Health Information Systems, eHealth Strategy, and the Management of Health Records

2017 ◽  
pp. 237-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shadrack Katuu
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Maturity Assessment ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Health Act

South Africa's health sector faces two main transformation challenges: inequity and a legacy of fragmentation. This chapter traces the history of health policy development in the country in seven phases from the 17th century to the present time. It describes the efforts in transformation made through the promulgation of the National Health Act in 2003 and the eHealth Strategy in 2012. The chapter explores the utility of maturity assessment in assessing whether transformation goals through an analysis of five maturity models: Digital Preservation Capability maturity model, eHealth maturity model, Enterprise Content Management maturity model, Health Normative Standards Framework maturity model, and Records Management Capacity Assessment System. South Africa is already using two of the five models demonstrating that is not just reliant on technology but has developed strategies and principles to guide the transformation process. The chapter argues for more expansive adoption of maturity assessment to cover the full records lifecycle.

Health Information Systems, eHealth Strategy, and the Management of Health Records

2019 ◽  
pp. 493-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shadrack Katuu
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Maturity Assessment ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Health Act

South Africa's health sector faces two main transformation challenges: inequity and a legacy of fragmentation. This chapter traces the history of health policy development in the country in seven phases from the 17th century to the present time. It describes the efforts in transformation made through the promulgation of the National Health Act in 2003 and the eHealth Strategy in 2012. The chapter explores the utility of maturity assessment in assessing whether transformation goals through an analysis of five maturity models: Digital Preservation Capability maturity model, eHealth maturity model, Enterprise Content Management maturity model, Health Normative Standards Framework maturity model, and Records Management Capacity Assessment System. South Africa is already using two of the five models demonstrating that is not just reliant on technology but has developed strategies and principles to guide the transformation process. The chapter argues for more expansive adoption of maturity assessment to cover the full records lifecycle.

scholarly journals Technology maturity assessment of micro and nano manufacturing processes and process chains

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 (8) ◽  
pp. 1362-1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre C Vella ◽  
Stefan S Dimov ◽  
Roussi Minev ◽  
Emmanuel B Brousseau
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Capability Maturity Model ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Maturity Assessment ◽  
Process Chains ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
The Individual

This article presents a systematic approach for assessing the maturity of manufacturing technologies. A methodology is proposed that is based on modelling the capability of the individual processes and technology interfaces between them. It is inspired by a capability maturity model which has been applied successfully in the field of software engineering. The methodology was developed to assess the maturity levels of individual processes and the combined maturity of pairs or chains of processes. To demonstrate its validity, it was applied for assessing the maturity of technologies in the micro and nano manufacturing domain. The results demonstrated its applicability as a tool for evaluating the maturity of micro and nano manufacturing pairs and their constituent processes. Also, it was shown that the methodology can be employed for identifying process pairs, suitable for integration in process chains, together with their potential weaknesses.

scholarly journals How to improve the assessment of BPM maturity in the era of digital transformation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Szelągowski ◽  
Justyna Berniak-Woźny
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Process Maturity ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Maturity Assessment ◽  
The Impact

AbstractFor almost 30 years, the way of building business process management maturity models (BPM MMs), the importance assigned to individual maturity levels, and the criteria and critical success factors chosen for BPM maturity assessment have not changed significantly, despite the fact that during those three decades, the business environment and organizations themselves have changed enormously. The impact of hyperautomation and the increasing pace of change require the integration of maturity assessment with the BPM implementation methodology, including the repetition of maturity assessment for selected groups of processes. This causes an urgent need to adapt both process maturity assessment methods and BPM MMs to changing working conditions and business requirements. This conceptual paper is based on a model approach. The framework presented in the article continues and at the same time clearly deviates from the tradition of building BPM MMs on the basis of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM). It proposes a two-stage comprehensive process of organizational process maturity assessment, fully integrated into the process of BPM implementation and further business process management. The presented framework makes it possible to assess the process maturity of Industry 4.0 organizations in which dynamic knowledge-intensive business processes (kiBPs) play a key role in creating value.

