A new proposed software development methodology for healthcare industry

Иванова, Десислава; Kadurin, Vladimir

doi:10.1063/5.0042261

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“…13 Agility has been adopted in the healthcare industry to transform traditional care delivery into personalized treatment that is patient-centric where the patient is involved in decision-making, enhances learning and continuous improvement, promotes individuals cooperation, enhances innovation, and flexibility of health service design. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20] The founders of agile principles have prioritized individuals collaboration since they are the ones who will determine the success or failure of a software project, over the techniques, tools, or technology employed. Similarly, in the cancer treatment process, the patient is at the primary focus of care.…”

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Towards Agility in Breast Cancer Treatment Principles as Adopted from Agile Software Engineering

Odeh,

Al-Balas

2024

JMDH

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Purpose The complex nature of breast cancer demands flexible and adaptable principles that can account for the diverse characteristics and evolving conditions of each patient. However, there are no common breast cancer treatment agility principles that can influence policies and direct breast cancer professionals and healthcare providers into enhancing the delivery of health outcomes to patients under these conditions along with continuous rapid improvements in breast cancer treatment plan design. The incorporation of agile principles from software engineering offers a promising avenue for enhancing patient care. This research is conducted to identify breast cancer treatment agility principles adopted from the software engineering field and to validate their conformance to agility through work reported from literature in breast cancer treatment context. Material and Methods The authors applied a structured research methodology that involved interviews for eliciting and validating twelve agility principles from oncologists. Discussion of each principle is reflected using work reported from literature as a form of validation. Finally, a domain expert reviewed the literature-driven validation for each of the twelve identified breast cancer treatment agile principle to finally validate their conformance to agility and provide results. Results This work resulted twelve validated agility principles for breast cancer treatment and classified whether they are meeting, partially-(hybrid), or not meeting agility. Seven out of the twelve agile principles resulted as meeting agility, where the remaining five principles resulted as partially meeting agility. None of them is recorded as not meeting agility. Conclusion The work contributes to forming an agile mindset that can empower breast cancer professionals to optimize treatment plans, enhance patient experiences, and continuously improve the quality of care. The twelve identified agile principles are anticipated to contribute to driving more efficient oncology practices, policies, and protocols. It is concluded that the breast cancer treatment agility principles are not limited to twelve.

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Towards Agility in Breast Cancer Treatment Principles as Adopted from Agile Software Engineering

Odeh,

Al-Balas

2024

JMDH

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“…The agile approach has enhanced value delivery to customers when user-centered experience and design are considered in the work of agile teams [19][20][21]. The agile approach has been used in the health care sector to translate the delivery of care from traditional methods into personalized ones, making care patient-centric, involving the patient in decision-making, enhancing continuous improvement and learning, and encouraging collaboration [22][23][24][25][26].…”

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Implications of Agile Values in Software Engineering for Agility in Breast Cancer Treatment: Protocol for a Comparative Study

Odeh,

Al-Balas

2023

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background Breast cancer treatment has been described as a dynamic and patient-centered approach that emphasizes adaptability and flexibility throughout the treatment process. Breast cancer is complex, with varying subtypes and stages, making it important to tailor treatment plans to each patient’s unique circumstances. Breast cancer treatment delivery relies on a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals who collaborate to provide personalized care and quick adaptation to changing conditions to optimize outcomes while minimizing side effects and maintaining the patient’s quality of life. However, agility in breast cancer treatment has not been defined according to common agile values and described in language comprehensible to breast cancer professionals. In the rapidly evolving landscape of breast cancer treatment, the incorporation of agile values from software engineering promises to enhance patient care. Objective Our objective is to propose agile values for breast cancer treatment adopted and adapted from software engineering. We also aim to validate how these values conform to the concept of agility in the breast cancer context through referencing past work. Methods We applied a structured research methodology to identify and validate 4 agile values for breast cancer treatment. In the elicitation phase, through 2 interviews, we identified 4 agile values and described them in language that resonates with breast cancer treatment professionals. The values were then validated by a domain expert and discussed in the context of supporting work from the literature. Final validation entailed a domain expert conducting a walkthrough of the 4 identified agile values to adjust them as per the reported literature. Results Four agile values were identified for breast cancer treatment, and among them, we validated 3 that conformed to the concept of agility. The fourth value, documentation and the quality of documentation, is vital for breast cancer treatment planning and management. This does not conform to agility. However, its nonagility is vital for the agility of the other values. None of the identified agile values were validated as partially conforming to the concept of agility. Conclusions This work makes a novel contribution to knowledge in identifying the first set of agile values in breast cancer treatment through multidisciplinary research. Three of these values were evaluated as conforming to the concept of agility, and although 1 value did not meet the concept of agility, it enhanced the agility of the other values. It is anticipated that these 4 agile values can drive oncology practice, strategies, policies, protocols, and procedures to enhance delivery of care. Moreover, the identified values contribute to identifying quality assurance and control practices to assess the concept of agility in oncology practice and breast cancer treatment and adjust corresponding actions. We conclude that breast cancer treatment agile values are not limited to 4. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR1-10.2196/53124

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“…The aims of using ASD in the healthcare sector follow the same trends as ASD use in general; however, it has some more specific goals, like improving clinical outcomes, quality of healthcare delivery, healthcare management, and patient safety [12,13]. Even though ASD is starting to be used in developing safety-critical software in regulated environments [14], like the aerospace industry [15,16], or the automotive system industry [17], there is little evidence of the successful use of ASD in developing safety-critical IT-supported healthcare solutions [18].…”

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Agile Software Development in Healthcare: A Synthetic Scoping Review

Kokol

2022

Applied Sciences

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Even though software can be found everywhere, software development has encountered many problems, resulting in the emergence of new alternative development paradigms. Among them, agile approaches are the most popular. While much research has been published about agile software development (ASD) in general, there is a lack of documented knowledge about its use in healthcare. Consequently, it is not clear how ASD is used in healthcare, how it performs, and what the reasons are for not using it. To fill this gap, we performed a quantitative and qualitative knowledge synthesis of the research literature harvested from Scopus and Web of Science databases, employing the triangulation of bibliometrics and thematic analysis to answer the research question What is state of the art in using ASD in the healthcare sector? Results show that the research literature production trend is positive. The most productive countries are leading software development countries: the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany. The research is mainly published in health informatics source titles. It is focused on improving the software process, quality of healthcare software, reduction of development resources, and general improvement of healthcare delivery. More research has to be done on scaling agile approaches to large-scale healthcare software development projects. Despite barriers, ASD can improve software development in healthcare settings and strengthen cooperation between healthcare and software development professionals. This could result in more successful digital health transformation and consequently more equitable access to expert-level healthcare, even on a global level.

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A new proposed software development methodology for healthcare industry

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Towards Agility in Breast Cancer Treatment Principles as Adopted from Agile Software Engineering

Towards Agility in Breast Cancer Treatment Principles as Adopted from Agile Software Engineering

Implications of Agile Values in Software Engineering for Agility in Breast Cancer Treatment: Protocol for a Comparative Study

Agile Software Development in Healthcare: A Synthetic Scoping Review

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