Technology Acceptance Models to Improve Adoption of Health Information Systems

Abstract

Technology acceptance model (TAM) used to enhance understanding of technology acceptance in the workplace as healthcare environment. The use of technology in the healthcare environment improves healthcare outcomes, control the healthcare data, improve collaboration and skills among healthcare staff and reduce organizational expenses. Recent literature studies done indicated lack of adoption of technology as the health information systems (HISs), this be affect on collaboration among healthcare staff this in turn affect on healthcare outcomes and medical research findings. This research attempts to address the aforementioned issues by applying the extended TAM based on relevant models. This research identifies success factors influencing the adoption of HISs in healthcare environment. This research employed the exploratory qualitative research method to collections the required data. Results of this study shows that factors such as data confidentiality "security and privacy" becoming more important in addition to current factors such as perceived usefulness, ease of use, quality” system and information". Beside to, privacy factor have significantly affect the intent to use and the adoption of HISs by healthcare staff. © 2018 JASET, International Scholars and Researchers Association