Title: Facilitating superior chronic disease management through a knowledge-based systems development model

Authors: Nilmini S. Wickramasinghe, Steve Goldberg

Addresses: Center for the Management of Medical Technologies (CMMT), Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, 565 W Adams St., Suite 405, Chicago, IL 60661, USA. ' INET International Inc., 131 Glen Crescent, Thornhill, Ontario, L4J 4W4, Canada

Abstract: To date, the adoption and diffusion of technology-enabled solutions to deliver better healthcare has been slow. There are many reasons for this. One of the most significant is that the existing methodologies that are normally used in general for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) implementations tend to be less successful in a healthcare context. This paper describes a knowledge-based adaptive mapping to realisation methodology to traverse successfully from idea to realisation rapidly and without compromising rigour so that success ensues. It is discussed in connection with trying to implement superior ICT-enabled approaches to facilitate superior Chronic Disease Management (CDM).

Keywords: chronic disease management; CDM; diabetes; information technology; communications technology; ICT; electronic healthcare; knowledge-based methodology; e-healthcare; knowledge management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2008.022667

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 2008 Vol.4 No.3/4, pp.299 - 310

Published online: 24 Jan 2009 *

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