Greener healthcare using ICT based BPR

Abstract

Information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to improve the environmental footprint of the healthcare industry. ICT driven Business process Reengineering (BPR) can help hospitals “go green”. This strategy can mean that healthcare organizations see fewer bills, generate lower levels of carbon emissions, and experience an easier transition into mandated practices. Only limited have been found in the literature to identify the ICT application in redesigning healthcare management system as a whole. This study focuses on the need for ICT practices that can be implemented in the healthcare industry to transform hospital practices greener. As the world is at the verge of transition, the healthcare industry is close to crossing an important milestone and there is a need to recognize the negative impact of its current practices that can have on the environment. Researchers have started jotting down simple steps to make a sizable difference by implementing eco-friendly ICT techniques in healthcare industry throughout the world. The present research proposes a model for implementing ICT techniques in the healthcare industry to make the hospitals go green.