Evaluation of health services portfolio management based on information technology using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference approach

What was already known about this topic: Economic factors affect the level of R&D investment in the health sector. Technology management affects the selection of a health information technology and its effectiveness. The process and implementation of IT-based R&D management in the health sector are effective in quality improvement in health systems. What this study added to our knowledge: At the macro level, the legal factor is the most important variable among the dimensions of portfolio management of IT-based health service R&D projects.Political and institutional factors ranked as second and third significant variables. At the micro level, technology management is the most important variable among the dimensions of portfolio management of IT-based health service R&D projects.Intellectual capital management and quality management were ranked second and third respectively.