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The association of hospital profitability and digital maturity – An explorative study using data from the German DigitalRadar project

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  • Vogel, Justus
  • Hollenbach, Johannes
  • Haering, Alexander
  • Augurzky, Boris
  • Geissler, Alexander

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German hospitals largely rely on public investments for digitization. As these have been insufficient, hospitals had to use own profits to foster digital transformation. Thus, we assess if profitability affects digital maturity, and what other factors might be influential.

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  • Vogel, Justus & Hollenbach, Johannes & Haering, Alexander & Augurzky, Boris & Geissler, Alexander, 2024. "The association of hospital profitability and digital maturity – An explorative study using data from the German DigitalRadar project," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 142(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:142:y:2024:i:c:s0168851024000228
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105012
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