The Effect of Physicians' Characteristics on Adoption of Electronic Health Care ‎Records ‎Based on the Technology Acceptance Model in Hospitals of Tehran ‎University of Medical ‎Sciences, Iran

• Main Authors: Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda, Maryam Ahmadi, Alireza Noruzi, Mohmoudreza Gohari
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Vesnu Publications 2016-04-01
• Series: مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت
• Subjects: Physicians; Electronic Health Records; Tehran University of Medical Sciences
• Online Access: http://him.mui.ac.ir/index.php/him/article/view/1929
• ISSN: 1735-7853; 1735-9813

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.