Business Models for Electronic Healthcare Services in Germany

摘要: Health information systems have the potential to improve healthcare quality. Accordingly, German health authorities are currently building a nationwide telematics infrastructure (TI) connect care providers’ via common network. Telemedicine services based on this TI will offer communication cooperation documentation and analysis features such as web ensure pervasive availability integrity of medical data in public system. Fields applications involve pharmaceutical drug safety, insurance maintenance, electronic records (EHR) emergency records. These specified by for all caregivers. Value added that use its support treatment administration, can be deployed software vendors thus supplying innovative field e-health. In order enable vital competition value adding services, it is essential provide sustainable business models service providers foster development adoption innovations TI. This chapter uses case study illustrate situation provider wants solution telemonitoring The current state system reveals several barriers hindering progress proposed Pointing out critical issues e-health solutions, work elaborates key success factors past projects. most significant findings, privacy, controlling structures incentive mechanisms, ad-dressed analyzed depth. A corresponding model developed, using an integrative approach address external factors, legal conditions, competitors strategy development. result actor, revenue solutions. For verification model, article e3 methodology assess financial profitability approach. discussion includes adjustment incentives developers boost improvement technology utilization healthcare.