Digital Health Ecosystems for Sensor Technology Integration: A Qualitative Study on the Paradox of Data Openness

Anne-Katrin  Witte; Daniel Fürstenau; Ruediger Zarnekow

Digital Health Ecosystems for Sensor Technology Integration: A Qualitative Study on the Paradox of Data Openness

Anne-Katrin Witte, Daniel Fürstenau, Ruediger Zarnekow

Department of Digitalization

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Abstract

Mobile health startups develop innovative, sensor-based solutions that continuously collect health data. To generate added value from these large amounts of data, an integration of the solutions into the healthcare system is essential. In this context, the collaboration between interdependent healthcare stakeholders is required which can be enabled by structures considered as digital ecosystems. To understand the conditions for ecosystem participation, more specifically the incentives and disincentives for data openness, we conducted 30 interviews with four healthcare stakeholder groups in Germany and analyzed the data using a Grounded Theory approach. As a result, we developed a conceptual model that describes the integration of mobile sensor-based health solutions into digital health ecosystems. Thereby, we improve the understanding of incentives and disincentives for data openness on the collective ecosystem level, the ecosystem-stakeholder-group level, and the individual user level. Practically, we contribute by outlining important market entry barriers for mobile health startups.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
Editors	Joey George, Souren Paul, Rahul De', Elena Karahanna, Suprateek Sarker, Gal Oestreicher-Singer
Number of pages	17
Place of Publication	Atlanta, GA
Publisher	Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publication date	2020
Article number	1089
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	The 41st International Conference on Information Systems: ICIS 2020: ICIS 2020 – Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global - Virtual Duration: 13 Dec 2020 → 16 Dec 2020 Conference number: 41 https://icis2020.aisconferences.org/

Conference

Conference	The 41st International Conference on Information Systems: ICIS 2020
Number	41
Location	Virtual
Period	13/12/2020 → 16/12/2020
Internet address	https://icis2020.aisconferences.org/

Series	Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems
ISSN	0000-0033

Keywords

Digital health ecosystem
Data openness
Mobile sensor-based health technology

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Witte, A-K., Fürstenau, D., & Zarnekow, R. (2020). Digital Health Ecosystems for Sensor Technology Integration: A Qualitative Study on the Paradox of Data Openness . In J. George, S. Paul, R. De', E. Karahanna, S. Sarker, & G. Oestreicher-Singer (Eds.), Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) [1089] Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1089&context=icis2020

Witte, Anne-Katrin ; Fürstenau, Daniel ; Zarnekow, Ruediger. / Digital Health Ecosystems for Sensor Technology Integration : A Qualitative Study on the Paradox of Data Openness . Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). editor / Joey George ; Souren Paul ; Rahul De' ; Elena Karahanna ; Suprateek Sarker ; Gal Oestreicher-Singer. Atlanta, GA : Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2020. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems).

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Witte, A-K, Fürstenau, D & Zarnekow, R 2020, Digital Health Ecosystems for Sensor Technology Integration: A Qualitative Study on the Paradox of Data Openness . in J George, S Paul, R De', E Karahanna, S Sarker & G Oestreicher-Singer (eds), Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)., 1089, Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), Atlanta, GA, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, The 41st International Conference on Information Systems: ICIS 2020, 13/12/2020. <http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1089&context=icis2020>

Digital Health Ecosystems for Sensor Technology Integration : A Qualitative Study on the Paradox of Data Openness . / Witte, Anne-Katrin ; Fürstenau, Daniel; Zarnekow, Ruediger.

Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). ed. / Joey George; Souren Paul; Rahul De'; Elena Karahanna; Suprateek Sarker; Gal Oestreicher-Singer. Atlanta, GA : Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2020. 1089 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Witte A-K, Fürstenau D, Zarnekow R. Digital Health Ecosystems for Sensor Technology Integration: A Qualitative Study on the Paradox of Data Openness . In George J, Paul S, De' R, Karahanna E, Sarker S, Oestreicher-Singer G, editors, Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). Atlanta, GA: Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). 2020. 1089. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems).