Role of perceived ease of use, usefulness, and financial strength on the adoption of health information systems: the moderating role of hospital size

Journal Article

2024

Published in: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-02976-9

humanities and social sciences communications

Adoption of a health information system is always a challenge for hospitals. It is because

most of the medical staff do not have enough skills to use the new technology and due to the

sensitivity of medical data. These factors pose a challenge for the successful adoption of

health information system in hospitals. The aim of this research is to find out the factors

which influence the adoption of information systems in hospitals. The study investigated the

impact of the Financial status of the Hospital; Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of

Use on the adoption of health information systems through a questionnaire survey. Data was

collected from 602 healthcare workers from 20 hospitals through close-ended questionnaire

in Pakistan, where the adoption of health information systems is very slow. PLS-SEM was

used for the analysis. The findings show that the Financial status of the Hospital; Perceived

Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use have positive and significant role in the adoption of

Health Information Systems. The finding also shows that hospital size moderates the relationship

of Perceived ease of use and the adoption of health information systems and

interestingly it does not moderate the relationship among perceived usefulness and financial

strength toward the adoption of health information systems. The study concludes that perceived

ease of use, perceived usefulness and financial strength are the main factors,

necessary for the adoption of health information systems. The findings of the study have

useful implications for policy makers, medical professionals to successfully adopt health

information systems in hospitals. It also provides new avenues for researchers to explore

other factors and test this framework in other countries

• Publication Work Type: ماجستير
• Publisher Name: Nature