Title: E-health Business Models: From
Pilot Project to Successful Deployment
Abstract: Innovation
in healthcare through information systems can be seen as the land of
opportunities.
E-health promises both quality improvements and higher efficiency but
many
of these systems end up as “successful pilots”. Although end users are
satisfied
and initial objectives are reached in terms of product quality and
testing
results, most of the innovations never reach the real world. In this
study
the main question is how to break through the impasse of e-health
diffusion?
With five cases empirical proof of the impasse is found and with
business
model theory these cases are analysed. The practical contributions of
this
study show an emphasis on the financial business model and show that
most
of the innovations are technology driven. The case studies add dynamism
and
context to the model and change the perspective from ex post research
to
ex ante research. This result facilitates further research in business
modelling
by delivering a dynamic business model research framework.
Authors: Ton
AM Spil
and Björn Kijl