Stakeholder participation in eHealth policy : a Swiss case study on the incorporation of stakeholder preferences

Mertes, Alexander; Brüesch, Caroline

Publication type:	Conference paper
Type of review:	Peer review (abstract)
Title:	Stakeholder participation in eHealth policy : a Swiss case study on the incorporation of stakeholder preferences
Authors:	Mertes, Alexander Brüesch, Caroline
Page(s):	1
Pages to:	23
Conference details:	IRSPM 22nd Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-13 April 2018
Issue Date:	2018
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	International Research Society for Public Management
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	362: Health and social services
Abstract:	Swiss politics is known for a strong involvement of society in its legislative process. In addition to the elected legislative and executive authorities, it is possible for parties, associations, and unions of citizens to share their thoughts and concerns about concrete laws and regulations. These comments find their way into the final laws and regulations to a varying extent. The implementation of eHealth services in Europe is set by basic democratic rules. Their introduction involves complex project management, including several public and nonpublic stakeholders. This case study discusses the influence of stakeholders on the legislative process through the example of the Swiss electronic health record and analyzes the influence of stakeholder groups by means of a quantitative and qualitative analysis. Precisely, 137 comments about the central decree on the introduction of electronic health records were studied during the political hearing procedure in 2016. The relevance of the paper shows that stakeholder options influence the legislative process. The Advocacy Coalition Framework (Sabatier 1987, 1993, 2007) provides the theoretical framework for this case study. The hypotheses are deduced based on this approach (group differences, influence). First results show that public stakeholders at the federal level tend to have more influence on the development of eHealth legislation than other groups (Health, IT). General practitioners have the ability to decline a legal decree. As "veto players," they might not implement a lawful requirement in their daily practice. The federal states (cantons) have tested the functions of the electronic health records in advance and are able to give well-founded inputs. This explains their rather significant influence.
URI:	http://programme.exordo.com/irspm2018/delegates/presentation/339/ https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/14955
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Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Public Management (IVM)
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Mertes, A., & Brüesch, C. (2018). Stakeholder participation in eHealth policy : a Swiss case study on the incorporation of stakeholder preferences [Conference paper]. IRSPM 22nd Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-13 April 2018, 1–23. http://programme.exordo.com/irspm2018/delegates/presentation/339/

Mertes, A. and Brüesch, C. (2018) ‘Stakeholder participation in eHealth policy : a Swiss case study on the incorporation of stakeholder preferences’, in IRSPM 22nd Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-13 April 2018. International Research Society for Public Management, pp. 1–23. Available at: http://programme.exordo.com/irspm2018/delegates/presentation/339/.

A. Mertes and C. Brüesch, “Stakeholder participation in eHealth policy : a Swiss case study on the incorporation of stakeholder preferences,” in IRSPM 22nd Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-13 April 2018, 2018, pp. 1–23. [Online]. Available: http://programme.exordo.com/irspm2018/delegates/presentation/339/

MERTES, Alexander und Caroline BRÜESCH, 2018. Stakeholder participation in eHealth policy : a Swiss case study on the incorporation of stakeholder preferences. In: IRSPM 22nd Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-13 April 2018 [online]. Conference paper. International Research Society for Public Management. 2018. S. 1–23. Verfügbar unter: http://programme.exordo.com/irspm2018/delegates/presentation/339/

Mertes, Alexander, and Caroline Brüesch. 2018. “Stakeholder Participation in eHealth Policy : A Swiss Case Study on the Incorporation of Stakeholder Preferences.” Conference paper. In IRSPM 22nd Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-13 April 2018, 1–23. International Research Society for Public Management. http://programme.exordo.com/irspm2018/delegates/presentation/339/.

Mertes, Alexander, and Caroline Brüesch. “Stakeholder Participation in eHealth Policy : A Swiss Case Study on the Incorporation of Stakeholder Preferences.” IRSPM 22nd Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-13 April 2018, International Research Society for Public Management, 2018, pp. 1–23, http://programme.exordo.com/irspm2018/delegates/presentation/339/.