Using ANT to Understand Key Issues for Successful E-Health Solutions

摘要: Faced by a confluence of onerous challenges including escalating healthcare costs, ageing populations and the advance technology as well need to provide effective efficient services, OECD countries today are turning e-health silver bullet or panacea. However, despite initial euphoria notwithstanding significant investments made, date, many these solutions have yet prove their success. This paper presents findings from an exploratory study that examined initiatives in five Australia, China, Germany, UK US understand why not delivered promised results. A key aspect this was robust rich theory so it is possible more fully all implications, barriers facilitators respective solutions. Hence, proffers Actor Network Theory (ANT) such candidate illustrates how can help identify support depth understanding success factors.