Queensland Health

Queensland Health is the principal public sector agency responsible for the provision of health services in the state of Queensland, Australia. It operates as a statutory body under the Queensland Government, managing hospitals, primary care networks, and health administration.

Digital Transformation & Evaluation

Recent institutional analyses highlight the complexity of evaluating digital transformation within the health sector, moving beyond simple cost-benefit frameworks to consider institutional logic.

• Evaluative Frameworks: A 2010 study published by Elsevier (authors: Burton-Jones et al.) titled “Changing the conversation on evaluating digital transformation in healthcare: Insights from an institutional analysis” argues for shifting the evaluation of digital transformation outcomes.
  • Source: Burton-Jones - Changing the conversation on evaluating digital transformation in
  • Key Insight: The work suggests that traditional metrics often fail to capture the broader institutional impacts and logic shifts required for successful digital integration in public health services.
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2019.100255

Governance & Structure

• Parent Body: Queensland Government
• Related Divisions:
  • Clinical Excellence Division
  • public-works
  • health-service

References

• Burton-Jones, A., Akhlaghpour, S., Ayre, S., Bard, P., Staib, A., Sullivan, C., et al. (2010/2019). Changing the conversation on evaluating digital transformation in healthcare: Insights from an institutional analysis. Elsevier.