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Digital Transformation in Healthcare

Innovations in Hospital and Medical Services

  • 1st Edition - October 17, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Patricia Ordonez de Pablos, Miltiadis Lytras
  • Language: English

Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Innovations in Hospital and Medical Services explores the digital revolution in healthcare, addressing the challenges and opportunities faced… Read more

Description

Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Innovations in Hospital and Medical Services explores the digital revolution in healthcare, addressing the challenges and opportunities faced by hospitals, medical faculties, and research institutions. The book highlights the role of advanced information technologies in providing innovative solutions for an ageing population's well-being. It covers critical areas such as hospital management, adapting medical education to digital advancements, and emerging IT tools in healthcare. The book features contributions from leading academics and practitioners worldwide, discussing topics like 5G, AI, big data, blockchain, and digital tools for citizen empowerment, supported by real-world case studies. This resource is invaluable for academics, offering new insights to shape innovative policies in healthcare, education, and information technologies. It fosters dialogue among managers, students, policymakers, and healthcare professionals, contributing to the global advancement of digital healthcare practices.

Key features

  • Provides insights into the latest advancements in 5G, artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain, providing a comprehensive overview of their applications in healthcare
  • Features practical examples and success stories from various regions, illustrating the effective implementation of digital tools and strategies in healthcare settings
  • Discusses the adaptation of medical education to the digital age and offers guidance for shaping innovative healthcare policies

Readership

Academics and Researchers involved in healthcare, medical education, and information technology research, particularly those studying the impact of digital transformation on these fields

Table of contents

Section I: Healthcare industry today. Priorities and opportunities
  1. Digital transformation and patient-centric healthcare delivery: Toward Hospital 5.0
    Miltiadis D. Lytras, Chaido-Charalampia Lytras, Dimitrios Lytras
Section II: New and emerging digital tools. Applications in medicine
  1. Artificial intelligence for supply chain management in healthcare systems: Innovations for resilience, efficiency, and patient-centric care
    Baha M. Mohsen
Section III: AI in healthcare industry today. Challenges of integrating AI in medicine
  1. Advancing dementia care through computational approaches: A hybrid literature review of AI and machine learning applications in cognitive support
    Nabaraj Giri, Fareed Ud Din, Namrata Shetty, Tom Hilton, Blossom C.M. Stephan, Phillip J. Tully
Section IV: Healthcare data and value. The health value chain
  1. From prediction to prescription: Robust AI and machine learning models for data-driven healthcare decision-making
    Miltiadis D. Lytras, Akila Sarirete, Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, Dimitrios Lytras
Section V: Healthcare efficiency and digitalization of healthcare services
  1. Transformation of pathology laboratories in the digital era: Management, diagnostics and opportunities
    Erdener Ozer, Fouad S. Alchami, Nauman Ullah Gilal, Sabri Boughorbel
  2. Global perspectives on clinical governance: Navigating safety, ethics and accountability in the era of big data and artificial intelligence
    Rafiah Ansari, Melissa Andison, Mélanie Gréaux
Section VI: Medical ethics, data protection and privacy in healthcare industry. Regulatory challenges
  1. Invisible hands of AI: How statistical methods shape trustworthy and ethical healthcare technologies
    Jan Kalina
  2. See beyond with artificial intelligence (AI): A comprehensive analysis of legal and ethical implications of AI in healthcare
    Ashok Aralihond, Sanjana Ashok, Avinash Kumar
  3. Navigating ethical challenges in digital health: Compassion-centered approaches for aging and caregiving
    Kristina M. Kokorelias, Marina B. Waislewski, Rehman Umair, Richard G. Booth, Maurita T. Harris
Section VII: Policy recommendations for decision makers and trends
  1. Digital dashboards for evidence-based programs: Insights from community case management in maternal and child health in rural areas
    Adriana Viola Miranda, Anggi Septia Irawan, Harry Andrean Dethan, Adlina Dalilati Basuki, Ayu Siti Munigar
  2. Real-world evidence in digital transformation: A new frontier for clinical and regulatory decision-making in drug safety
    Aljoharah Algabbani, Fahad Algabbani
  3. Regulating artificial intelligence in healthcare: The EU AI Act and the future of responsible AI-driven health services
    Miltiadis D. Lytras, Fotini (Foteini) Koutroumpa

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 17, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

Patricia Ordonez de Pablos

Editor

Patricia de Pablos is a Professor of Business Administration at the University of Oviedo in Spain. Her field of research focuses on knowledge management, healthcare sector, innovation, information technologies and technological disruption. She has contributed to numerous academic publications. She has wide editorial experience in journals, books and book series. She serves as Editor in Chief of International Journal of Asian Business and Information and Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Oviedo,  Spain

Miltiadis Lytras

Editor

Miltiadis D. Lytras is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, and Knowledge Management at Effat University (Saudi Arabia) and The American College of Greece. He is an internationally recognized researcher with extensive experience in AI, data science, smart systems, and digital innovation across healthcare, education, government, and business. He has served as Principal Investigator and Senior Researcher in numerous international and national research projects and has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and over 40 books with leading international publishers. His work focuses on responsible and human-centered AI, advanced decision-making systems, and the strategic impact of emerging technologies on organizations and society.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Effat University, College of Engineering, Saudi Arabia

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