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Contributions of Healthcare 4.0 digital applications to the resilience of healthcare organizations during the COVID-19 outbreak

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  • Tortorella, Guilherme L.
  • Fogliatto, Flavio S.
  • Saurin, Tarcísio A.
  • Tonetto, Leandro M.
  • McFarlane, Duncan

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In this paper, we examine the contributions of digital applications to the resilience of healthcare organizations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The studied applications are framed as Healthcare 4.0 (H4.0), comprising bundles of information and communication technologies used to improve operations in the health value chain. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews with 10 senior managers from clinician and non-clinician departments of two large-sized Brazilian hospitals treating patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Interviews were analyzed through content analysis, using data analysis categories related to the application focus (i.e., supply chain, patient diagnosis, patient treatment, and patient follow-up) and targeted resilience ability (i.e., monitor, anticipate, respond, and learn). Results indicate that applications oriented to supply chain and patient diagnosis contribute to all resilience abilities. Furthermore, depending on the resilience ability to be improved, different applications may be prioritized. Four research propositions for theory-testing in future studies are also presented.

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  • Tortorella, Guilherme L. & Fogliatto, Flavio S. & Saurin, Tarcísio A. & Tonetto, Leandro M. & McFarlane, Duncan, 2022. "Contributions of Healthcare 4.0 digital applications to the resilience of healthcare organizations during the COVID-19 outbreak," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:techno:v:111:y:2022:i:c:s0166497221001607
    DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102379
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