A systems engineering approach to telemedicine system implementation in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorVan Dyk, L.
dc.contributor.authorSchutte, C. S. L.
dc.contributor.authorFortuin-Abrahams, J.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-11T04:42:55Z
dc.date.available2012-08-11T04:42:55Z
dc.date.issued2011-09
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.isem.org.za/index.php/isem/isem2011/schedConf/presentations
dc.descriptionConference of the ISEM 2011 Proceedings, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 21 - 23 September 2011.
dc.descriptionConference theme - Innovative Systems Thinking: Unravelling Complexity for Successful Solutions
dc.description.abstractThe South African National Department of Health (DoH) is recognizing, for more than a decade already, the potential benefit of information and communication technology (ICT) to deliver healthcare to rural areas. However, despite generous funding and proven technology, not many of telemedicine systems sustained after pilot phase. The purpose of this paper is to develop a maturity model that can be used to measure and manage the capability of a health system to sustain health care delivery after the pilot phase of a telemedicine project. Four existing frameworks are used as input to this maturity model, namely the ISO 15288 Systems Engineering Life Cycle Standards, the ISO/IEC 15504 Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination (SPICE), eHealth Readiness Instrument for developing countries and the Layered Telemedicine Implementation Model. The validity of this maturity model is tested by means of a focus group discussion, during a workshop of provincial representatives from a provincial department of health (DoH). In conclusion, follow-up work is proposed for the development and validation of future versions of this framework towards a maturity model for telemedicine projects.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Industrial, Systems and Engineering Management (ISEM) conference is a joint initiative between the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE), INCOSE (South Africa) and the Graduate School for Technology Management at the University of Pretoria
dc.identifier.citationVan Dyk, L. & Schutte, C. S. L., Fortuin-Abrahams, J. 2011. A systems engineering approach to telemedicine system implementation in South Africa, A systems engineering approach to telemedicine system implementation in South Africa, presented at the ISEM 2011 Proceedings, September 21-23, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-620-50712-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/48854
dc.publisherIndustrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderAuthor retain copyright
dc.subjectSouth African National Department of Health (DoH)en_ZA
dc.subjectInformation and communication technology (ICT)en_ZA
dc.subjectHealthcareen_ZA
dc.titleA systems engineering approach to telemedicine system implementation in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeProceedings International
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