Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of Health and Medical Services Management, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran
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Associate professor,Deprtment of health care management,ahvaz university of medical sciences,ahvaz, iran
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Ph.D in health service management, Department of health services management, School of health management and information science, shiraz University of Medical Sciences,shiraz, Iran, 0000000251102133
10.30476/jhmi.2025.107777.1299
Abstract
Introduction: The design of a smart hospital, despite its numerous advantages, faces challenges that require the integration of many organizations to overcome. Although advancements have been made in establishing smart hospitals in Iran, the seamless integration of physical hospital devices and information systems has not yet been fully realized. This integration faces challenges, and identifying these challenges can be effective in accelerating the launch of smart hospitals. This study aimed to reviewing the challenges of establishing a smart hospital in Taft City in 2025.
Methods: The present qualitative study was conducted in 2025 in Taft City, Yazd Province, through semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample (10 senior or middle manager. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews, field note-taking, and recording of memos based on the principle of data saturation. Data analysis was performed through qualitative content analysis.
Results: During the data analysis process, 3 main themes (challenges of laws and regulations, technological and infrastructural challenges, financial and economic challenges), 6 categories (lack of guidelines, lack of structural organization and management for smart hospitals, security challenges, ethical challenges, technological and infrastructural challenges, initial cost challenges, and maintenance cost challenges), and 41 subcategories were identified.
Conclusion: The results of the study indicated that the most important needs for establishing a smart hospital include the smart hospital infrastructure, smart technology, increasing knowledge and information among officials, the smart hospital construction process, management aspects in creating a smart hospital, information aspects, and service and communication aspects.
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