Individualizing Patient Pathways through Modularization: Design and Evaluation of Healthcare-Specific Modularization Parameters

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Abstract

Some classes of person-oriented services such as healthcare services require individualization to be effective. Individualizing services and corresponding patient pathways are costly. To provide such services in an individualized, but also efficient manner, service modularization is known as a solution. Until now, modularization parameters that take healthcare specificities into account are missing. This paper closes this gap. Following a design science research approach, we iteratively build and evaluate a set of healthcare-specific modularization parameters. For requirements elicitation, refinement of the modularization parameters and their evaluation, we conduct interviews with domain experts from patient pathways in oncology care as well as with service design and business development experts. As main theoretical contribution, this paper provides design knowledge for the modularization of healthcare services. For practice, the set of parameters assists healthcare providers in the efficient provision of individualized, patient-centric solutions and patient pathways.

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 56th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2023
EditorsTung X. Bui
Place of PublicationHonolulu, HI
PublisherDepartment of IT Management, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii
Pages1063-1072
Number of pages10
Volume2023
ISBN (electronic)978-0-9981331-6-4
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jan 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesAnnual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
ISSN0073-1129

Conference

Title56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2023
Abbreviated titleHICSS-56
Conference number56
Duration3 - 6 January 2023
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationHyatt Regency Maui
CityMaui
CountryUnited States of America

External IDs

Scopus 85152127345
ORCID /0000-0002-6019-7840/work/171064939

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Keywords

  • design science research, healthcare services, modularization parameters, patient pathways, service modularization

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