Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda; Maryam Ahmadi; Alireza Noruzi; Mohmoudreza Gohari
Volume 13, Issue 1 , May 2016, , Pages 3-10
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Introduction: Physicians’ resistance to accepting and adopting Electronic Health Care Record (EHCR) is still a serious challenge to the nationwide adoption of EHCR. As a result, identification of the factors that contribute to this challenge is valuable. Thus, this study was performed ...
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Introduction: Physicians’ resistance to accepting and adopting Electronic Health Care Record (EHCR) is still a serious challenge to the nationwide adoption of EHCR. As a result, identification of the factors that contribute to this challenge is valuable. Thus, this study was performed to survey the effect of physicians' characteristics on adoption of EHCR. Methods: A Descriptive-analytical survey was applied in this study. The study population consisted of physicians who worked in 26 hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. From among them, 270 physicians were selected to participate in this research. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire the validity and reliability of which were confirmed. The data were collected, and then, analyzed using path analysis in structural equation modeling (SEM) in SPSS and AMOS software. Results: The results showed that there is no significant correlation between physicians’ characteristics, such as age, work experience, computer familiarity, and EHCR familiarity, and perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEOU). In addition, no significant correlation was observed between physicians’ characteristics and the technology acceptance model (TAM) variables. Conclusion: Physicians’ characteristics did not have any significant effect on accepting and adopting EHCR. Therefore, it is suggested that policymakers and managers focus on other factors that affect EHCR acceptance and implementation.
Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda; Sayed Javad Ghazimirsaeed; Mohammadreza Alibyek; Roghieh Ershad-Sarabi
Volume 13, Issue 2 , April 2016, , Pages 102-107
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Introduction: Hospital websites can be appropriate and effective tools for attracting medical tourism. However, many structural and content criteria should be considered in designing hospital websites. The aim of this study was the evaluation of websites of hospitals affiliated to medical universities ...
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Introduction: Hospital websites can be appropriate and effective tools for attracting medical tourism. However, many structural and content criteria should be considered in designing hospital websites. The aim of this study was the evaluation of websites of hospitals affiliated to medical universities in Tehran, Iran, based on information necessary for attracting medical tourists. Methods: This study was carried out using applied survey method. The study population consisted of all hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran, (n = 50). The data collection tool was the MDS-Hospital website questionnaire, the validity and reliability of which were approved in previous literature (α = 0.90). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage). Results: The average score of the structural dimension of hospital websites based on the questionnaire was 64.5%. However, the average score of the contextual dimension of hospital websites was less than 50%. The websites of hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Iran University of Medical Sciences had a more favorable score in terms of structural dimension and contextual dimension, respectively. Conclusion: The websites of the studied hospitals had an acceptable status in terms of the structural dimension. However, they did not obtain favorable scores on the contextual dimension. Thus, these hospitals must redesign their websites in terms of the contextual dimension in order to be more successful in attracting medical tourism.
