Licensing policy and platform models of telemedicine: A multi-case study from China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As a form of platform economy, telemedicine is not growing as fast as other digital platforms. The existing literature seldom pays attention to how licensing policy affects the development of telemedicine platform models.

Methods

This paper uses the method of multi-case study and the theory of policy implementation as mutual adaptation to research the influence mechanism of telemedicine platform licensing policy on the platform model in China.

Results

The findings of the current study are as follows: (1) three models can be classified in accordance with different platform providers in China: medical institution platform, Internet company platform and local government platform; (2) bargaining power, reputation mechanism and resource specificity are importa

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9932510 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature