SOA implementation critical success factors in healthcare

Abstract

PurposeService oriented architecture (SOA) is increasingly adopted by many sectors, including healthcare. Due to the nature of healthcare systems, there is a need to increase SOA adoption success rates as the non‐integrated nature of healthcare systems is responsible for medical errors that cause the loss of tens of thousands of patients per year. Although numerous factors affect SOA success, these have not been explored and analysed yet, especially in the area of healthcare. This highlights a literature void and thus the purpose of this paper is to identify critical success factors (CSFs) influencing SOA implementation in healthcare.Design/methodology/approachThe authors critically review the literature and identify individual factors that may form CSFs for SOA implementation in healthcare. In doing so, they synthesise and propose a conceptual model of SOA CSFs in healthcare. The conceptual model is tested in the practical arena using a qualitative research methodology that is based on a case study strategy.FindingsThe empirical findings verify the proposed model and reveal that an additional SOA CSF in healthcare does exist. It is also revealed that the proposed model helped the case organization to successfully implement an SOA solution.Research limitations/implicationsThe implications that derive from this article are important for both theory and practice. At a practical level, the paper delivers a model that can be used as a decision‐making tool by professionals when they implement SOA solutions in healthcare. At a theoretical level, the proposed model extends the body of knowledge on this area and opens new avenues for research. From another point of view, it is suggested that further research is required on this area as the proposed conceptual model was tested only through a single case study. Thus, multiple case studies or other types of research strategies should be used to better test the proposed model.Originality/valueThis work is original and focuses on CSFs related to SOA implementations in healthcare organizations. The work can be considered as novel as it identifies and classifies SOA CSFs for solutions that have been developed in the area of healthcare.

Personal healthcare records research: past, present and new dimensions

“…Supplementary to the aforementioned research and in our own experiences with m-health research and the exponential growth of medical data, the issues of PHR data governance (e.g., ownership, usage, ethics) are and will remain one of the top issues in the research agenda (Koumaditis, 2015;Koumaditis et al, 2013).…”

Service Oriented Architecture Adoption: A Systematic Review

“…The rest of articles were reviewed papers (9 papers). [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34], [22], [35], [36], [37], [12], [38] Single Case Study 17 [39], [40], [11], [14], [15], [41], [17], [18], [20], [21], [24], [4], [42], [43], [44], [45], [46] Survey 13 [47], [48], [49], [50], [51], [52], [53], [54], [16], [5], [25], [19], [55], Field Study 1 [56] According to Fig. 5.…”

“…It should be noted that mixed method is the combination of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. [26], [33], [49], [38], [39], [4] Qualitative 27 [40], [34], [22], [57], [36], [37], [27], [28], [30], [32], [21], [24], [42], [43], [44], [45], [46], [58], [15], [41], [17], [18], [20], [56], [29], [5], [11] Quantitative 11 [47], [48], [50], [51], [25], [19], [52], [53], [16], [54], [55] Review 9 [13], [59], [60], [61], [62], [63], …”

Service Oriented Architecture for Clinical Decision Support: A Systematic Review and Future Directions

“…These organizations have recognized that by integrating and automating their systems, they can reduce costs and improve quality of service. Some other benefits that the SOA approach provides to healthcare organizations include interoperability, increased accuracy of medical data and compliance with new regulations [6]. Recognizing the importance of SOA, a number of organizations and governments have undertaken initiatives to support its advancement in health care.…”