Prerequisites and Factors for the Development of Digital Transformation of the Healthcare System as an Object of Public Administration
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article examines the prerequisites and factors for the development of digital transformation of the healthcare system as an object of public administration. It is substantiated that the digital transformation of healthcare is a complex and dynamic process that combines medical and biological, technical and technological, political and legal, socio-economic, and security components, while its implementation requires appropriate public regulation, coordination, and consideration of the interests of a wide range of stakeholders. It is determined that the development of a digital healthcare system is driven by a set of interrelated factors that shape the conditions for the adoption and implementation of public administration decisions. As a result of the study, the main groups of factors influencing the digital transformation of the healthcare system were systematized. External environmental factors include societal factors, in particular social, demographic, medical, and economic factors. It is established that these factors create the need for the digitalization of healthcare services, remote monitoring, improved accessibility of healthcare, and optimized use of resources. Internal environmental factors include political and legal, resource, public administration, and security factors. The significance of legal regulation, political support and European integration processes, financial and human resource provision, digital infrastructure, technical and technological development, institutional capacity, organizational adaptability, and information support is characterized. Particular attention is paid to information security, cybersecurity, and medical safety factors, which determine the resilience, protection, and continuity of the digital healthcare system. It is substantiated that the effectiveness of public administration of digital transformation depends not on an individual factor but on ensuring synergy among all identified groups of factors. It is demonstrated that the digital transformation of healthcare is not merely a technological upgrade but a strategic instrument for optimizing limited public resources, improving the accessibility and quality of healthcare, reducing social tensions, and ensuring the resilience of the healthcare system.
Source: Public Policy and Accounting
Author: Ihor Dmytrenko
Institution: Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204173127