scholarly journals Contextual Factors Influencing Health Information Systems Implementation in Public Sector – Investigating the Explanatory Power of Critical Success Factors

2014 ◽  
pp. 59-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Axelsson ◽  
Ulf Melin
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Systems Implementation ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Information Systems Implementation

scholarly journals Success Factors Associated with Health Information Systems Implementation: A study of an Australian Regional Hospital

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmine Sellitto ◽  
Daniel Carbone
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
User Training ◽  
Systems Implementation ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Information Systems Implementation ◽  
The Impact

This paper identifies five factors from the literature that are important for the successful implementation of health information systems (HIS). The HIS factors identified include stakeholder engagement, the support of management and local champions, understanding HIS imposed change, user training and the impact of government incentives. The paper further explored the introduction of a commonly used HIS (Medical Director®) in a regional Australian hospital and used the implementation factors as a guide for reporting stakeholder perceptions of the system. The implementation of the HIS in view of the systems users was a failure with all factors except the training issues poorly addressed. The study also reports the practicalities encountered with the system’s introduction and documents several new operational factors that were found to be associated with HIS implementation. Overall, the factors provided a sound criterion on which to judge the implementation performance (success or otherwise) of the HIS. The factors identified have the potential to be used as a guide by others who are engaged with information systems in the health area.

Open Source Software

2010 ◽  
pp. 410-422
Author(s):  
David Parry ◽  
Emma Parry ◽  
Phurb Dorj ◽  
Peter Stone
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Health Project

The global burden of disease falls most heavily on people in developing countries. Few resources for healthcare, geographical and infrastructure issues, lack of trained staff, language and cultural diversity and political instability all affect the ability of health providers to support effective and efficient healthcare. Health information systems are a key aspect of improving healthcare, but existing systems are often expensive and unsuitable. Open source software appears to be a promising avenue for quickly and cheaply introducing health information systems that are appropriate for developing nations. This article describes some aspects of open source e-health software that are particularly relevant to developing nations, issues and problems that may arise and suggests some future areas for research and action. Suggestions for critical success factors are included. Much of the discussion will be related to a case study of a training and e-health project, currently running in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

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