Abstract
Modularity can help address urgent societal needs of cost reductions and improved patient centeredness in healthcare, but has only rarely been implemented in that sector. We propound that this is at least partially due to the lack of guidance on reorganizations of existing healthcare offerings in a modular way. We identify three principles to do so: 1) the service architecture should be decomposable; 2) a proper service specification process should be introduced; and 3) the presence of interfaces should be ensured. Followingthese principles should help policy makers as well as managers to implement modularity in existing healthcare offerings.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2016 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | The 23rd International Annual EurOMA Conference 2016: Interactions - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway Duration: 17 Jun 2016 → 22 Jun 2016 Conference number: 23 http://www.euroma2016.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | The 23rd International Annual EurOMA Conference 2016 |
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| Number | 23 |
| Location | Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) |
| Country/Territory | Norway |
| City | Trondheim |
| Period | 17/06/2016 → 22/06/2016 |
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Keywords
- Modular healthcare
- Service modularity
- Implementation