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Meta-Analysis
. 2015:2015:863591.
doi: 10.1155/2015/863591. Epub 2015 Jun 4.

A Strategic Study about Quality Characteristics in e-Health Systems Based on a Systematic Literature Review

F J Domínguez-Mayo  1 , M J Escalona  1 , M Mejías  1 , G Aragón  1 , J A García-García  1 , J Torres  1 , J G Enríquez  1
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A Strategic Study about Quality Characteristics in e-Health Systems Based on a Systematic Literature Review

F J Domínguez-Mayo et al. ScientificWorldJournal. 2015.

Abstract

e-Health Systems quality management is an expensive and hard process that entails performing several tasks such as analysis, evaluation, and quality control. Furthermore, the development of an e-Health System involves great responsibility since people's health and quality of life depend on the system and services offered. The focus of the following study is to identify the gap in Quality Characteristics for e-Health Systems, by detecting not only which are the most studied, but also which are the most used Quality Characteristics these Systems include. A strategic study is driven in this paper by a Systematic Literature Review so as to identify Quality Characteristics in e-Health. Such study makes information and communication technology organizations reflect and act strategically to manage quality in e-Health Systems efficiently and effectively. As a result, this paper proposes the bases of a Quality Model and focuses on a set of Quality Characteristics to enable e-Health Systems quality management. Thus, we can conclude that this paper contributes to implementing knowledge with regard to the mission and view of e-Health (Systems) quality management and helps understand how current researches evaluate quality in e-Health Systems.

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Method to group Quality Characteristics.
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Internal/External Quality.
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Quality subcharacteristics of functionality.
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Quality in use.
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