Factors influencing the adoption of electronic health records in the Australian environment
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Paper/Presentation Title | Factors influencing the adoption of electronic health records in the Australian environment |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Ouheda, Salem (Author), Hafeez-Baig, Abdul (Author), Chakraborty, Subrata (Author) and Gururajan, Raj (Author) |
Editors | Kerr, Don, Blake, Jacqueline, Wang, Mingzhong and Tham, Aaron |
Journal or Proceedings Title | 24th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute: Full papers |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
ISBN | 9781862728066 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.apdsi2019.com/ |
Conference/Event | 24th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific DecisionSciences Institute: Technology Supporting People and Decision Making |
Event Details | 24th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific DecisionSciences Institute: Technology Supporting People and Decision Making Parent Conference of Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences institute Event Date 15 to end of 18 Jul 2019 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | With the widespread use of medical records and the subsequent rise in the use of electronic health records (EHRs), the success of their adoption has become an important consideration for health agencies. In the current digital environment, the adoption of EHR has become significant because it limits the use of paper trails, and the care may be more effective because it is based on the electronic transfer of patient information. However, an improvement in the quality of the healthcare service is dependent upon how well EHRs are managed in healthcare as many stakeholders will contribute to them. While the advantages of EHRs are significant and cannot be disputed, a number of concerns have been raised regarding their success, as well as the ways in which they are adopted. The diversity of factors that affect the adoption of EHRs in various contexts requires a comprehensive investigation in order to establish a precise knowledge of their adoption in various healthcare settings. Such identification will help to mitigate many issues in their organisation at policy, workflow efficiency adoption and management levels. In this study, various factors that affect the adoption of EHRs in Australia will be identified and explored so as to arrive at a conceptual model that can be empirically tested later. Considering the vast amount of resources being dedicated to the adoption of EHRs in Australia, identifying barriers to their adoption, especially on an organisational level is essential for its success. Many studies have been conducted to understand barriers to the adoption of EHRs in Australia; however, there have been few studies concentrating on an organisational level in order to explore the challenges and obstacles that face specific organisations. |
Keywords | adoption, healthcare, electronic health record |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460908. Information systems organisation and management |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit of published paper. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Enterprise |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q55z1/factors-influencing-the-adoption-of-electronic-health-records-in-the-australian-environment
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