Forecasting the future of smart hospitals: findings from a real-time delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In concert with other digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping the vision of smart hospitals. The transformation into smart hospitals, however, is all but trivial due to the lack of financial and human resources, digital skills, and supporting policies. Thus, the extent to which the vision of smart hospitals will eventually become reality is uncertain. In this context, our study provides a multidimensional conceptualization of the immediate future of smart hospitals to 2042.

Methods

This study employs an iterative mixed-methods approach, including expert workshops and a Delphi study. We conducted a real-time Delphi study to forecast the evolution of smart hospitals in 5-year steps from 2027 to 2042. A total of 39 experts in healthcare, artific

SUBMITTER: Jovy-Klein F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11572004 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature