Factors affecting the adoption of healthcare information technology.

ABSTRACT: In order to improve the quality and performance of healthcare services, healthcare information technology is among the most important technology in healthcare supply chain management. This study sets out to apply and test the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), to examine the factors influencing healthcare Information Technology (IT) services. A structured questionnaire was developed and distributed to healthcare representatives in each province surveyed in Thailand. Data collected from 400 employees including physicians, nurses, and hospital staff members were tested the model using structural equation modeling technique. The results found that the factors with a significant effect are performance expectancy, effort expectancy and facilitating conditions. They were

SUBMITTER: Phichitchaisopa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4566918 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature