This study has value and is being considered because it can be applied to predict telemedicine adoption in other countries as US medical services are exported to developing countries that do not have sufficient resources to support its populace to provide appropriate levels of medical care. Determinants of IT-related innovation acceptance and use behavior: Theoretical integration of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology and entrepreneurial potential model The Author explores linkages between entrepreneurial behaviors and UTAUT. Entrepreneurial Potential Model (EPM) was studied to identify and decipher the role of external influences on adoption behavior. The author chose specific elements of both models to develop a new integrated …show more content…
The model explains human behavior in terms of considerations that one thinks about when prior to performing and behavior. The author examines the factors that motivate behavior by exploring ones belief about the consequences of a behavior and how that belief leads to the development of an attitude toward said behavior. Also by considering the expectations of important others, social norms are created. The Technology Acceptance Model: Its past and its future in health care This paper reviews the relevance the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), in the context health care. The writer reviewed over 20 studies around clinicians using health IT for patient care. Although the Studies differed greatly in regard to samples and settings, health IT, research models, relationships tested, the author through the its analysis was able to conclude that TAM was able to predicts a large segment of the use or acceptance of health IT and determined that the future direction for TAM is to adapt the model specifically to the health care context, using beliefs elicitation methods (“The Technology Acceptance Model: Its past and its future in health care - pdf,”
Studies by Jha et al. examined surveys completed by the 2010 American Hospital Association Annual Information Technology of 2902 hospitals’ readiness for Meanin...
Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) Theory has been used successfully in many fields including communication, agriculture, public health, criminal justice, social work, marketing, and nursing (Boston University of Public Health, 2013; Doyle, Garrett & Currie, 2013 ). There are five adopter categories: (1) innovators who want to be the first to try the innovation and counts for 2.5% of a specific population, (2) early Adopters who represent opinion leaders and counts for 13.5%, (3) early majority who are rarely leaders, but they do adopt new ideas before the average person and counts for 34%, (4) late majority who are skeptical of change, and will only adopt an innovation after it has been tried by the majority and counts for 34%, and (5) laggards who are bound by tradition and very conservative, and counts for 16%. The stages of innovation adoption include awareness of the need for an innovation, decision to adopt (or reject) the innovation, initial use of the innovation to test it, and continued use of the innovation. There are five main factors that influence adoption of an innovation: (1) advan...
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Among the 13 nations that have advanced modern medical facilities, USA is ranked 12th and this is primarily because the service brought on board overly by the entire medical industry is poor. World Health Organization equates medical service in US to that offered in less technologically ...
Morrissey, J. (2013, October 1). Telemedicine: “If you aren’t doing anything now, you’re way behind”. Hospitals & Health Networks, 87(10), 22-23.
Among the main aims of health care reform and improvement is expanding healthcare access to different populations, which have been subjects to underserving for a long period. These include the poor, the previously uncovered, rural societies, and the minorities, to mention just a few. Great challenges definitely lie ahead, since several individuals start seeking access to the primary healthcare clinicians (Arnaert & Delesie, 2001). Telenursing assures to be a crucial tool to meet such needs. It refers to making use of the telehealth technology in conducting nursing practice and delivering nursing care. Because of the quick telemedicine technology adoption within the healthcare institutions, telenursing emerges as a fresh tool that provokes discussions
Wu, H.-H., Chen, Y.-C., & Greenes, R. (2009). Healthcare technolgy management competency and its impacts on IT-healthcare partnerships development. International Journal of Medical Informatics , 78 (2), pp. 71-82.
Implementing telehealth. support medical practice in rural/remote regions: what are the conditions for success? Implement Sci. 2006 Aug 24;1:18. Epub 2006 Aug 24.
The economic impact of telehealth is a critical factor to examine when looking at the feasibility of incorporating such technologies into practice. Exploration of economics is also essential as it has been posited that telehealth has the potential to deliver care to individuals that is cost saving in nature (Wade, Karnon, Elshaug, & Hiller, 2010). Furthermore, the estimated expenditure on telehealth services and technology is expected to reach into the billions of dollars (Berger, 2010). However, there are myriad individual elements that may be considered in the broad subject of economics, which complicates determining the economic impact in a parsimonious way (Bergmo, 2009; Wade, et al., 2010).
ABSTRACT Technology affects society in every aspect in today’s world. There is not one single industry that has not been affected by technology, but no other industry is more affected than the field of medicine and healthcare. Modern technology has changed the structure and organization of the medical field. With rising health care cost the amount of uninsured people keeps rising higher and higher. With new technology the prices will only continue to rise. There are currently approximately 46 million people without health care coverage and that number continues to climb with rising health care cost. Employers are either no longer able to pay for employee insurance because of the 54 percent cost increase, or they are having to change policies
Adoption of new technology is affected by the perception of benefit, compatibility with workflow, ease of use, leadership presence and their support to gain buy in from end-users. In an unsuccessful adoption of new technology there is an underappreciation of the impact for the organization, the number resources required, and leaderships inability to communicate transformational change. In cases where technology adoption was successful staff were engaged early on by leadership as key users (Gagnon et al., 2012).
... problems and carry out planned change through communication and understanding. An important part in implementing positive attitudes and facilitating successful learning is the acceptance of technology by healthcare professionals staff members.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is reshaping the health care system in the United States at an accelerating rate. In earlier times US Healthcare system was more focused on intervention of diseases, but now it is moving more towards preventive approach and I see Health IT as the most important tool that can lead this change. I strongly believe that my professional goals, range and depth of my experience and knowledge is an asset and my enthusiasm for the field makes me an ideal candidate for the Master of Professional Studies in Technology Management (Health Information Technology) program at Georgetown University.
Imagine the ability to obtain healthcare services from almost anywhere in the world where you have access to a phone or computer. Now, imagine being able to provide nursing assessments, diagnosis, treatments, and recommendations to your patients from your home to almost anywhere in the world. Lauren Stokowski (2008) noted in her article that one fourth of the United States has rural residents. That number may appear small in comparison to the urban residences; however, rural residents have a tendency to to have “higher poverty rates, larger percentage of elderly, and tend to be in poorer health”. Could telenursing be a solution?