Ouma, SHerselman, Martha EVan Greunen, D2009-11-052009-11-052009-08Ouma, S, Herselman, ME and Van Greunen, D. 2009. Implementing successful e-health implementations within developing countries. 5th Annual International Conference on Computing and ICT Research (ICCIR'09). Kampala, Uganda, 2-5 August 2009, pp 118-134978-9970-02-738-5http://hdl.handle.net/10204/37195th Annual International Conference on Computing and ICT Research (ICCIR'09). Kampala, Uganda, 2-5 August 2009The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) within healthcare can make significant changes in the daily operations of hospitals particularly in the developing world. A technology assessment of five hospitals based within Nyanza Province in Kenya was conducted to find out how hospitals are embracing the use of ICT. Both primary and secondary data were collected to be used in the study. A qualitative study was used through the application of a multiple case study to investigate five randomly selected hospitals. Structured interviews, open ended questionnaires and observations were used as methods to collect data from the various hospitals. In order to collect relevant data the participants were divided into three categories. Managers (n=5), hospital staff members (n=31) and patients (n=24). Therefore a total of (n=60), participated in the study. The findings revealed that just like in the majority of the developing nations, there are very few computers and e-health solutions that are currently used in the hospitals as a result of various challenges in Kenya. Consequently, this paper analyses the challenges and provide a way forward for developing nations when implementing e-health solutions.enE-healthInformation communication technologyICTsHealth sectorHospital information systemsElectronic health recordsHospitals5th Annual International Conference on Computing and ICT ResearchICCIR'09Conference PresentationOuma, S., Herselman, M. E., & Van Greunen, D. (2009). Implementing successful e-health implementations within developing countries. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3719Ouma, S, Martha E Herselman, and D Van Greunen. "Implementing successful e-health implementations within developing countries." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3719Ouma S, Herselman ME, Van Greunen D, Implementing successful e-health implementations within developing countries; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3719 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Ouma, S AU - Herselman, Martha E AU - Van Greunen, D AB - The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) within healthcare can make significant changes in the daily operations of hospitals particularly in the developing world. A technology assessment of five hospitals based within Nyanza Province in Kenya was conducted to find out how hospitals are embracing the use of ICT. Both primary and secondary data were collected to be used in the study. A qualitative study was used through the application of a multiple case study to investigate five randomly selected hospitals. Structured interviews, open ended questionnaires and observations were used as methods to collect data from the various hospitals. In order to collect relevant data the participants were divided into three categories. Managers (n=5), hospital staff members (n=31) and patients (n=24). Therefore a total of (n=60), participated in the study. The findings revealed that just like in the majority of the developing nations, there are very few computers and e-health solutions that are currently used in the hospitals as a result of various challenges in Kenya. Consequently, this paper analyses the challenges and provide a way forward for developing nations when implementing e-health solutions. DA - 2009-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - E-health KW - Information communication technology KW - ICTs KW - Health sector KW - Hospital information systems KW - Electronic health records KW - Hospitals KW - 5th Annual International Conference on Computing and ICT Research KW - ICCIR'09 LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 978-9970-02-738-5 T1 - Implementing successful e-health implementations within developing countries TI - Implementing successful e-health implementations within developing countries UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3719 ER -