The Effect of Using Internet of Things on Organizational Performance in Health Related Issues (Case Study: Shahid Rajaee Hospital in Tehran)

Subject Areas : medical documents

masoud tavakoli ¹ (M.A Governmental management, Tehran University of medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)
Hadi Rezghi shersavar ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Education Management, West Tehran, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Amir ashkan Nasiripour ³ (Associate professor, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2017-07-08 Accepted : 2017-08-16 Published : 2017-08-23

Keywords: Internet of Things, Organizational Performance, Hospital, Health related areas,

Abstract :

Introduction: using internet of things on health related departments is one of the most important technological efforts for enhancing medical centers performance like hospitals; while applying it improves social justice in health related areas. Method: This is a practical research and descriptive- correlative in methodology. The statistical community includes 400 doctors and nurses among which 196 samples were chosen through random classified sampling; collecting data was done by questionnaires of using health related internet of things and organizational performance.  The statistical analysis includes structural equations technique through LISREL8.54 and multiple regression analysis. Findings: The findings indicated that collecting vital signs and the parameters of chronic and incident diseases ,continuously and in period,  supervision , remote services, information management, intelligently sending contents to user, inter-organizationalintegration, environmental activity effect on organizational performance 0.42, 0.31, 0.36, 0.47, 0.43, 0.29, 0.21 and 0.24, respectively. Conclusion: using internet of things, according to the above mentioned variables, is one of the most important technological outcomes that effects on health related organizational performance in Tehran Shahid Rajaee Hospital directly.

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