Transforming South Africa’s health sector

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shadrack Katuu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Content Management ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges of transforming South Africa’s health sector through the country’s eHealth Strategy and particularly one of its key components, the implementation of an integrated Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS). Design/methodology/approach The study conducted an extensive review of literature and used it as a basis to analyse the challenges as well as opportunities in South Africa’s transformation path within its health sector based on the nation’s eHealth Strategy. Findings South Africa’s health sector faces three main transformation challenges: inequity, legacy of fragmentation and a service delivery structure biased towards curative rather than preventive services. Health information systems provide a solid platform for improving efficiency but, within South Africa, these systems have been highly heterogeneous. A recent study showed the country had more than 40 individual health information systems scattered in all provinces, with over 50 per cent not adhering to any national or international standards and more than 25 per cent being stand-alone applications that shared information neither locally nor externally. The eHealth Strategy offers a robust platform to start addressing the legacy of fragmentation and lack of interoperability. However, it also raises a few other concerns, including the use of different terminology such as Electronic Medical Record (EMR) interchangeable with Electronic Health Record (EHR), or EDRMS parallel with Electronic Content Management (ECM). In addition, there is the opportunity to explore the use of the maturity model concept in the EDRMS implementation experiences within South Africa. Originality/value This paper demonstrated the complex nature of the legacy of fragmentation in South Africa’s health information systems and explored three aspects relating to terminology as well as maturity models that should be considered in the country’s future eHealth Strategy.

Application of People Capability Maturity Model in I.T Industry

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Padma Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Google Docs ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Important Benefit ◽  
Managerial Positions ◽  
People Capability Maturity Model ◽  
Level 2

The present study was conducted to examine the implementation of PCMM in the Indian IT Industry by analyzing the perceptions of managers regarding the reasons for PCMM implementation, people related issues and benefits of PCMM. The objectives of the study were to gain a conceptual understanding of PCMM, to examine the methods and application of PCMM in IT industry and to gain an overview of the dissemination of PCMM on organizational field by focusing on the implementation of PCMM in organizations, and its impact on the effectiveness of people management and the overall business. Based on the findings of literature review a questionnaire was developed using Google Docs. Subjects of this study were managers belonging to middle and higher managerial positions of various IT companies with PCMM certification ranging from Level 2 to Level 5. The data collected was then analyzed using statistical tools like SPSS and Microsoft Excel. The survey brought out that the reasons for PCMM certification do not vary significantly across IT companies. The Level of PCMM to which an employee’s organization belonged had a significant impact on his/her perception of factors leading to success of IT projects. Reducing turnover was rated as the most prevalent issue followed by overcoming low morale and burnout, and identifying competencies. Integrating workforce development with process improvement was ranked as the most important benefit of PCMM implementation.

scholarly journals Analysis of factors affecting IoT-based smart hospital design

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Banu Çalış Uslu ◽  
Ertuğ Okay ◽  
Erkan Dursun
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Intelligent Computing ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Hospital Design ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Smart Hospital

AbstractCurrently, rapidly developing digital technological innovations affect and change the integrated information management processes of all sectors. The high efficiency of these innovations has inevitably pushed the health sector into a digital transformation process to optimize the technologies and methodologies used to optimize healthcare management systems. In this transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT) technology plays an important role, which enables many devices to connect and work together. IoT allows systems to work together using sensors, connection methods, internet protocols, databases, cloud computing, and analytic as infrastructure. In this respect, it is necessary to establish the necessary technical infrastructure and a suitable environment for the development of smart hospitals. This study points out the optimization factors, challenges, available technologies, and opportunities, as well as the system architecture that come about by employing IoT technology in smart hospital environments. In order to do that, the required technical infrastructure is divided into five layers and the system infrastructure, constraints, and methods needed in each layer are specified, which also includes the smart hospital’s dimensions and extent of intelligent computing and real-time big data analytic. As a result of the study, the deficiencies that may arise in each layer for the smart hospital design model and the factors that should be taken into account to eliminate them are explained. It is expected to provide a road map to managers, system developers, and researchers interested in optimization of the design of the smart hospital system.

Which way records management research?

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-45
Author(s):  
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Medical Computing ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Social ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Scopus Database ◽  
Broad Subject

This paper evaluates the keywords and subject areas in records management (RM) publications, as indexed in the Scopus database, with a view to mapping RM research from 1971 to 2018 so as to determine the direction of research in the field. A total of 4 762 documents were obtained from the Scopus database using the term records management and searching within the title, abstract and keywords fields. The data was analysed using VOSviewer software. The findings reveal that interest in RM research has grown as the volume of publications has continued to increase. Whereas there was no dominant area of research in the 1980s, as far as RM research is concerned, the main focus in the 2010s was the management of electronic health records, thereby signalling a shift in RM research from being just an information management exercise to being used for the management of records in the medical and health sector. Other popular research areas in the 2010s were health care, electronic medical record/s, information management, medical computing, information systems, and electronic document exchange. A classification of the RM publications according to Scopus’s broad subject fields revealed that RM research is mainly conducted in computer science, engineering, medicine, and the social sciences. The study predicts a slow growth in the number of RM publications in the next ten years (2019-2028), greater focus on RM in the health sector, and continued dominance of computer-based systems and electronic records as topics of RM research.

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