Health information technology adoption and acceptance of Turkish physicians-A model proposal and empirical assessment

Abstract

Health Information Technology (HIT) systems are receiving increasing attention in recent years. Yet, individual adoption research in health care settings, especially in developing countries are quite limited. Moreover, large body of Information Systems research has focused on user perceptions to form intentions to use a particular technology. However, the antecedents and consequences of perceptions remained largely unanswered in existing research. This study aims to fill this gap by proposing and testing a research model based on a modified Technology Acceptance Model (m - TAM) which incorporates socio psychological and cognitive factors to assess the HIT's adoption level of Turkish physicians. To do so, two different methods were used to collect data from head physicians, assistant head physicians, and physicians: face to face and online survey. Total 212 useful responses were returned. 174 of them were face-to-face surveys which were administrated to all the first level and some second and third level health organizations. The rest of the surveys were administrated to the second and third level healthcare organizations via online participation. Data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modelling via SmartPLS software program. Results present that commitment is a strong predictor of HIT usage, whereas neither motivation nor resistance has a significant impact on HIT usage.