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Digitalization of the Healthcare Supply Chain through the Adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems in Hospitals: An Empirical Study on Influencing Factors and Cost Performance

Christos Bialas (), Dimitrios Bechtsis, Eirini Aivazidou, Charisios Achillas and Dimitrios Aidonis
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Christos Bialas: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitrios Bechtsis: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
Eirini Aivazidou: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
Charisios Achillas: Department of Supply Chain Management, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitrios Aidonis: Department of Supply Chain Management, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: Rising healthcare costs force healthcare organizations worldwide to reconsider their business strategies. Hospital managers are tasked with lowering operating costs while upholding the high quality of care, two goals perceived as contradictory by many healthcare professionals. Attempting to contribute towards reaching these goals, the study explores the digitalization of the healthcare supply chain through the adoption of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and its impact on hospital supply chain costs. Established technology adoption theories are synthesized to develop a research model that investigates the adoption of hospital ERP systems and its impact on supply chain cost performance. The framework is validated via structural equation modeling (SEM) with data collected from 107 Greek public hospitals. The results indicate that technological and organizational readiness, hospital size, governmental policies, and perceived benefits have a significant influence on the extent of ERP systems adoption. They also demonstrate a statistically significant association between the use of ERP systems and hospital supply chain costs. The present study highlights the influencing factors of ERP systems adoption in hospitals and provides empirical evidence on the resulting cost benefits., This implies greater urgency for hospitals to digitalize their supply chain by implementing and fully exploiting the ERP systems’ functionality in order to reach their goal of delivering quality care at a lower cost.

Keywords: ERP systems; digitalization; healthcare operations; hospital supply chain; technology organization environment (TOE); structural equation modeling (SEM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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