Abstract
Survey research design of the correlational type was employed for this study using stratified random sampling to select two hundred and forty-five (245) respondents. The research instrument which was a structured questionnaire was tagged Adoption Factors and Usage Evaluation of Electronic medical record systems System Success. A total of 222 copies research questionnaire were filled and returned. A statistical package for social science application was used in analysing the results of the research using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient for hypotheses one and two, and multiple regression analysis for the hypotheses three and four. The result from the study revealed that there was a positive significant correlation between adoption factors and EMRS systems’ success (r= 0.440) and there was a strong positive correlation between usage evaluation and system success of EMRS in the two healthcare facilities (r= 0.618). More so, findings showed that adoption factors jointly and significantly affect EMRS system success with coefficient of 0.648, and a multiple R square of 0.420. And there was also a relative contribution of adoption factors (β = 0.215) and usage evaluation (0.526) on EMRS success. The study concludes that electronic medical record systems have become a standard for every healthcare facility for improvement in the efficiency and profitability of the organisations. The study therefore recommends that, all healthcare facilities in Nigeria should adopt the electronic medical record systems, and all healthcare providers should be given thorough training on the use of EMRS.
Highlights
The invention of new technologies has impacted every sector of human activities globally
Response to research question 1 on the influence of technological factors on adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in the two healthcare facilities revealed that technological factors has a moderate influence on adoption of EMR in Federal Medical Center, Owo and Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido
Issues relating to technological factors are important in the adoption of electronic medical record, as reported by Adegbore (2018) in a library and information science adoption study
Summary
The invention of new technologies has impacted every sector of human activities globally. Education, taxation sectors and etcetera, have been taken over by new technologies which has brought about many benefits to the running of the activities in these sectors. There is much dependence on technology in our daily activities; while there is high increase in the demand for technology. The impact of new computer technologies cannot be overemphasized in the health sector as it has paved way for a lot of improvement and efficiency in the activities of healthcare delivery organisations. Nigerian hospitals operate in new dimensions, which made it possible for easy access to quality health care services in the various level of healthcare facilities, i.e, the primary, secondary and the tertiary health care facilities
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