Journal of Business Models (Jul 2020)

Seizing the business opportunities of MyData service delivery network: Transforming the Business Models for Health Insurance Companies

  • Minna Pikkarainen,
  • Timo Koivumäki,
  • Marika Iivari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jbm.v8i2.3322
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2

Abstract

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Purpose: This paper discusses how personal data-driven service delivery networks based on MyData phenomenon may impact and transform the business models and offer new kinds of business opportunities especially for health insurance business Design/Methodology/Approach: This research is a case study / empirical Findings: This study demonstrates how health insurance organizations are heading towards acting as active members of human centric, collaborative service delivery networks. The biggest opportunity transformation from transaction based to service-based businesss Research limitations/implications: As the use of personal data is still a paradigm in Europe, the results of this study address the potential use and implications and cannot be validated through large-scale empirical studies. Practical implications: This research highlights how companies should build adaptable service architecture that are easily connected or disconnected from the other organizations in their business ecosystems in order to allow smooth data usage and sharing. The service delivery network approach may offer insurance companies the needed structure and role in the emerging MyData business.