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Future Information Technology for the Health Sector

- A Delphi Study of the Research Project FAZIT -

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IT Revolutions (IT Revolutions 2008)

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Information technology in the health sector will continue to be an important topic in the oncoming years. This offers interfaces for new market potential for IT companies. However, which information technologies bring about change? This was the initial question for a Delphi study in the context of the research project FAZIT. In order to find answers to this question, information technological developments were identified, which could become relevant during the next 20 years.

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Cuhls, K., Kimpeler, S., Jansen, F. (2009). Future Information Technology for the Health Sector. In: Ulieru, M., Palensky, P., Doursat, R. (eds) IT Revolutions. IT Revolutions 2008. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03978-2_12

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