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2017-10-16
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Analysis of Economic and Business Factors Influencing Disruptive Innovation in Telehealth

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.2136
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Jorge Millan Jorge Millan Bioinnova Group, School of Health – Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia UNAD, Bogotá, Colombia.
PhD Leonardo Yunda Sigma Biomedical, Hialeah, Florida – USA.
PhD Andrés Valencia Sigma Biomedical, Hialeah, Florida – USA.

Objective. Analysis of economic and business factors influencing disruption innovation in healthcare taking as a reference Telehealth systems and technologies. Methods. Analysis of economic and business decision factors that influence the adoption of new technologies are qualitatively analyzed using as a case example Telehealth systems. Results. Main factors for the adoption of new technologies in healthcare are identified and analyzed. Factors include new technology adoption cost, usability, perceived value, competitive systems, old systems competitive
cost and performance, and type of users, between others.