A Transaction Cost Economics Perspective for Pervasive Technology

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Author(s): Nilmini Wickramasinghe (Epworth HealthCare, Australia & Deakin University, Australia), Indrit Troshani (The University of Adelaide, Australia)and Steve Goldberg (INET International Inc., Canada)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 23
Source title: Health Care Delivery and Clinical Science: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3926-1.ch010

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Numerous mobile technology solutions are being developed and implemented today to address a myriad of healthcare problems. However, it remains unclear what the true cost/benefit of these solutions is and who benefits from them. To investigate this we apply a transaction cost economics framework to a pervasive mobile solution that has been designed and developed to enhance diabetes self-care. Diabetes is one of the leading chronic diseases and its prevalence continues to rise. The solution examined in this paper relies on pervasive wireless technology and is designed to facilitate the effective management of diabetes in the context of gestational diabetes, a conditions that affects up to 8% of pregnant women. A transactions cost assessment of this solution is provided.

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