Healthcare Sector Technology Innovation and Process Analysis

This project analyzes the impact of technology on process innovation within the healthcare sector. It begins with an abstract summarizing the study's focus on electronic health records (EHRs) and their role in enhancing efficiency and patient care. The introduction establishes the context, research question, aims, objectives, and methodology, including a literature review exploring the benefits of healthcare technology, challenges to innovation, and recommended solutions. The research methodology section details the approach, design, data collection methods, and sampling techniques. The data analysis and discussion chapter presents quantitative findings from a survey of 55 healthcare professionals, analyzed using statistical methods, along with a discussion of the results. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, offers recommendations, discusses managerial implications, and identifies areas for future research, while also acknowledging limitations. The project aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how technology, particularly EHRs, can improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes, supported by a theoretical framework and empirical data.

Running head:ANALYSIS ON THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR USED TECHNOLOGY TO
MANAGE PROCESS INNOVATIONS
Analysis on the healthcare sector used technology to manage process innovations
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Abstract
Innovation is an effective way to solve the healthcare related problems. This paper is explored of
innovative technology which is used into the healthcare sector. The healthcare innovation can
affect understanding of the development into the healthcare sector particularly in improving the
efficiency and healthcare data access. Electronic Health Record technology is used for managing
process innovation into the healthcare sector. It is the first step to transform the healthcare. The
benefits of this technology are improving the healthcare and patient care included safety, patient
satisfaction, interaction as well as efficiency. In this study, primary data collection method is
used where the healthcare professionals are involved to participate in the survey. The selected
sample size is 55. Quantitative data analysis is conducted where the raw data are analyzed by
statistical method in form of charts and graphs. The findings of this research study are to
improve the healthcare care, reduce human errors, reduce waiting time and improve over the
business efficiency.
Keywords: Innovation, healthcare, Electronic Health Record, patient satisfaction.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................4
1.1 Background............................................................................................................................4
1.2 Research question..................................................................................................................4
1.3 Research aim and objectives..................................................................................................5
1.4 Approach................................................................................................................................5
1.5 Document structure................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2: Literature Review...........................................................................................................7
2.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................7
2.2 Benefits of healthcare technology in process innovation......................................................7
2.3 Challenges to innovation in healthcare delivery....................................................................9
2.4 Recommend solution towards implementation of healthcare technology for managing
process innovation.......................................................................................................................9
2.5 Theoretical framework.........................................................................................................10
2.6 Summary..............................................................................................................................11
Chapter 3: Research Methodology................................................................................................12
3.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................12
3.2 Method Outline....................................................................................................................12
3.3 Research Philosophy............................................................................................................13
3.4 Research Approach..............................................................................................................14

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3.5 Research Design..................................................................................................................14
3.6 Data Collection Method.......................................................................................................15
3.7 Population and Sample........................................................................................................16
3.8 Sampling Technique............................................................................................................16
3.9 Sample Size.........................................................................................................................16
3.10 Research Limitations.........................................................................................................16
3.11 Time Horizon.....................................................................................................................17
Chapter 4: Data Analysis and Discussion......................................................................................18
4.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................18
4.2 Quantitative data analysis....................................................................................................18
4.3 Discussion............................................................................................................................30
Chapter 5: Conclusion...................................................................................................................32
5.1 Conclusion...........................................................................................................................32
5.2 Recommendations................................................................................................................32
5.3 Managerial implications......................................................................................................33
5.4 Scope for further research....................................................................................................33
5.5 Limitations...........................................................................................................................34
References......................................................................................................................................35
Appendix........................................................................................................................................38
1. Questionnaire.........................................................................................................................38

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Background
The paper is based on “Analysis on the healthcare sector used technology to manage
process innovations”. The healthcare sector is experiencing to manage process innovation aimed
to enhance life expectancy, quality of life as well as treatment options. Scuottoet al., (2017)
stated that using of healthcare technology can lead to business effective as well as cost
effectiveness into the healthcare system. Noeet al., (2017) argued that the information
technology is playing a key role into innovation of the healthcare systems. Despite rush into the
process innovation, theoretical research in the science of the healthcare innovation is limited.
This paper is based on the healthcare innovation and understanding of how the innovation
is occurred into the chosen sector. This study opens doors for the researchers to address
questions related to innovation into the healthcare sectors.In the healthcare sector, process
innovation can involve in changing how the product and services are produced and delivered.
Dodgson (2018) defined process innovation as new and improved production and delivery
method which makes significant changes into techniques, equipments as well as software.De
Vries, Bekkers and Tummers(2016) discussed that process innovation brings substantial changes
and benefits to the company by reduction and enhancement of the production system..
1.2 Research question
As mentioned in previous section, the healthcare sector technology helps to manage
process innovation so that it can meet with goals to enhance the healthcare services and gain

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productivity in the organization. The researcher works to achieve the research goals. The
research question which covers entire research study is:
How does a healthcare technology help the healthcare providers to manager process innovation?
1.3 Research aim and objectives
The aim of this particular report is to analyze impact of the healthcare sector used
technology to manage process innovations. Following are the research objectives which are
analyzed in this particular research study such as:
 To identify usage of healthcare technology for managing process innovation
 To determine challenges in process innovation in the healthcare sector
 To recommend solutions towards implementation of healthcare technology for
managing process innovation
1.4Approach
In this study, literature approach is used where the research question added value to the
norms as well as factors of influence and ways to influence alignment and methods of alignment
with the healthcare sector technology.
1.5 Document structure
This paper is divided into five chapters in which there is examining of various approaches
to innovation into the healthcare sector.
Chapter 1: This chapter provides background of the research study with innovation in the
healthcare sector for management of process innovation. The chapter provides research aim,
objectives as well as research question based on which the study is carried out.

