Healthcare Technology Innovation Adoption: Electronic Health Records and Other Emerging Health Information Technology Innovations

ISBN-13: 9783319179742 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 249 str.

Tugrul U. Daim; Nima Behkami; Nuri Basoglu

Opis

This book aims to study the factors effecting the adoption and diffusion of Health Information Technology (HIT) innovation. It analyses the adoption processes of various tools and applications, particularly Electronic Health Records (EHR), highlighting the impact on various sectors of the healthcare system, such as physicians, administration and patient care, while also identifying the various pitfalls and gaps in the literature.With the various challenges currently facing the United States healthcare system, the study, adoption and diffusion of healthcare technology innovation, particularly HIT, is imperative to achieving national goals. This book is organized into three sections. Section one reviews theories and applications for the diffusion of Health Care Technologies. Section two evaluates EHR technology, including the barriers and enables in adoption and alternative technologies. Finally, section three examines the factors impacting the adoption of EHR systems. This book will be a key source for students, academics, researchers, practitioners, professionals and policy-makers.

Spis treści

Preface.- Part I A Dynamic-Capabilities Theory Based Innovation Diffusion Model for Spread of Health Information Technology in the United States.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Question #1 (Background).- Chapter 3 Question #2 (Method & Model).- Chapter 4 Question #3 (Field Test).- Chapter 5 Conclusions.- Part II Evaluating Electronic Health Records Technology.- Chapter 6 Review of Factors Impacting Decisions Regarding Electronic Records.- Chapter 7 Decision Models Regarding Electronic Health Records.- Chapter 8 Data Requirements for Decision Models Regarding Electronic Health Records.- Chapter 9 Methods for Data Collection for Decision Methods Regarding Electronic Health Records.- Part III Adoption Factors of Electronic Health Record Systems.- Chapter 10 Introduction.- Chapter 11 Literature Review.- Chapter 12 Framework.- Chapter 13 Methodology.- Chapter 14 Findings.- Chapter 15 Conclusion.

O autorze

Tugrul Daim is an Associate Professor and PhD Program Director in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management at Portland State University. Prior to joining PSU, he had worked at Intel Corporation for over a decade in varying management roles. Dr. Daim has been consulting to several organizations in sectors ranging from energy to medical device manufacturing. He is also a visiting professor with the Northern Institute of Technology at Technical University of Hamburg, Harburg. He has been recently appointed as Extraordinary Professor at the Graduate School of Technology Management at University of Pretoria in South Africa. Nuri A Basoglu is Professor at the Department of Management Information Systems, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul and visiting Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkey. He has been visitor in US and European universities. His interests include technology management, electronic health and change management. He has published a book and many journal articles and was the recipient of the award of Emerald Literati Network.

Blurb

This book aims to study the factors affecting the adoption and diffusion of Health Information Technology (HIT) innovation. It analyzes the adoption processes of various tools and applications, particularly Electronic Health Records (EHR), highlighting the impact on various sectors of the healthcare system, such as physicians, administration,  and patient care, while also identifying the various pitfalls and gaps in the literature.

With the various challenges currently facing the United States healthcare system, the study, adoption and diffusion of healthcare technology innovation, particularly HIT, is imperative to achieving national goals.

This book is organized into three sections. Section one reviews theories and applications for the diffusion of Health Care Technologies. Section two evaluates EHR technology, including the barriers and enables in adoption and alternative technologies. Finally, section three examines the factors impacting the adoption of EHR systems. This book will be a key source for students, academics, researchers, practitioners, professionals and policy-makers.