Business models in healthcare

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Rúben Venâncio da
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/28385
• topic: Business models; Cuidados de saúde -- Health care; Technology; Big data; Transformação digital - Digital transformation; Internet das coisas - -- Internet of things; Project financing; Modelos de negócio; Tecnologia; Financiamento de projetos

Healthcare industry is changing worldwide, due to an increase in demand, both qualitative and quantitative. Business models in healthcare are struggling to give an answer to such changes. Different societies manage their healthcare systems according to their politics and possibilities, this way different business models fit each society needs. Technology is promoting an evolution in business models in healthcare, increasing efficiency and effectiveness. Among the most common technologies and business models’ enablers applied in healthcare field are Digitalization, Big Data, Internet-of-things and Project financing. This work intends to understand how these new technologies are impacting healthcare sector in Portugal. How they are being applied, which are the main barriers their implementation is facing and what is expected to improve by incorporating them in healthcare industry. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews performed to an expert panel composed by C-level managers from public and private healthcare organizations. The results achieved portrayed a strong correlation with what is found in literature. Showing that most organizations are applying these resources, understanding that they may bring better outcomes for all stakeholders in healthcare field.