Influencing Factors and Configuration Paths of Internet Hospital Development in China:A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Fuzzy Sets Based On TOE Framework
Sun Jingyi
Ma Chengyu
Abstract：Objective To explore the influencing factors and configuration pathways of China's Internet hospital development,and to provide theoretical basis and strategic suggestions for building an efficient and high-quality Internet hospital service system.Methods It takes 88 internet hospitals as the research object,based on the TOE framework,and adopts the fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis method to explore the configuration paths that affect the development of internet hospitals.Results There are four configuration paths that constitute the high-efficiency development of Internet hospitals,namely,"capability support type of technology and environment collaboration"path(H1),"organization type"path(H2a),"organization-balance type"path(H2b),and"infrastructure support type of organization and environment collaboration"path(H3).A single factor cannot constitute a necessary condition for the development of internet hospitals.It requires the mutual coordination of technology,organization,and environment to jointly promote the development of internet hospitals.Conclusion The development of internet hospitals depends on diversified driving paths,which require the synergistic effects of multiple factors and the strengthening of organizational leadership.Combining actual circumstances,suitable development paths should be chosen to promote the development of internet hospitals.
Keywords：Internet hospitalinfluence factorconfiguration pathTOE frameworkfuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Publication Date：2025-07-05
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 75-81 )