Technology for All

Merkel, Sebastian; Heinze, Rolf G.; Hilbert, Josef; Naegele, Gerhard

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-1417-9_8

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“…Due to increasing out of pocket expenditure on health, health insurance has emerged as a primary health financing mechanism in India (Peters, Yazbeck, Ramana, Sharma, Pritchett, & Wagstaff, ). The level of adoption, implementation and dissemination of innovative technologies in health care is not significant (Merkel, Heinze, Hilbert, & Naegele, ).…”

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“…Factor wise item loading for technology policy scaleMerkel, Heinze, Hilbert, & Naegele, 2019).This study contributes to the area of scale development for technology policy in health insurance sector with an aim to enhance social inclusivity. With emerging technologies such as digital phenotyping, health insurance firms can evolve a targeted approach to augment penetration across the masses (Martinez-Martin, Insel, Dagum, Greely,…”

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Democratizing health insurance services; accelerating social inclusion through technology policy of health insurance firms

2019

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Technology plays an important role in reducing inequalities in health care delivery and enhancing quality of life. Health insurance firms require a potent technology policy to understand social determinants of health insurance that can lead to more innovative approaches to social inclusivity initiatives. This paper explicates critical factors of technology policy of health insurance firms that can contribute to better social inclusion and move towards universal health care. Through structured survey questionnaire, data were collected from 125 senior health insurance executives from India for identifying factors important for technology policy. A technology policy scale comprising six distinct factors is developed for health insurance firms using exploratory factor analysis. The factors are “organizational technology strategy,” “technology value drivers,” “technology utilization,” “firm agility in technology,” “firm technology capabilities,” and “customer focus through technology.” The factors identified in this study can be utilized and integrated with enabling technologies such as machine learning, internet of things, big data analytics, and digital phenotyping for creation of electronic health records that are critical for risk management of health insurance firms. This would help to promote healthy lifestyles and disease prevention strategies to strengthen universal health care for society. This paper looks at the factors that are essential in framing a technology policy for the health insurance sector. It provides reasons on how the factors contribute in the evolving health insurance field and can increase the rate of social inclusion for health care. And, finally, it helps in distinguishing how technology requirements and utilization in health insurance is different from other businesses.

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“…Participants found several key characteristics not mentioned in the description of the principles that, in their opinion, will significantly contribute to the usability and relevance of the Singapore EAT. They called for the recognition of the need to future-proof facilities by ensuring that technology can be integrated into the environment as it is found to be highly beneficial for active aging interventions, telehealth, and the introduction of unobtrusive safety features (Merkel et al, 2019). They pointed out that the inclusion of spaces for palliative care is a significant issue.…”

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The Appropriateness of Adapting the Australian Environmental Assessment Tool–High Care (EAT-HC) for Persons With Dementia in Singapore

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2020

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Objectives: This study investigated the level of acceptance in Singapore of the eight principles of design underpinning the Environmental Assessment Tool–High Care (EAT-HC), which is commonly used in Australia to evaluate environments for the care of people living with dementia. A secondary goal was to identify topics particularly relevant to the Singaporean context, which are not included in the Australian EAT-HC. Background: This study was undertaken in preparation for the development of a Singaporean version of the Australian EAT-HC. Methods: Discussions from 23 focus groups involving 150 family caregivers, aged care staff, administrators, and architects were recorded and thematically analyzed to identify the characteristics of the principles underpinning the EAT-HC that are unlikely to be relevant in a Singaporean version and to identify additional topics required to tailor it to reflect the Singaporean culture. The thematic analysis was supplemented with quantitative data obtained through the use of simple Likert-type scales measuring the appropriateness of each principle in the Singaporean context. Results: The principles of design that underpin the EAT-HC were highly accepted by participants and provided a framework for a systematic exploration of Singaporean residential care for people with dementia. Some topics of particular relevance to Singapore were identified. These can be subsumed by the principles without the need for the principles to be changed. Conclusion: The results support the use of the design principles underpinning the EAT-HC as the foundation of a tool for the evaluation of Singaporean dementia facilities.

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“…According to various scholars (Merkel et al, 2019;World Bank, 2012;Mazibuko et al, 2008), ICTs can play a significant role in advancing employment opportunities and reducing poverty in developing countries. However, simply providing access to ICTs is not enough to alleviate poverty.…”

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Investigating ICT skills as enablers for sustainable youth employability in South Africa: A literature review

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Evangelos Mantzaris

2023

IJRBS

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The progress and sustainability of a nation's economy are attributed to its human capital, and a country lacking competent, knowledgeable, and productive manpower will struggle to thrive due to a dearth of talented individuals in the job market. To enhance the quality of skilled manpower in industries, the South African government is promoting digital literacy among its youth. This research aims to investigate the use of ICTs skills and competencies as an enabler for promoting sustainable advancement of youth employability in South Africa, as the country's youth unemployment rate for the 15-34 age group was 55.2% in the 1st quarter of 2019. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) era has exacerbated job scarcity and inequality due to the scarcity of advanced ICT skills. As a result, South Africa has chosen to increase ICT usage to enhance economic activity and job creation. A critical literature review was conducted to support the research inquiry through a systematic literature review (SLR) as the research methodology since the contents are based on existing literature studies in identifying research needs and gaps, collecting or gathering lines of thoughts Memon et al. (2020) and views in relation to ICT skills and competences as an enabler for sustainable advancement of youth employability in South Africa. The approach was supported using the Sustainable Livelihood Theory as the research framework to support the findings.

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Technology for All

Cited by 8 publications

References 18 publications

Democratizing health insurance services; accelerating social inclusion through technology policy of health insurance firms

Democratizing health insurance services; accelerating social inclusion through technology policy of health insurance firms

The Appropriateness of Adapting the Australian Environmental Assessment Tool–High Care (EAT-HC) for Persons With Dementia in Singapore

Investigating ICT skills as enablers for sustainable youth employability in South Africa: A literature review

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