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Developing quality healthcare software using quality function deployment: a case study based on Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

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  • Mohiuddin Ahmed
  • Rafikul Islam
  • Salim Khloof Al-Wahaibi

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Traditionally, the rate of failure in software development projects is higher compared to other kinds of projects. This is partly due to the failure in determining software users' requirements. By using Quality Function Deployment (QFD), this research focuses on identification and prioritisation of users' requirements in the context of developing quality healthcare software system for Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) in Oman. A total of 95 staff working at eight departments of SQUH were contacted and they were requested to provide their requirements in using hospital information systems. Analytic Hierarchy Process has been integrated with QFD for prioritising those user requirements. Then, in consultation with a number of software engineers, a list consisting of 30 technical requirements was generated. At the end of QFD exercise the technical requirements that receive higher weights, should be paid due consideration at the time of designing the healthcare software system for SQUH.

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  • Mohiuddin Ahmed & Rafikul Islam & Salim Khloof Al-Wahaibi, 2006. "Developing quality healthcare software using quality function deployment: a case study based on Sultan Qaboos University Hospital," International Journal of Business Information Systems, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(4), pages 408-425.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbisy:v:1:y:2006:i:4:p:408-425
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    1. N. Özgür Doğan & Hazal Akbal, 2020. "Identification and Evaluation of the Ways of Meeting Patients' Expectations from a Hospital: An AHP-Weighted QFD Case Study In A Pediatric Hospital," Istanbul Business Research, Istanbul University Business School, vol. 49(2), pages 224-247, November.

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