TY  - CHAP
AB  - Results of a previous study showed that use of health information technology (HIT) significantly reduced potential medication prescribing errors. However, the results also revealed a less than 100% rate of HIT adoption by primary care physicians. The current study reports on personal interviews with participating physicians that explored the barriers they faced when attempting to fully adopt a particular HIT. Content analysis of qualitative interviews revealed three barrier themes: time, technology, and environment. Interviews also revealed two other areas of concern; specifically, the compatibility of the HIT with the physician's patient mix and the physician's own attitude toward the use of HIT. A theoretical model of technology acceptance and use is used to discuss and further explain the data derived from the physician interviews. With a better understanding of these issues, health care administrators can develop successful strategies for adoption of HIT across their health care organizations.
VL  - 7
SN  - 978-1-84663-955-5, 978-1-84663-954-8/1474-8231
DO  - 10.1016/S1474-8231(08)07009-2
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-8231(08)07009-2
AU  - Bramble James D.
AU  - Siracuse Mark V.
AU  - Galt Kimberly A.
AU  - Rule Ann M.
AU  - Clark Bartholomew E.
AU  - Paschal Karen A.
ED  - Grant T. Savage
ED  - Eric W. Ford
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Examining barriers to health information technology adoption
T2  - Patient Safety and Health Care Management
T3  - Advances in Health Care Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 191
EP  - 209
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -