Understanding Similarities and Differences of Digital Health Platforms: Towards a Taxonomy
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Authors
The increasing importance of Digital Health Platforms (DHPs) neces-
sitates the development of a systematic approach to their categorisation and eval-
uation in order to optimise the integration of DHPs into the healthcare system.
The paper develops a taxonomy for DHPs comprising 19 dimensions along the
four meta-charecteristics Legal and Economic Aspects, Technology and Stand-
ards. By applying the taxonomy to the Apple Health platform, we demonstrate
its practicability and potential to identify platform-specific characteristics, which
can help with strategic positioning within the healthcare sector. The taxonomy
also helps managers and developers to identify DHP’s characteristics and act ac-
cording to needs. Further research opportunities exist in adapting and extending
the taxonomy to account for evolving trends and innovations in the field.
sitates the development of a systematic approach to their categorisation and eval-
uation in order to optimise the integration of DHPs into the healthcare system.
The paper develops a taxonomy for DHPs comprising 19 dimensions along the
four meta-charecteristics Legal and Economic Aspects, Technology and Stand-
ards. By applying the taxonomy to the Apple Health platform, we demonstrate
its practicability and potential to identify platform-specific characteristics, which
can help with strategic positioning within the healthcare sector. The taxonomy
also helps managers and developers to identify DHP’s characteristics and act ac-
cording to needs. Further research opportunities exist in adapting and extending
the taxonomy to account for evolving trends and innovations in the field.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Wirtschaftsinformatik 2024 Proceedings |
| Editors | Christoph M. Flath, Gunther Gust, Frédéric Thiesse, Axel Winkelmann |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Publisher | The Association for Information Systems (AIS) |
| Publication date | 2024 |
| Article number | 83 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Event | 19. Internationale Konferenz WIrtschaftsinformatik - WI 2024: Automating the World: Information Systems in the Age of AI - Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany Duration: 16.09.2024 → 19.09.2024 Conference number: 19 https://wi2024.de/ |
- Business informatics - digital platforms, digital health, digital health platform, taxonomy