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Chapter 2: The literature study is based on benefits of the technology in process
innovation into the healthcare sector.
Chapter 3: This chapter provides with research methods as well as procedures which are
required to complete entire study.
Chapter 4: This chapter is based on data analysis and discussion where the researcher is
opted to analyze sources such as proper results which are generated to selected research topic. It
helps to analyze the participant’s response by using excel in form of charts and figures.
Chapter 5:This chapter is provided with overview of the research topic which can
compromise results of the research subjects. It also provides recommendations, limitations in
addition to future scope of the healthcare innovation.

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Chapter 2: Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
Increasing in service costs as well as pressure to provide quality healthcare services to the
society irrespective of purchasing power are two challenges that the healthcare sector is facing
now-a-days. Biemans (2018) stated that information technology plays a key role into the
healthcare areas. Groves et al., (2016) argued that in order to provide quality services to patients
at reduced cost, maintenance of the patient history, digital imaging of paper forms as well as
generation of the electronic medical records are the healthcare technologies which help to
manage process innovation and increase productivity of the business organization. By means of
IT, the healthcare services are offering predictable and manageable services so that there is
steady transformation of their healthcare services. Zhang et al., (2017) discussed that the
healthcare sector is required to bring technological innovations to offer quality services at lower
cost and manage risks.
2.2 Benefits of healthcare technology in process innovation
Introduction of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) into the healthcare sector would
replace paper records which is a huge change allied with the healthcare professionals.The
medical assistants, health information technicians and coding professionals are playing the
healthcare role into implementation of this technology. In order to manage process innovation
into the healthcare, this technology can input patient data like vital signs, test results and others
into centralized system.Ruff (2015) explained that the medical billers as well as coders are
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the medical claims. Following are the benefits of the healthcare technology into process
innovation such as:
Improve the public healthcare:EHR provides with invaluable data to the clinical
researchers with advancement of the medical knowledge as well as development of the new
treatments for the healthcare related problems (Wang, Kung, & Byrd, 2018). The healthcare
system can help to identify vital infections rapidly.
Ease of workflow:Entering of data into the healthcare system is a time consuming
process as compared to paper based methods. Witellet al., (2016) stated that it reduces risks of
human errors while entering data into the system as well as financial details. Accessing to the
patient’s data is done in viewed via the portable devices and increased in productivity.
Lower the healthcare cost:Nambisanet al., (2017) discussed that shifting from the paper
to EHR will lead to reduce costs of the outpatients by approximately 5%. As per the researchers,
there is estimation of cost savings of around $5.18% per patient in each month.
Snyder et al., (2016) stated that the healthcare technology can allow for masses of the
information to be stored at lower cost without limitations and expense of extra hardware as well
as servers. Rothaermel(2015) discussed that the healthcare sector is using cloud for the analysis
of the healthcare data as well as exchange of the health information. The technology can link the
healthcare professionals with providing them quality as well as error free data. Therefore, the
benefits are shorter waiting time for the patients, improved access to the rural areas and improve
business efficiency leading to cost savings.

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2.3 Challenges to innovation in healthcare delivery
Wang, Kung and Byrd (2018) discussed that there are various benefits into the healthcare
technology for process innovation, while there are some challenges which are discussed as
below:
Centralized data point:A central point for data information is extremely useful as well as
over dependence on cloud is introduced risks of significant information being unavailable in case
of emergency. When all the data points are available online, then it is a serious problem for the
healthcare professionals. Shanks (2016) argued that the main concern is raised from the cloud
computing as well as increase in mobile usage for security as well as protection of data.
Healthcare data hacking: The healthcare sector is facing theft where patient’s data are
stolen such as their names as well as addresses and no details regarding treatments are being
exposed. Sometimes, due to human as well as technical errors, the patient’s data are not face in
the local clinic.Bradshaw and Hultquist(2017) stated that the information on medical records is
used to create fake ID for purchasing medical equipments and drugs and even there is
submission of false insurance claims.
2.4 Recommend solution towards implementation of healthcare technology for
managing process innovation
Data analytics: The healthcare sector is claiming data, analytics as well as tools to help
in making better healthcare related decisions on which the providers are appropriate based on the
quantitative data. The value of healthcare data is a process to analyze data collected from various
sources (Nagy, Schuessler, & Dubinsky, 2016). It helps the healthcare sector to treat the patients

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Electronic
healthcare record
Cost control
Business efficiency
Healthcare process
innovation
Quality of
healthcare
in such a manner that the healthcare technology can provide personalized treatments as well as
enhance the healthcare outcomes.
Artificial intelligence:AI is used into the healthcare sector as technology which helps to
schedule appointment of the doctors based on the symptoms, minimization of the staffing
challenges; monitor the healthcare status as well as notifying the human nurse if the parameters
are out of the control (van der Have&Rubalcaba, 2016).
Blockchain for the healthcare:The healthcare sector is used blockchain technology as it
helps to exchange information with others. The end goal of this system is to decentralized record
system by means of blockchain independent of controlling of data using electronic medical
record (Ginter, Duncan, & Swayne, 2018).
2.5 Theoretical framework

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Figure 2.1: Theoretical framework
2.6 Summary
It is summarized that healthcare innovation improves business efficiency, quality,
affordability, sustainability as well as quality of the healthcare. It is included new and improved
healthcare policies and systems plus technologies which help the healthcare sector to provide
quality services to the patients. The goal of health innovation is to improve data for meetings
with public as well as healthcare needs and demands for optimization of performance of system.
Process innovation into the healthcare sector is scalable solutions as well as improvements into
the healthcare system helps to make improvement in treatment and healthcare delivery method.