Digital transformation in healthcare : Challenges based on knowledge, communication, integration and patient safety

Today most organizations are doing digital transformations to be more efficient and to offer better service and value. Healthcare is one of those organization that are doing digital transformations and are getting more and more digitalized as a part to be able to for example free more time for taking care of patients and offer better services. However, since healthcare in some point of views differ a bit from other organizations, this also means that they have different challenges when doing a digital transformation. Since healthcare as an organization are regulated by different laws, statutes, and regulations, and in some caseshave a different culture. This creates challenges when developing a digital transformation strategy. And they must consider several aspects such as communication, knowledge,integration, and patient safety when considering a digital transformation. This study aims to investigate these challenges within the healthcar