory Factor analysis. The proposed structure includes 21 items under five factors: Management Support, Current Status Tracking, Corporate Culture, Resource Reservation and Service Management. Exploring the factors for Digital readiness will be a guide for researchers, hospitals and practitioners.
期刊介绍:
Hospital Topics is the longest continuously published healthcare journal in the United States. Since 1922, Hospital Topics has provided healthcare professionals with research they can apply to improve the quality of access, management, and delivery of healthcare. Dedicated to those who bring healthcare to the public, Hospital Topics spans the whole spectrum of healthcare issues including, but not limited to information systems, fatigue management, medication errors, nursing compensation, midwifery, job satisfaction among managers, team building, and bringing primary care to rural areas. Through articles on theory, applied research, and practice, Hospital Topics addresses the central concerns of today"s healthcare professional and leader.